Josef Frank Tables
Austrian, 1885-1967
Austrian architect and furniture and fabric designer Josef Frank was a leading voice for a gentle, humane modernism. His advocacy of warm, comfortable, eclectically styled environments was highly influential in his adopted country of Sweden, and it’s now widely regarded as a harbinger of the backlash against doctrinaire modernism and the embrace of the homespun that occurred in the late 1960s.
The son of a successful Viennese textile manufacturer, Frank studied architecture at Vienna University of Technology, graduating in 1910. From the first years of his practice, he marched counter to the orderly, symmetrical architectural layouts and decors prescribed by contemporaries such as Adolf Loos.
Frank drafted rooms of varying shapes and called for flexible interior-design arrangements. His furniture pieces are light and easy to move — and his chairs are always made of wood, most often with lushly curved steam-bent arms and slatted backs. Frank openly loathed the tubular steel furnishings and “machine for living” aesthetic promoted by Le Corbusier and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and other Bauhaus principals. “The home must not be a mere efficient machine,” Frank once said. “It must offer comfort, rest and coziness…. There are no puritan principles in good interior decoration.”
Frank — who was Jewish — sensed the dire implications of the rise of Nazism in Germany and Austria, and in 1933 he moved to Stockholm with his Swedish wife, Anna. He became the design chief for the furnishings maker Svenskt Tenn and found a perfect match culturally for his brand of simple, relaxed and bright creations. Like many modernists — notably Charles and Ray Eames and Alexander Girard — Frank had a deep love of folk art, which influenced his designs for a wide array of colorful, richly patterned upholstery fabrics, many based on the classic “Tree of Life” motif.
In all his designs, Frank took inspiration from a broad variety of sources. In his furniture, one can discern traces of Asian patterns, Rococo, Italian Renaissance, Scandinavian handicrafts and even Chippendale pieces. As such, the work of Frank — the friendly modernist — is at home in any type of décor.
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Creator: Josef Frank
Josef Frank Coffee Table in Black Marble and Walnut, 1950
By Svenskt Tenn, Josef Frank
Located in Berlin, DE
Josef Frank coffee table in walnut and black marble.
Manufactured by Svenskt Tenn in 1950, Sweden.
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Marble
Brass Bar Cart by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, c. 1950's
By Svenskt Tenn, Josef Frank
Located in Norwalk, CT
Channel Old Hollywood glamour with this fantastic and rare serving trolley designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn. Crafted from pierced brass with scrolled wirework decorating its ...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Hollywood Regency Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Brass
Brass Bar Cart by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, c. 1950's
By Svenskt Tenn, Josef Frank
Located in Norwalk, CT
Channel Old Hollywood glamour with this fantastic and rare serving trolley designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn. Crafted from pierced brass with scrolled wirework decorating its ...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Hollywood Regency Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Brass
Occasional table model U 601 designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden
By Svenskt Tenn, Josef Frank
Located in Stockholm, SE
Occasional table model U 601 designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn,
Sweden, 1960s / 1970s.
Mahogany, glass and brass.
The map is a replica of the world map drawn by the Venetian...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Vintage Beech Walnut Circular Side Table Josef Frank circa 1927 Vienna
By Josef Frank
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco vintage circular side table or coffee table by Josef Frank circa 1927 Vienna.
A stunning circular side table with 3 slightly curved feet topped with a beautiful veneered pla...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Beech, Walnut
Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn 'Model 2139' Coffee Table in Walnut Burl
By Svenskt Tenn, Josef Frank
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, coffee table model 2139, walnut burl top, walnut legs, maple rim, Sweden, design 1948, manufactured ca. 1955
This classic coffee table is designed by J...
Category
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Maple, Walnut, Burl
20th Century Metal Bar Cart by Josef Frank
By Josef Frank
Located in High Point, NC
Created with an art deco sensibility by noted designer Joseph Frank, this distinguished bar cart radiates a mystique and beauty all its own. Featuring a perforated brass top and bott...
Category
20th Century Danish Art Deco Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Brass
Serving trolley in brass
By Josef Frank
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Mid century serving trolley in brass by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden.
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Brass
Josef Frank Coffe table model 1058 by Svenskt tenn
By Svenskt Tenn, Eriksson & Soner AB 1, Josef Frank
Located in Valby, 84
Rare and important Coffe table model 1058 designed by Josef Frank and manufactured by Svenskt tenn.
