JOSEF FRANK, a model 2073 coffee table, Firma Svenskt Tenn, Sweden.
105 x 105, height 48 cm.
Kulumaa. Jälkiä. Tahroja. Krakeloitunut.
Soffbord 2073 formgavs 1949 av Josef Frank. Bordet förekom ofta i olika inredningsuppdrag åt flera av Sveriges ambassader efter andra världskriget. Detta gav bordet smeknamnet Diplomatbordet. Typiskt för Josef Franks design är de mjukt, rundade hörnen, sargkanten samt benens stiliserade tass-avslutningar inspirerad av den engelska historiska möbeltraditionen.
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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