Throughout his career as an interior and furniture designer, publisher and founder of the Swedish furniture company Boet, Otto Schultz was a key figure in promoting mid-century modern Scandinavian design.
Born in Germany in 1882, Schultz moved to Sweden in 1907, where he became interested in designing furniture and interiors. In 1920, Schultz founded his furniture company Boet in Gothenburg, where he created functional and traditional designs featuring quintessential elements of Scandinavian furnishings. Around the same time, Schultz started the design and living magazine Boet, which published articles and profiles highlighting Sweden’s most influential architects and designers. He served as Boet’s publisher and editor until 1938.
During the 1930s, Schultz created a range of opulent Scandinavian modern and neoclassical furniture, including cabinets, secretaires and side tables, using fine woods like elm, birch, mahogany and walnut. Many of his pieces showcased his patented use of decorative nails called Bopoint.
He was best known for the Schultz lounge chair, which he designed in 1936. Its voluptuous design featured a generous seat and a large, curved backrest and it was upholstered with a luxurious blend of alpaca and wool. The Schultz chair was highly popular in Sweden in the 1940s. While Boet originally produced it, Swedish furniture manufacturer Jio Möbler took over its production in 1941.
Schultz operated Boet until his retirement in 1950. He died in 1970. Today, Schultz’s pieces are favorites among interior designers and collectors seeking a mix of modern Scandinavian simplicity and lavish decorative style.
On 1stDibs, discover vintage Otto Schultz seating, storage cabinets and case pieces, tables and more.
Rare Otto Schulz for Boet Sideboard in Birch
By Otto Schulz
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Otto Schulz for Boet, sideboard, stained birch, Sweden, 1930s Otto Schulz (1882–1970), founder of the Gothenburg-based interior design company Boet, occupies a special position in ...
Birch
Scandinavian Modern sideboard by Otto Schulz, Sweden, 1930s
By Boet, Otto Schulz
Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län
Elegant functionalist sideboard by Otto Schulz, with bold lines and contrasting birch and darker colored wood. Large round drawer handles with decorative ...
Birch
Art Deco Sideboard by Otto Schulz for Boet, 1930s
By Otto Schulz, Boet
Located in Karlstad, SE
This sideboard by Otto Schulz for Boet is a magnificent piece of furniture that dates back to the 1930s. This stunning sideboard is made of high-quality birch wood, with intricate in...
Birch
Sideboard in Glass and Lacquer by Otto Schulz, 1940s
By Otto Schulz
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
This rare sideboard or bar cabinet, attributed to Otto Schulz and produced by Boet in Sweden during the 1940s, is a striking example of Scandinavian modernism marked by refined craft...
Glass, Lacquer, Mirror, Wood, Zebra Wood
$8,934
H 26.38 in W 70.08 in D 17.72 in
Torbjørn Afdal for Bruksbo – Rare Rosewood Sideboard, Norway, 1960s
By Torbjørn Afdal, Bruksbo
Located in Staffanstorp, SE
Exquisite Craftsmanship in Santos Rosewood – Finished on All Sides A rare and exceptionally refined sideboard designed by Torbjørn Afdal for Bruksbo, Norway, in the 1960s. Crafted i...
Rosewood
$2,978
H 26.78 in W 39.38 in D 15.75 in
Rare pine sideboard by Göran Malmvall for Svensk fur, Sweden, 1940s
By Svensk Fur, Goran Malmvall
Located in Eskilstuna, SE
Small sideboard or cabinet by Göran Malmvall for Svensk fur during the 1940s.
Pine
Art Deco Walnut Sideboard, Czechoslovakia, 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
Exceptional Art Deco sideboard produced in Czechoslovakia in the 1930s. Crafted from walnut wood and veneer, this piece showcases an outstanding symmetrical grain pattern across its ...
Wood, Walnut
Small Swedish oak Jugendstil sideboard, 1930s.
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
1930s Swedish Jugendstil cabinet crafted from solid oak. The piece features two drawers above a double-door cupboard, raised on elegantly tapered legs. The doors are decorated with h...
Oak
1940s Mirrored French Sideboard
Located in Miami, FL
Superb two door Eglomise Mirrored French sideboard. Patinated Wrought iron base , eglomise and pink mirror .
Wrought Iron
Otto Schulz Cabinet Produced by Boet in Sweden
By Otto Schulz
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Very rare cabinet designed by Otto Schulz. Produced by Boet in Sweden.
Brass
Swedish Scandinavian Art Deco Cabinet Attr. Otto Schulz
By Otto Schulz
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful Swedish Art Deco cabinet attributed to the designer Otto Schulz. The cabinet is veneered with ebonized birch, flamed birch and maccasar wood. In the middle of the front the...
Nickel, Silver
Art Deco Walnut Sideboard, France, 1930s
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, HR
French Art Deco Sideboard, Walnut with Mirrored Vitrine Door, 1930s. This Art Deco sideboard is built in walnut with richly figured book-matched veneers across the doors and top. Th...
Walnut
$6,800
H 67.13 in W 44.1 in D 17.33 in
Otto Schulz, Swedish Modern Cabinet in Leather, Oak & Brass Nails, 1930s
By Boet, Otto Schulz
Located in Odense, DK
An exclusive cabinet attributed to the famous German born furniture designer Otto Schulz for Boet in Göteborg, Sweden. The front is covered in leather with brass nails, drawers and ...
Brass
$13,699
H 66.93 in W 51.19 in D 19.3 in
Swedish Grace Birchwood Cabinet by Otto Schulz for BOET, Gothenburg, 1930s
By Boet, Otto Schulz
Located in Odense, DK
A refined and exceptionally well-preserved example of Swedish Grace design, this cabinet by Otto Schulz for BOET embodies the sophisticated restraint and craftsmanship that defined S...
Birch
Rare Sideboard by Giotto Stoppino for Acerbis, 1970s
By Giotto Stoppino
Located in Roma, IT
Rare vintage Sideboard by Giotto Stoppino for Acerbis, realized in 1970s. Wood an chromed metal.
Metal
Sideboard by Åby Möbelfabrik in Pine, Sweden, 1940s
By Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Eskilstuna, SE
A sideboard by an unknown designer, produced by Åby Möbelfabrik in Sweden during the 1940s. A high-quality example of Swedish sportstugemöbler, a style that gained international rec...
Iron