The table has a table top made in elm root and legs made of solid walnut with pr...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Elm, Walnut
Mahogany Side Tables by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, Set of 2
By Svenskt Tenn, Josef Frank
Located in Göteborg, SE
The Side Tables by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn are a stunning and iconic collection of furniture pieces designed by the celebrated architect and designer, Josef Frank, in collaborat...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Vintage Walnut Rectangular Side Table Josef Frank circa 1925 Austria
By Josef Frank
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco vintage rectangular walnut organic side table by Josef Frank circa 1925 Austria.
A beautiful side table of coffee table by Josef Frank in rectangular form.
This stunning and...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Walnut
Josef Frank Drinks Trolley
By Josef Frank
Located in Dorchester, GB
Serving trolley by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, circa 1950.
Brass frame with perforated sheet metal shelf and removable tray.
Wheels run smoothly.
Dimensions
H 75cm (handles) 63...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel
Rare Thonet "T 142" coffee table by Josef Frank
By Josef Frank, Thonet-Mundus
Located in PRAHA 5, CZ
Very rare modernist coffee table designed by Josef Frank. First appeared in 1930 Thonet catalogue under number T 142. In bright orange bauhaus color. In original condition with some ...
Category
1930s Austrian Bauhaus Vintage Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Beech
Scandinavian Midcentury Coffee Table by Josef Frank, Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1950s
By Josef Frank, Svenskt Tenn
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful side table or small coffee table by Josef Frank, with a round birch root table top. Legs sculpted with wooden balls.
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Art Deco Vintage Circular Coffee Table Cherry Wood Josef Frank circa 1932 Vienna
By Josef Frank
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco vintage authentic circular coffee table from cherry wood by Josef Frank designed circa 1932, Vienna.
A beautiful circular like coffee table by Josef Frank with 4 ( four ) s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Art Deco Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Cherry, Walnut
Dining Table Model 1197 Designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1940s
By Josef Frank
Located in Stockholm, SE
Dining table model 1197 designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn,
Sweden, 1940s.
Mahogany.
This simple yet elegant dining table is an excellent example of how Josef Frank combined...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Early Midcentury Bar Cart Serving Table by Josef Frank Svenskt Tenn Sweden 1950s
By Josef Frank, Svenskt Tenn
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
Early midcentury and beautiful patinated brass bar cart or drinks trolley designed by Josef Frank and executed by Svenskt Tenn, Sweden around 1940s to 1950s. The fantastic Scandinavian bar cart which is made of tubular patinated brass has two wood handles, two removable trays in perforated brass, two big wheels...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Walnut Brown Vintage Coffee Table Side Table Josef Frank, 1930s, Vienna
By Josef Frank
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco vintage coffee table or side table from walnut in brown color by Josef Frank 1930s Vienna.
A stunning coffee table or side table by Josef Frank 1930s Vienna in beautiful wa...
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Walnut, Spruce
"Diplomat" Coffee Table, Model 2073, Svenskt Tenn
By Josef Frank
Located in New York, NY
Designed by the iconic and sought after Josef Frank, this a beautiful example of his "Diplomat" coffee table, model 2073, made by Svenskt Tenn, S...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Art Deco Vintage Walnut Side Table by Josef Frank Haus and Garten Vienna c 1925
By Josef Frank
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco vintage walnut side table / coffee table by Josef Frank for Haus & Garten, circa 1925 Vienna, shows a top with beautiful walnut burl...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Beech, Spruce, Walnut
Serving Trolley Model 756 Designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn
By Josef Frank
Located in Stockholm, SE
Serving trolley model 756 designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn,
Sweden, 1940s.
Veneered walnut and brass.
H: 65 cm
W: 53 cm
Width when fully extended: 89 cm
D: 80 cm
Josef Fr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Brass
Josef Frank, Library Table, Svenkt Tenn, 1950s
By Josef Frank
Located in Los Gatos, CA
Josef Frank (1885-1967). Library table. Model number 2117. Firma Svenskt Tenn 1950s. Tops in valnöt, Legs in oak. Measures: L 180, B 55, H 75 cm.
Designed in 1951.
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Walnut, Oak
20th Century Brown Swedish Svenskt Tenn Mahogany Coffee Table by Josef Frank
By Svenskt Tenn, Josef Frank
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-brown, vintage Mid-Century Modern Swedish coffee table made of hand crafted Mahogany, designed by Josef Frank and produced by Svenskt Tenn in good condition. The Scandinavian...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Side Table Model 961 Designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden
By Josef Frank
Located in Los Gatos, CA
Side table/Occasional model 961 designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1950s.
Mahogany.
