Axel Einar Hjorth
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a pair of "Tösse" tubular steel armchairs, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930.
Nickel plated tubular steel, seat and back upholstered in blue horse hair fabric with brass nails, seat height 45 cm, height 83 cm.
Reupholstered and renovated, one minor damage on the textile, minor wear. Some extra horse hair fabric is included.
Provenance
Konditori Tösse, Banérgatan 7, Stockholm.
Literature
Björk, Christian, Ekström, Thomas & Ericson, Eric, Axel Einar Hjorth: möbelarkitekt, Signum, Stockholm, 2009, p 54-55.
Designer
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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