Axel Einar Hjorth
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a pair of stained pine lounge chairs "Sport", Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930's.
Upholstered cushions, 64 x 64 cm, height 57,5 cm, (including cushion ca 77 cm), seat height ca 46 cm.
One with a repair to a leg. Wear, minor chips.
Provenance
An interior in the Stockholm archipelago furnished with Axel Einar Hjorth's model "Sport", designed in 1933.
Drawing nr 37118, the lounge chair "Sport" is dated 6/4 1933
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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