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn 'Model 2139' Coffee Table in Walnut Burl
By Svenskt Tenn, Josef Frank
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, coffee table model 2139, walnut burl top, walnut legs, maple rim, Sweden, design 1948
This classic coffee table is designed by Josef Frank in 1948. This specific coffee table is produced circa 1955, meaning that it is an early version. The table features a walnut burl top and classic walnut cabriole legs. The most striking feature is the richly patterned burl wood top. The three legs create a playful yet classic appearance.
Josef Frank (1885-1967) was an Austrian architect. He studied architecture at the Kunstgewerbeschule. He started out by designing public housing and social architecture. Although at the beginning of his career he was one of the frontrunners of the Vienna...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Walnut, Burl
A Vintage Side Table in Mahogany by Josef Frank for Svenkt Tenn, Sweden 1970s
By Josef Frank
Located in Hønefoss, 30
A beautiful side table or stool by Swedish designer Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, c. 1970s. This fine piece of furniture is made entirely out of massive Mahogany which makes it rathe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Serving Trolley Model 470 Designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1950
By Josef Frank
Located in Stockholm, SE
Serving trolley model 470 designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn,
Sweden, 1950s.
Mahogany.
Stamped.
H: 60 cm
W: 80 cm
D: 45 cm
Josef Frank was a true European, he was also a pi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Josef Frank Art Deco Vintage Walnut Coffee Table Side Table Haus & Garten C 1928
By Josef Frank
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco vintage coffee table or side table by Josef Frank for Haus & Garten circa 1928 Austria.
A stunning and sleek Josef Frank coffee table from the Viennese Art Deco period circa 1928 for Haus & Garten from solid walnut and walnut veneer in a great warmth and depth through the shellac polish by hand.
This coffee table shows slightly curved legs and a circular like walnut veneered top.
Josef Frank´s...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Walnut, Spruce
Bedside Table Model ‘914’ Designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden
By Josef Frank
Located in Stockholm, SE
Bedside table model 914 designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn,
Sweden, 1950s.
Mahogany veneer and brass handle.
Josef Frank’s elegant bedside table model 914 with sophisticated ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Brass
Josef Frank Dining Table Model 1020 Produced by Svenskt Tenn in Sweden
By Josef Frank
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare dining table model 1020 designed by Josef Frank. Produced by Svenskt Tenn in Sweden.
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Boxwood, Walnut
Art Deco Vintage Wood Armchairs and Coffee Table by Josef Frank Vienna
By Josef Frank
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco Vintage Wood Armchairs and Coffee Table by Josef Frank Vienna circa 1930.
We present a stunning ensemble of two armchairs and one coffee table by Josef Frank, Vienna circa 1...
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Wood
Occasional Table Model 2168 Designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn
By Josef Frank
Located in Stockholm, SE
Occasional table model 2168 designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn,
Sweden. 1950s.
Walnut and marble.
Josef Frank’s occasional table “model 2168” is one of his rarer models. Its beautifully carved, turned legs...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Marble
20th Century, Swedish, Svenskt Tenn Sofa, Side Table, Diplomat by Josef Frank
By Josef Frank, Svenskt Tenn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-brown, vintage Mid-Century Modern Swedish sofa table "diplomat" made of hand crafted polished Beechwood, designed by Josef Frank and produc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Beech
Marble Coffee Table by Josef Frank, Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1950s
By Svenskt Tenn, Josef Frank
Located in Stockholm, SE
Elegant coffee table by Josef Frank, with a mahogany base and black marble coffee top. Elegant, light base contrasts with the heavy top. Rounded corners.
Category
1950s Scandinavian Modern Vintage Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Marble
Josef Frank, Coffee Table 2139, Designed 1952
By Josef Frank
Located in Los Gatos, CA
Very beautiful Josef Frank coffee table with a rare burl wood top in excellent condition. Very vibrant wood color and no fading. Originally designed in 1952, this model is from the 1980s and manufactured by Eriksson & Söners Möbelsnickeri Vrena, Sweden.
Josef Frank (1885-1967) was an Austrian architect. He studied architecture at the Kunstgewerbeschule. He started out by designing public housing and social architecture. Although at the beginning of his career he was one of the frontrunners of the Vienna...
Category
1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Art Deco Vintage Walnut Circular Josef Frank Side Table Coffee Table 1926 Vienna
By Josef Frank
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco vintage circular like side table or coffee table from walnut, spruce and beech by Josef Frank circa 1926 Vienna.
