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Uto Bench

Axel Einar Hjorth "Utö" Bench, Sweden ca 1935
By Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Utrecht, NL
This “Utö” bench is from the Swedish designer, Axel Einar Hjorth’s Sportstugemöble furniture line
Category

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
$35,000
H 31.3 in W 54.93 in D 18.71 in
1930s Utö Sofa by Axel Einar Hjorth – Nordic Pine Bench for NK, Sweden
By Axel Einar Hjorth, NK (Nordiska Kompaniet)
Located in Stockholm, SE
Sofa ‘Utö’ designed by Axel Einar Hjorth for Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1930s. Stained pine
Category

Vintage 1930s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Pine

Bench ‘Utö’ by Axel Einar Hjorth
By Axel Einar Hjorth, NK (Nordiska Kompaniet)
Located in Berlin, BE
Produced by AB Nordiska Kompaniet, this bench belongs to Hjorth's line of modernist cabin furniture
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Pine

Bench ‘Utö’ by Axel Einar Hjorth
Bench ‘Utö’ by Axel Einar Hjorth
$36,840
H 30.71 in W 51.19 in D 17.33 in

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Axel Einar Hjorth Pine Bench, 1930s
By Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Salzburg, Austria
This model was probably a specially made Sofa Bench "Utö" with a closed back instead of
Category

Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sofas

Materials

Pine, Wool

Axel Einar Hjorth Pine Bench, 1930s
Axel Einar Hjorth Pine Bench, 1930s
H 31.5 in W 55.91 in D 17.33 in
Axel Einar Hjorth Utö Bench, Sweden, circa 1935
By Nordiska Kompaniet, Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Utrecht, NL
The ‘Utö’ bench from Axel Hjorth Sportstugemöble furniture line consists of a simple composition
Category

Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Benches

Materials

Pine

Axel Einar Hjorth, Attributed, Utö Bench in Stained Pine, Sweden, 1930s
By Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Berlin, DE
Utö bench or sofa in stained pine and plywood, attributed to Axel Einar Hjorth. Provenience
Category

Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sofas

Materials

Pine

Axel Einar Hjorth, 'Utö Bench in Pine, Nordiska Kompaniet 1932, Stockholm
By Axel Einar Hjorth, Nordiska Kompaniet
Located in Berlin, DE
Axel Einar Hjorth, bench or sofa, model 'Utö'. Executed in solid, acid stained pine by Nordiska
Category

Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sofas

Materials

Pine

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