Josef Frank, a model 1842 floor lamp, Svenskt Tenn.
Floor lamp with a brass frame, partially green lacquered on a three-part base with ball finials and an adjustable textile lampshade. For one light source. Height approximately 125 cm.
Not function tested. Colour loss. Marks. Sun-bleached textile. Slightly weak adjustable lampshade.
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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