Josef Frank
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A rare flower table with green lacquered box model "B 2084", Firma Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1950-60s.
Frame of mahogany with brass fittings, removable top of green-painted sheet metal. 70 x 44.5 cm, height 65.5 cm.
Paint losses, minor rust, stains.
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The model was designed in 1949 by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn and has the model number B2084. The model was produced with both a lacquered box, alternatively in copper, as well as with different heights of the box.
Designer
Josef Frank was born in Austria and studied architecture in Vienna. As an architect, he worked with private home areas, villas and apartment buildings. In 1925 he started his own interior design firm Haus und Garten together with two architect colleagues. In connection with the advance of the Nazis, he emigrated to Sweden and was employed in 1934 at Svenskt Tenn. After the outbreak of World War II, Josef Frank, who came from a Jewish family, was forced into exile in New York. At Svenskt Tenn, he made an impact on the product range for four decades; especially when it comes to furniture and fabric prints.
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