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Axel Einar Hjorth Sideboard "Roma" in Stained Birch, Bodafors, Sweden, 1920s
By SMF Svenska Möbelfabriken Bodafors, Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Uccle, BE
Möbelfabrikerna Bodafors. Literature: Cristian Bjork, Thomas Ekstrom, Eric Ericson "Axel Einar Hjorth
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Sideboards

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Cabinet by Axel Einar Hjorth
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Located in Long Island City, NY
Swedish "Cabinet Lion". Designer authenticity was proved by Thomas Ekstrom, co-author of the book "Axel
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Cabinets

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Cabinet by Axel Einar Hjorth
Cabinet by Axel Einar Hjorth
H 63 in W 58 in D 24 in
A pair of important and early Axel Einar Hjorth "Lovo" Chairs
By Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Long Island City, NY
: Christian Bjork, Thomas Ekstrom & Eric Ericson, Axel Einar Hjorth- Mobelarkitekt, 2009.
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Chairs

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Pine

Sofa Designed by Axel Einar Hjorth for Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1930s
By Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Stockholm, SE
. Literature: A high back chair that matches this model, Christian Björk, Thomas Ekström & Eric Ericson, Axel
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Upholstery, Velvet

Axel Einar Hjorth: Mobelarkitekt (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
by Christian Bjork, Eric Ericson & Thomas Ekstrom During the years 19271938 Axel Einar Hjorth was
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20th Century Books

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Paper

Axel Einar Hjorth: Mobelarkitekt (Book)
Axel Einar Hjorth: Mobelarkitekt (Book)
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H 11.94 in W 8 in D 0.63 in
Axel Einar Hjorth "Utö" Bench, Sweden ca 1935
By Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Utrecht, NL
79.5 cm H; Seat height 39.5 cm Literature: Christian Björk, Thomas Ekström and Eric Ericson, Axel
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Pine

Axel Einar Hjorth "Utö" Bench, Sweden ca 1935
Axel Einar Hjorth "Utö" Bench, Sweden ca 1935
H 31.3 in W 54.93 in D 18.71 in
Set of 3 "Utö" Chairs by Axel Einar Hjorth for Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s
By Axel Einar Hjorth, Nordiska Kompaniet
Located in Utrecht, NL
16.92 in 48 cm W x 46.5 cm D x 80 cm H; Seat height 43 cm Literature: Christian Bjork, Thomas Ekstrom
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

"Borgen" Easy Chair by Axel Einar Hjorth
By NK (Nordiska Kompaniet), Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Borås, SE
House. Literature: Björk, Christian, Ekström, Thomas, Ericson, Eric, Axel Einar Hjorth, Svenska
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Birch

"Borgen" Easy Chair by Axel Einar Hjorth
"Borgen" Easy Chair by Axel Einar Hjorth
H 31.89 in W 22.84 in D 24.02 in
1960's Pop Art Silkscreen Print 108$ Bill Inflation Hand Signed and Numbered
By Oyvind Fahlstrom
Located in Surfside, FL
. His work was included in the 1964 Venice Biennale and he had a solo exhibition at Cordier & Ekstrom
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1970s Pop Art Figurative Prints

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Axel Einar Hjorth for Nordiska Kompaniet, Carved Library Table, Sweden, c. 1928
By Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in New York, NY
. Bibliography: Christian Björk, Thomas Ekström, & Eric Ericson, Axel Einar Hjorth: Möbelarkitekt, Stockholm
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Vintage 1920s Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Birch, Walnut

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Axel Einar Hjorth 'Lovö' Side Table, 1932
By NK (Nordiska Kompaniet), Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Steel Armchair "Stål" by Axel Einar Hjorth for Nordiska Kompaniet, 1930
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Axel Einar Hjorth, Sideboard "Roma" in Stained Birch, Bodafors, Sweden, 1920s
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Swedish Art Deco gilt and lacquered commode Axel Einar Hjorth
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Mirror by Axel Einar Hjorth
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Mirror  by Axel Einar Hjorth
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Axel Einar Hjorth, Cabinet "Roma" in Stained Birch, Bodafors, Sweden, 1920s
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Axel Einar Hjorth “Utö” Dining Chairs for Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s
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Mirror by Axel Einar Hjorth
By Axel Einar Hjorth
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Mirror by Axel Einar Hjorth
Mirror by Axel Einar Hjorth
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Axel Einar Hjorth "Cecil" Mirror, Swedish Grace, 1920s
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Located in Skanninge, SE
). Literature Björk, Christian, Ekström, Thomas & Ericson, Eric, "Axel Einar Hjorth: möbelarkitekt", Signum
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"Utö" Chairs by Axel Einar Hjorth for Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s
By Nordiska Kompaniet, Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Utrecht, NL
: Christian Bjork, Thomas Ekstrom and Eric Ericson, 'Axel Einar Hjorth: Mobelarkitekt', Stockholm, 2009, p.130
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Luxurious Pair of Solid Karelian Birch "Funkis" Armchairs
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Axel-Einar Hjorth: A Pair of Swedish Lovo Pine Armchairs
By Axel Einar Hjorth, Nordiska Kompaniet
Located in New York, NY
. An identical Lovo arm chair is illustrated by Christian Bjork, Thomas Ekstrom, Eric Ericson, Axel
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Beautiful Axel Einar Hjorth Credenza in Flamed Birch c.1930
By SMF Svenska Möbelfabriken Bodafors, Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Miami, FL
, Thomas Ekström, Signum 2009 page 47 for a cabinet illustrated in the same design AXEL EINAR HJORTH
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Thomas Ekstrom For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic thomas ekstrom available at 1stDibs. A thomas ekstrom — often made from wood, birch and fabric — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a thomas ekstrom — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Each thomas ekstrom bearing Scandinavian Modern, Art Deco or mid-century modern hallmarks is very popular. Axel Einar Hjorth, NK (Nordiska Kompaniet) and Nordiska Kompaniet each produced at least one beautiful thomas ekstrom that is worth considering.

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Axel Einar Hjorth for sale on 1stDibs

Swedish furniture designer Axel Einar Hjorth created tables, chairs, cabinets and other pieces that were as elegant as they were functional, and he frequently worked in references to a litany of inspirations including French Art Deco, Gustavian style and modernism. Ahead of his time, his style was refined and daringly simple.

Born in Krokek, Sweden, Hjorth grew up in a foster family and at 20 moved to Stockholm where he studied architecture and design at the Högre Konstindustriella Skolan (now the University of Arts, Crafts & Design). Although he dropped out when his foster father died, he went on to work for some of the largest furniture manufacturers in Sweden during the 1920s. 

Hjorth’s work was featured in the 1923 Gothenburg Exhibition world’s fair, and he exhibited a birch and cherry cabinet in the 1927 “Swedish Contemporary Decorative Arts” exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. His role as the head of the furniture department at Nordiska Kompaniet (NK), an upscale department store in Stockholm, from 1927 to 1938, further brought his designs to widespread acclaim, including pieces exhibited at the 1929 Barcelona International Exposition.

At the 1930 Stockholm Exhibition, an influential event in the emergence of functionalism in Swedish design, Hjorth exhibited a dozen room settings that featured examples of sportstugemöbler. These furniture lines were named for islands in Sweden’s archipelago — Utö, Blidö and Torö — with designs intended for cabins and vacation homes. The use of solid Swedish pine in these pieces revealed a love of traditional rustic furniture while the simple forms boldly looked to the future. He also brought his eclectic influences to armchairs formed from tubular metal, blocky case pieces made from birch and upholstered sofas with neoclassical details, each exuberantly mixing form and function.

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