Axel Einar Hjorth
Tietoa ostamisesta
Kuvan käyttöoikeudet
Tämän tietokannan taideteokset ovat tekijänoikeudella suojattuja, eikä niitä saa kopioida ilman oikeudenhaltijoiden lupaa. Teokset kopioidaan tässä tietokannassa Bildupphovsrättin lisenssillä.
Lisätietoja ja kuntoraportit
a pine stool "Utö", Nordiska Kompaniet, 1930's.
Height 45 cm, diameter 40 cm.
Minor wear, surface restored and with lacquer. The legs have a straighter angle than usually seen on these.
Alkuperä - Provenienssi
A summerhouse on an island "Kalkholmen" in lake Mälaren, outside Mariefred. The house was built in the early 1930's. In the same furnishing there was besides these two stools, an Utö table (sold at Bukowski's auction #628, lot #292), a Lovö table, a set of " chairs and a sofa Utö".
Suunnittelijat
Axel Einar Hjorth was one of Sweden's most significant furniture designers during the Swedish Grace era. He is also known for designing the so-called sports cabin furniture in pine.
Head designer of NK (Nordiska Kompaniet) furniture department 1927-38. His first significant project was NK's exclusive showcase at the International World Fair in Barcelona in 1929, where he presented the cabinet 'Louis' and the model 'Caesar'. In the 1930's he designed more basic models for serial production and rustic furniture in pinewood.
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