Josef Frank, a 'model 2067' easy chair, Svenskt Tenn, Sweden 1950s, according to the receipt bought in 1956.
Mahogany with seat and back cushion upholstered in green leather, height 68 cm, seat height ca 38 cm, width 56 cm.
Wear, the leather with damages.
Bought at Svenskt Tenn in 1956. A copy of the receipt, signed by Estrid Ericson the 2nd of October 1956, comes with the chair.
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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