Axel Einar Hjorth
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a stained pine "Sandhamn" bench, Nordiska Kompaniet ca 1933.
Length 130 cm, width 37 cm, height 45 cm.
Wear.
Provenance
The bench was custom made together with a Sandhamn table and four chairs for a summer house at Värmdö in the Stockholm archipelago ca 1933 (see lots 254, 255).
Designer
Axel Einar Hjorth was one of Sweden's most significant furniture designers during the Swedish Grace era. He is also known for designing the so-called sports cabin furniture in pine.
Head designer of NK (Nordiska Kompaniet) furniture department 1927-38. His first significant project was NK's exclusive showcase at the International World Fair in Barcelona in 1929, where he presented the cabinet 'Louis' and the model 'Caesar'. In the 1930's he designed more basic models for serial production and rustic furniture in pinewood.
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