Josef Frank
JOSEF FRANK, a model 703 sofa, Firma Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, provenance Estrid Ericson, for her summer house Tolvekarna.
Length 190, depth 90, height 80, seat height 45 cm.
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Provenance
Estrid Ericson, founder of Svenskt Tenn, from her summer house "Tolvekarna", Tyresö, thence by descent.
Literature
Estrid Estrid Ericson, "Orkidé i vinterlandet", Carlssons 1989, compare pictures from the livingroom, p 110-111, this sofa is most likely one of the two illustrated sofas.
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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