Sonja Library from Exqvisita, Sweden, 1960s

About This Piece

Vintage Design

Sonja library, exqvisita style ab stockholm, Sweden.

Wired library with 3 tablets to put or hang.

This object has wear and tear marks and a patina that testify to its age and use. Note traces of rusts on the metal parts, coloring and lacking on the white sheath covering the uprights of the shelf, wear of the color of the tablets.

Dimensions

Width 80 cm

Height 75 cm

Depth 23 cm

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Manufacturer	Exqvisita
Design Period	1960 to 1969
Production Period	1960 to 1969
Identifying Marks	This piece has an attribution mark
Style	Vintage
Detailed Condition	Good — This vintage/antique item may have some wear such as scratches and other signs of ageing.
Restoration and Damage Details	Light wear consistent with age and use, Patina consistent with age and use, Heavy signs of use, Has wear and tear marks and a patina that testify to its age and use, Traces of rusts on the metal parts, Coloring and lacking on the white sheath covering the uprights of the shelf, Wear of the color of the tablets
Product Code	PMQ-1571334
Materials	Metal
Color	Black
Width	80 cm 80 cm
Depth	23 cm 23 cm
Height	75 cm 75 cm

Shipping & Delivery

Ships from	Belgium
Returns	Returns accepted within fourteen days of delivery, except for Made-to-order items

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Delivery Details

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About the Maker

Exqvisita

Active in the latter-mid-20th-century, Exqvisita Style AB was a Stockholm-based manufacturer of modernist furniture. Although lesser known and less prolific than contemporaneous Swedish firms like Nordiska Kompaniet and Bodafors, Exqvisita was a striking—albeit limited—contributor to the more industrial wing of Scandinavian modernist design.

Exqvisita is particularly renowned for its modular, steel-framed shelving (ca. 1960s), a derivative of iconic, wire-framed shelves of the earlier decade and an analogue to other revered midcentury freestanding casegoods, like Swiss designer Alfred Altherr’s shelving unit for Freba (ca. 1955); A.D. Dekker’s series of colorful, adjustable units for Tomado (ca. 1950s); and Louis van Teeffelen’s wall systems for WéBé featuring teak shelves and cabinets.

Made with oak and framed in black-lacquered metal, Exqvisita’s adjustable shelves appealed for their versatility, minimalist charm, and general lagom design ethos.

While the designers behind Exqvisita’s shelves remain unclear—as well as the rest of the company’s general history—pieces like Exqvisita’s Model 14 Bookshelves and Sonja Bookshelves (both ca. 1960s) are steadily making the rounds on the vintage market at relatively accessible prices.