Word: mengshoel
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...objects in the show that were clearly conceived and engineered on the drawing board are far less appealing and not characteristically Scandinavian. The floor and table lamps (1979) of Denmark's Claus Bonderup and Torsten Thorup are dated high-tech novelty items. Norwegians Svein Gusrud and Hans Christian Mengshoel's Balans Activ chair contraption (1979), made in Norway, is equally uncharming. It consists of a kneepad connected by steel tubes to a padded seat, all of which is supposed to relieve pressure on the spine. It is, instead, a pain in the eyes...
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