Carl-Axel Acking
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a first edition "Trienna", easy chair, cabinetmaker Torsten Schollin, 1950s. Provenance Carl Axel Acking.
Oak and leather, maker's mark T.S-n(Torsten Schollin), and CAA, height 84 cm, seat height 35 cm.
Wear. Leather with marks and stains.
Provenance
Carl Axel Acking.
More information
The model was designed for the Triennale in Milan in 1957. This example is reportedly the first specimen, made by master carpenter Torsten Schollin, probably for Stockholm's Handicrafts Association. The model later came into serial production at Nordiska Kompaniet, then with a revised design.
Designer
Carl-Axel Acking (1910-2001) was an architect and designer. Acking is considered one of the most influential designers and architects in Sweden during the 1930s-50s. Acking's furniture and lighting fixtures have been manufactured by, among others, Stockholms Hantverksförening, Svenska Möbelfabrikerna in Bodafors and KF. He also had an important role in Nordiska Kompaniet's furniture department during the 1940-50s, where he designed the iconic 'Trienna' chair, among other things. Acking had an early breakthrough at the World Exhibition in Paris in 1937, and had many prestigious assignments in the following years. Acking was one of the main architects behind the exhibition H55 i Helsingborg and held significant positions within the Swedish architect and design world.
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