An Unlikely-Looking Bentwood Folding Chair

Designer and manufacturer unknown, but this chair hails from 1970s Norway, according to reseller Møbelhøker. It demonstrates mastery of steam bending and, surprisingly, it's listed as a folding chair. You can guess where the pivot point is, though the hardware is unseen. The armrests must have been fiendishly difficult to make. Using a shaper or router to remove the material to create the armrest lip would've been straightforward, but the bend angle is crazy, particularly for a piece...