REX Lounge Chairs
1956 · Wood
folded (each): 3 9/16 × 22 13/16 × 29 1/8" (9 × 58 × 74 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Niko Kralj
Artist
WA-00035518
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4
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- BiographyMoMA· 93%✓
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- MoMA bulk 2026-05-04Tier 1 · Institutional92%
About
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Niko Kralj was a Slovenian furniture designer whose postwar practice centered on steam-bent plywood seating and modular wooden structures. Working primarily in beech and ash, he developed lightweight, stackable forms that prioritized material economy and functional simplicity during the reconstruction period. His rational approach to bent-wood construction and domestic accessibility anticipated core principles of mid-century modernism.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 1mo ago
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- MoMA2 publishedof 4 catalogued2 img
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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