Josef Frank, eight model 1165 chairs, Firma Svenskt Tenn, Sweden.
White lacquered with rattan. Textile covered seats. Upholstered with the fabric Baranquilla designed by Josef Frank. The seats marked Josef Frank Svenskt Tenn. Seat height 45, width 46, height 84 cm.
Partly worn and with colour losses. Minor stains. Some damages to the rattan.
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Reupholstered by Firma Svenskt Tenn approximatly three years ago.
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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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