Ásgeir Einarsson (1927-2001) designed the Sindra chair in 1962. It was re-released last year by G.Á. Húsgögn in a range of different skins for its 50th year anniversary, but the sealskin is new this year. “The designer had been very strict that the chair be upholstered only in skin, and using only Icelandic materials,” G.Á. Húsgögn’s upholsterer Páll Júníus Valsson said, adding a new puzzle piece to fit into my expanding picture of Iceland’s design story. Photo by: Tiffany Orvet Photo 6 of 13 in Iceland DesignMarch 2013 Highlights

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Ásgeir Einarsson (1927-2001) designed the Sindra chair in 1962. It was re-released last year by G.Á. Húsgögn in a range of different skins for its 50th year anniversary, but the sealskin is new this year. “The designer had been very strict that the chair be upholstered only in skin, and using only Icelandic materials,” G.Á. Húsgögn’s upholsterer Páll Júníus Valsson said, adding a new puzzle piece to fit into my expanding picture of Iceland’s design story. Photo by: Tiffany Orvet