Josef Frank, a model B 2139 coffee table, Firma Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, pre 1985.
Walnut with a burr-veneered top, round plastic cover to the tabletop. Diameter 120, height 48 cm.
Later added plastic top, removable. Certain wear, scratches and marks. Some crazing and veneer damages.
The model designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn in 1952.
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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