Wonderful side table or coffee table with circular like waln...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Beech, Walnut, Spruce
Art Deco Josef Frank Vintage Circular Walnut Sofa Table Side Table Vienna c 1925
By Josef Frank
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco vintage authentic sofa table or side table in circular form from walnut and beech by Josef Frank for Haus & Garten circa 1925 Vienna.
While the plate shows a wonderful stel...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Beech, Walnut
Mahogany Side Table by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1950s
By Svenskt Tenn, Josef Frank
Located in Stockholm, SE
Small and sweet side table by Josef Frank. Elegant design with nice proportions. Long sculpted legs and tabletop with smooth, sweeping veneer.
About Josef Frank:
Josef Frank was an Austrian-born architect and designer known for his contributions to the Swedish interior firm Svenskt Tenn. His furniture, fabrics, and lighting are both elegant and whimsical. Frank worked as an architect while in Austria and designed furniture and accessories for the firm Haus und Garten. Frank helped to define modern Viennese design through his design principles, and by collaborating with other Austrian architects. This collaboration culminated in the “Neues Weiner Wolmen”, or “New Viennese Living” group. The group started in the 1920s and rejected regimented ways of arranging interiors. For example, they believed that a home should be comprised of many different objects, rather than furniture suites; items should look unique but remain adaptable.
Josef Frank left Austria in 1933, following the rise of Nazism. His wife, Anna, was Swedish. Estrid Ericsson first ordered furniture designed by Josef Frank in 1932, so it was natural that Frank took a job with Svenskt Tenn in 1934. Although Frank and Ericsson’s collaboration was successful, Frank was still committed to architecture; he moved to New York in 1938 to pursue public housing projects. This endeavor was not fruitful, but he worked as a professor at the New School and stayed in New York until 1946. He began designing for Svenskt Tenn again the same year and remained with them until his retirement.
Svenskt Tenn had produced subdued, functionalist pieces before Ericsson hired Frank. They sold both furniture and objects, but most of their pieces were made of pewter, or pewter paired with darkly stained wood. Frank brought color and light to Svenskt Tenn. His work referenced traditional European furniture, but with a bolder edge. He continued to design based on the principles he established with New Viennese Living but came to coin his design approach “Accidentalism”. In a 1956 essay for the Swedish magazine Form, he wrote “we should design our surroundings as if they originated by chance.”. He rejected modernism’s uniformity and proposed a future in which people do not decorate based on a set of rules, but instead choose diverse objects and arrange them functionally. Josef Frank’s textiles...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Josef Frank Art Deco Vintage Circular Walnut Black Glass Side Table Vienna, 1925
By Josef Frank
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco era vintage circular side table or coffee table by Josef Frank circa 1925 Vienna from walnut veneer and solid walnut topped with a...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Josef Frank Folding Bar Cart or Side Table by Svensk Tenn
By Josef Frank
Located in Munich, DE
Light and easy to store foldable table with a nice print by Josef Frank.
Category
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Formica
Marble and Mahogany Side Table by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1950s
By Josef Frank, Svenskt Tenn
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful side table by Josef Frank, with an oval green marble table top on a slender mahogany base. Deep green marble, lovely sculpted legs and feet.
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Marble
Bedside Table Model 914 Designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1950s
By Josef Frank
Located in Stockholm, SE
Bedside table model 914 designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn,
Sweden, 1950s.
Mahogany veneer and brass handle.
Josef Frank’s elegant bedside table model 914 with sophisticated brass handles is one of Svenskt Tenn’s timeless classics. It works very well combined with modern or antique pieces. The overall simplicity of form and use of luxurious wood are characteristic of Josef Frank.
L: 65 cm
W: 40 cm
H: 55 cm
Josef Frank was a true European, he was also a pioneer of what would become classic 20th century Swedish design and the “Scandinavian Design Style”.
Austrian- born Frank started his design career as an architect after having trained at the Technische Hochschule in Vienna between 1903 and 1910. After his training he went on to teach at Kunstgewerbeschule (The Viennese School of Arts and crafts) where he developed and espoused the new school of modernist thinking towards Architecture and Design that was coming to fruition in Vienna at the time. He also went on to lead the Vienna Werkbund throughout the 1920s. This was a truly progressive group of Architects and Designers who set about improving the daily lives of Austrian people through modernist design and architecture in partnership with Arts and Crafts ideals and construction. Frank’s leadership of the Werkbund had already cemented his place at the forefront of European design.
