This charming -and extremely comfy!- 'armless armchair' is a Spanish model from 1970, clearly inspired by the famous
137 Japan from 1957, by Danish architect and designer Finn Juhl.
The beechwood structure was perfectly firm and solid when I got the armchair, and I decided to leave its original finish: painted in bright satin red and slightly chipped.
The upholstery, on the other hand, needed a complete renovation (see the 'before' picture a wee below... euh). The fabric I've chosen is an original, unused
remnant of plaid in black and red wool from the 70s.
Measures: 54cm wide, 65cm deep in total, 46cm depth of the seat. 74cm back height, 40cm seat height.
The armchair, as I got it (well, the seat was less torn, but that thin, old fabric was in such a bad state that ripped during the handling)
So, the long and tedious process of removing the old upholstery starts. The flowery fabric had been added on top of the original one also in the 70s -I guess due to aesthetics), so there were two layers to remove, along with the almost disintegrated foam...
...and ripped rubber bands in the seat. Sooooo many staples!
And sooo many nails! -See the pierced wooden frame (that's the back of the seat) in the picture on the right?
A whole set of new upholstery rubber bands, good quality foam and new vintage plaid later (sorry, no pictures!), it was time for the finishing touches: nailing the new piece of black fabric to the bottom of the seat, and securing the frame to the base. Done! I'm always glad when the effort pays back.
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