Axel Einar Hjorth
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Attributed to, a pair of pine "Lovö" easy chairs, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, ca 1939.
Pine, loose cushion and back rest upholstered in blue textile, 42134 noted underneath both chairs, seat height 43 cm, height 90 cm.
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Provenance
These have the same provenance as a sofa Lovö and a table Lovö included in Bukowski's spring sale 624, lots 256 and 255.
More information
Drawing nr 42134 is dated Jan 28 1939 and is named as "Lovö". At that time Axel Einar Hjorth had left his office at the Nordiska Kompaniet. It is up to this day not clear whether he left behind these drawings for designs that are dated post 1938 in the archives when leaving the office.
Designer
Axel Einar Hjorth is considered one of Sweden's most significant furniture designers during the 1920s and 30s. Hjorth's early employers included Svenska Möbelfabrikerna in Bodafors and the Stockholm Crafts Association. The big breakthrough came as chief architect for Nordiska Kompaniet, a position he took up in 1927 and held until 1938. Hjorth's first major assignment was the Nordiska Kompaniet's lavish stand at the World Exhibition in Barcelona in 1929, to then participate in several major international exhibitions during the following decade. In 1929, Hjorth also breaks new ground and designs the first series of rustic furniture in stained pine, the so-called sports cabin furniture that was named "Lovö", "Utö" and "Sandhamn" after the islands in the Stockholm archipelago.
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