Frank’s time in Vienna was typified by his design for the “Die Wohnung” exhibition of the Deutscher Werkbund in Stuttgart, 1927 where he exhibited along side his contemporaries at the forefront of design, such as the likes of Le Corbusier and Walter Gropius. Here he showed a specially designed pair of flat-roofed reinforced concrete houses in what is now seen as a typical modernist style.
What separated Frank’s house from the other 32 houses of the exhibition was the interior and furniture inside the building. It was described as “Neo-Classical” and filled with an eclectic mix of period pieces, modern design and pieces designed by Frank himself that seemed to cross the two worlds. This was a complete opposite direction to that which his fellow Architects were travelling in with their pared back and angular aesthetics. Frank said of his own work: “The house is not a work of art, simply a place where one lives,” and by this reasoning Frank rejected the regimental mechanisation of the living space that his contemporaries believed in, instead he set about creating congenial and spontaneous interiors. Frank’s practice saw him placing the bright colours and the soft forms of nature back into the furnishings and interiors that he thought modernism sorely mist.
Frank, along with Oskar Walch set up Haus und Garten in Vienna in 1925. This was Frank’s first commercial foray into furniture and home furnishings and the company went on to become the most influential furnishing house in Vienna with a riotous depth of colour and interesting shapes becoming the trademark of their design. However this success was to come to an end with rise of Nazism in Vienna in the early 1930’s. Frank was Jewish, and he and his wife Anna decided they would leave Vienna for her motherland: Sweden, in 1933. Frank continued to design for Haus and Garten, visiting Vienna occasionally and designing the pieces that would continue to be the company’s best...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Brass
Josef Frank Dining Table Model 1020 Produced by Svenskt tenn in Sweden
By Josef Frank
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare dining table model 1020 designed by Josef Frank. Produced by Svenskt tenn in Sweden.
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Amboyna
Occasional Table Designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1950s
By Josef Frank
Located in Stockholm, SE
Occasional table designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn,
Sweden, 1950s.
Mahogany.
Measurements:
H: 60 cm/ 23 1/2''
Length when extened: 104 cm/ 3' 5''
D: 54 cm/ 21 1/2''
Jose...
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Mahogany
20th Century Brown Swedish Gueridon Table, Maple Side Table by Josef Frank
By Svenskt Tenn, Josef Frank
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-brown, vintage Mid-Century Modern Swedish gueridon table with a round top. Designed by Josef Frank and produced by Svenskt Tenn, Modell 560. Shellac polished, beautiful bird'...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Maple
Josef Frank Walnut Vintage Circular Coffee Table Side Table, Austria, 1930s
By Josef Frank
Located in Vienna, AT
Josef Frank walnut vintage round shape coffee table, which was designed and manufactured 1930s for Haus & Garten, Austria.
A beautiful and elegant circular shape of the coffee table,...
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Beech, Walnut
Josef Frank Side Table, Austria, 1930s
By Josef Frank
Located in Vienna, AT
Josef Frank side table, Austria, 1930s.
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Square Coffee Table by Josef Frank
By Josef Frank
Located in Stamford, CT
Square coffee table by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn. Sweden.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Birch
Art Deco Brass Bar Cart Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, circa 1938, Sweden
By Josef Frank, Svenskt Tenn
Located in Vienna, AT
Art deco vintage bar cart model number 889 from brass and mirror glass designed by
Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn circa 1938, Sweden.
An amazing bar cart from brass, perforated brass, ...
Category
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Brass
Occasional Table Designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1950s
By Josef Frank
Located in Stockholm, SE
Occasional table designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn,
Sweden. 1950s.
Mahogany.
H: 45 cm
L: 80 cm
D: 40 cm
Josef Frank was a true European, he was also a pioneer of what would become classic 20th century Swedish design and the “Scandinavian Design Style”.
Austrian- born Frank started his design career as an architect after having trained at the Technische Hochschule in Vienna between 1903 and 1910. After his training he went on to teach at Kunstgewerbeschule (The Viennese School of Arts and crafts) where he developed and espoused the new school of modernist thinking towards Architecture and Design that was coming to fruition in Vienna at the time. He also went on to lead the Vienna Werkbund throughout the 1920s. This was a truly progressive group of Architects and Designers who set about improving the daily lives of Austrian people through modernist design and architecture in partnership with Arts and Crafts ideals and construction. Frank’s leadership of the Werkbund had already cemented his place at the forefront of European design.
