Designer · Sweden · d. 1971
Arne Norell
Arne Norell (d. 1971) – Swedish self-taught designer, creator of the Sirocco and Ari armchairs, with his own factory in Frinnaryd near Aneby from 1958.
About the designer
- Lifetime
- d. 1971
- Country
- Sweden
Arne Norell was self-taught – a cabinetmaker, upholsterer and furniture designer. In 1958 he moved to Frinnaryd near Aneby in Småland and founded Möbel AB Arne Norell there with his wife Britta. The company, later operating as Norell Möbel AB, was run by the designer’s daughter, Marie Norell Möller.
Norell’s best-known designs include the Sirocco safari armchair (1964), the Ari lounge armchair (1966) with a chromed steel frame and leather straps, and Ariet armchairs (1968). For the Ari armchair, Norell received the British furniture industry’s “Showpiece” award in 1973, posthumously.
Norell’s work is held in the collections of Nationalmuseum in Stockholm and Möbeldesignmuseum. He died in 1971.
Key designs
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Sirocco
Safari armchair.
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Ari
Lounge armchair, chromed steel and leather straps; “Showpiece” award 1973.
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Ariet
Armchairs.
