Set of six Leon Stynen Sl 58 Loral & Cie Chairs

The sl58 chair was designed by belgian architect léon stynen in 1958. It was made in collaboration with stynen his assistant; architect paul de meyer. The chair was designed for straatman, loral & cie, an antwerp company that presented it at world expo 58 in brussels. Even as an architect, leon stynen designed numerous pieces of furniture, often for specific interiors. But only a very few of them are on the market. The sl58 chair is a timeless classic of belgian design: an elegant chair with tubular steel legs and a seat in curved multiplex. A magnificent design reduced to pure simplicity and continuity. This set is upholstered in a brown velvet fabric, which makes this chairs soft and extra comfortable. The chairs are signed underneath with sl, which refers to straatman, loral & cie and not to stynen léon. Often there is a misunderstanding about the initinals.