Yrjö Blomstedt, a 1898 chest of drawers.
Birch. Carved and turned decorations. Drawers with carved birch bark imitation. Fittings and handles in brass. The total width of the dresser is 120 cm. The width of the top is 117 cm. Total depth measured from the bottom edge is 62 cm. Height is 105 cm.
Partly hard wear. Significant cracks due to dryness of the material. The top is warped. Damage to the varnish and stains on the surface. Keys included.
In 1898, the Finnish Craft Association announced a furniture design competition with the aim of selecting furnishings in a Finnish style for Finland’s pavilion at the 1900 World Exhibition in Paris. The competition entries were to include designs for the 'furnishing and decoration of a bedroom,' and architect Yrjö Blomstedt’s proposal was awarded second prize. Excerpts from the design drawings were published in the journal Suomen Teollisuuslehti, issue no. 22, in 1898.
An identical chest of drawers is preserved at the Heinola City Museum, which also holds other pieces of furniture corresponding to the competition drawings.