Frank’s time in Vienna was typified by his design for the “Die Wohnung” exhibition of the Deutscher Werkbund in Stuttgart, 1927 where he exhibited along side his contemporaries at the forefront of design, such as the likes of Le Corbusier and Walter Gropius. Here he showed a specially designed pair of flat-roofed reinforced concrete houses in what is now seen as a typical modernist style.
What separated Frank’s house from the other 32 houses of the exhibition was the interior and furniture inside the building. It was described as “Neo-Classical” and filled with an eclectic mix of period pieces, modern design and pieces designed by Frank himself that seemed to cross the two worlds. This was a complete opposite direction to that which his fellow Architects were travelling in with their pared back and angular aesthetics. Frank said of his own work: “The house is not a work of art, simply a place where one lives,” and by this reasoning Frank rejected the regimental mechanisation of the living space that his contemporaries believed in, instead he set about creating congenial and spontaneous interiors. Frank’s practice saw him placing the bright colours and the soft forms of nature back into the furnishings and interiors that he thought modernism sorely mist.
Frank, along with Oskar Walch set up Haus und Garten in Vienna in 1925. This was Frank’s first commercial foray into furniture and home furnishings and the company went on to become the most influential furnishing house in Vienna with a riotous depth of colour and interesting shapes becoming the trademark of their design. However this success was to come to an end with rise of Nazism in Vienna in the early 1930’s. Frank was Jewish, and he and his wife Anna decided they would leave Vienna for her motherland: Sweden, in 1933. Frank continued to design for Haus and Garten, visiting Vienna occasionally and designing the pieces that would continue to be the company’s best...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Mahogany
20th Century, Swedish Svensk Tenn Cuban Mahogany Coffee Table by Josef Frank
By Josef Frank, Svenskt Tenn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A dark-brown, vintage Art Deco Swedish coffee, sofa table made of hand crafted polished cuban mahogany wood, designed by Josef Frank and produced by Svensk Tenn in good condition. Th...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Coffee Table in Walnut from the 1930s, Designed by Josef Frank
By Josef Frank
Located in Vienna, Austria
Solid walnut table with two levels designed by Josef Frank in the 1930s.
It is visually beautiful and touching it with the hand one feels the subtleness of craftsmanship.
Table is ...
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1930s Austrian Modern Vintage Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Walnut
Nest of Tables Model 618 Designed by Josef Frank for Svenkst Tenn, Sweden, 1950
By Josef Frank
Located in Stockholm, SE
Nest of tables Model 618 designed by Josef Frank for Svenkst Tenn, Sweden, 1950. Cherry.
Stamped.
Measurements:
L: 55 cm/ 21 5/8"
W: 36 cm/ 14 1/8"
H: 5...
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Cherry
Midcentury Brass Bar Cart by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1950s
By Svenskt Tenn, Josef Frank
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Midcentury brass bar cart by Josef Frank for manufacturer Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1950s
Made of tubular and perforated brass. Black tin tabletops. Trays removable. Great unrestored ...
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Brass
Scandinavian Modern Brass Acrylic Bar Cart Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn Sweden
By Josef Frank, Svenskt Tenn
Located in Miami, FL
Chic 1950s Scandinavian modern brass bar cart designed by Josef Frank and manufactured for Svenskt Tenn in Sweden.
Made out of tubular and perforated brass. Wire mesh brass tray on ...
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Brass
Josef Frank Art Deco Era Round Walnut Side Table for Haus & Garten c 1926 Vienna
By Josef Frank
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco circular charming three-legged side table from walnut by Josef Frank for Haus & Garten, Vienna, circa 1926.
The side table was made of solid walnut feet and walnut veneer.
T...
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1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Walnut, Spruce
Art Deco Vintage Walnut Coffee Table by Josef Frank circa 1925 Vienna
By Josef Frank
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco circular coffee table or side table from walnut by Josef Frank for Haus & Garten circa 1925, Vienna.
The coffee table features ...
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1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Walnut
Occasional Table, Marble Top by Josef Frank, Firma Svenskt Tenn, 1940s-1950s
By Svenskt Tenn, Josef Frank
Located in Stockholm, SE
An occasional table with marble top. Designed by Josef Frank for Firma Svenskt Tenn, 1940s-1950s.
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Josef Frank Tables
Materials
Marble
Josef Frank tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Josef Frank tables are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Josef Frank tables, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original tables by Josef Frank were created in the Scandinavian Modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider tables by Carl Malmsten, Dux of Sweden, and NK (Nordiska Kompaniet). Prices for Josef Frank tables can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at £489 and can go as high as £31,174, while a piece like these, on average, fetch £4,983.
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