Designer · Norway · 1917–1999
Torbjørn Afdal
Torbjørn Afdal (1917–1999) – Norwegian interior architect and chief designer at Bruksbo, creator of the Krobo bench and Nestor chair.
Vintage desk designed by Torbjørn Afdal, manufactured by Bruksbo, Norway, 1960s
About the designer
- Lifetime
- 1917–1999
- Country
- Norway
- Manufacturers
- Bruksbo
Torbjørn Afdal was born on 25 October 1917 in Voss. In 1946, he graduated in interior architecture from Statens håndverks- og kunstindustriskole in Oslo and joined the Bruksbo design office that same year, becoming its chief designer. Bruksbo models were manufactured by more than 20 Norwegian factories, including Haug Snekkeri, Nesjestranda Møbelfabrikk, Svein Bjørneng, Sandvik & Co, Ringerike and Raknes.
His most important works include the Form set (1955), the Nestor chair and Broadway armchair (1958), the Hunter armchair (1960), the Krobo bench (1962, later produced by Fjordfiesta) and the Darby dining chair (c. 1965). In 1959, he received a gold medal at the 11th Deutsche Handwerksmesse in Munich. His furniture was shown at the Milan Triennale in 1960 and at the “Spotlight on Scandinavia” exhibition in Chicago in 1962.
Nasjonalmuseet in Oslo holds, among others, Nestor and Darby chairs. Afdal died on 15 January 1999 in Bærum.
Key designs
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Form
Table and chairs.
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Nestor
Chair in the Nasjonalmuseet collection.
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Broadway
Armchair.
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Hunter
Armchair.
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Krobo
Bench.
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Darby
Dining chair in the Nasjonalmuseet collection.
