A coffee table, Firma Studio, Sweden 1930s.
Base in elm, glass top, diameter 90, height 60 cm.
Wear.
Provenance
Acquired in 1938.
Literature
"Svenska hem i ord och bilder", E. Lundquists bokförlag, Stockholm, 1937, p. 62.
More information
Olof and Annicka Nobel hired Grossman to decorate their apartment at Valhallavägen 147 in Stockholm, ca 1936-37. The same model table is pictured in this interior.
More about Greta Magnusson Grossman
Greta Magnusson-Grossman was a furniture designer and architect. She designed several design classics, including the iconic "Grasshopper" floor lamp.
Greta Magnusson-Grossman began her career as a carpentry apprentice at Kärnan's furniture manufacturing company in her hometown of Helsingborg. She was educated at "Tekniska skolan" in Stockholm, now called Konstfack. During the 1930s, she started her design company, Studio in Stockholm, where she designed interior details and furniture.
During the 1940s, Grossman moved to California, where she became successful as an architect and designer of furniture and lamps.
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