Josef Frank, a model 2353 brass ceiling lamp, also called 'the Spider', Firma Svenskt Tenn, Sweden.
Three light sockets. Height 18, diameter 31 cm.
Wear, wooden lining at the back is missing, function not guaranteed.
Alkuperä - Provenienssi
From the collection of Hildur Hansson (1912-1999). Her husband Erik Hansson (1906) died during the Finnish winter war. Hildur lived with her son at Östermalm in Stockholm and was a great friend of Estrid Ericson (1894-1981), founder of Svenskt Tenn. Thence by descent.
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'The Spider' was designed in the 1920s by Josef Frank for his company “Haus & Garten” (House and Garden) in Vienna. He brought the model to Firma Svenskt Tenn as he started working there in 1933.
Lisää taiteilijasta Josef Frank
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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