Axel Einar Hjorth
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A "Caesar" stained birch and leather armchair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1929.
Four-sided legs, the front legs ending in paws, the back legs curved, rounded back, reddish-brown leather upholstery with brass nails, metal manufacturer's label AB NORDISKA KOMPANIET R 33242 - 31 1 29. Height 116,5 cm, width 66 cm, seat height ca 48 cm.
Later upholstery, wear and minor losses to the wood, one button missing.
Literature
Gregor Paulsson & Nils G. Wollin (eds.), "Svenska Slöjdföreningens Årsbok", Self-published 1929, model illustrated from the exhibition in Barcelona p. 55.
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Designed in 1928. The model formed part of a "Caesar" suite exhibited in the Nordiska Kompaniet pavilion at the World Exhibition in Barcelona in 1929.
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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