Josef Frank Drinks Trolley
View Similar Items
Josef Frank Drinks Trolley
About the Item
- Creator:Josef Frank (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 29.53 in (75 cm)Width: 34.65 in (88 cm)Depth: 16.93 in (43 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1950
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Dorchester, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU8039235322192
Josef Frank
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.
Find vintage Josef Frank pillows, armchairs, floor lamps and other furniture on 1stDibs.
- Hand Carved Oak Coffee Table by Artist Maxie Lane, 1980sLocated in Dorchester, GBA beautifully tactile coffee table or bench carved from a single piece of oak. Hand carved by the artist Maxie Lane, signed and dated 1988 on the underside. We think this piece co...Category
Vintage 1980s British Rustic Coffee and Cocktail Tables
MaterialsOak
- Otto Wagner No 714 Chair Produced by Josef & Jacob KohnBy Otto WagnerLocated in Dorchester, GBJacob & Josef Kohn bentwood chair No.714 attributed to Otto Wagner. Otto Wagner was a leading figure in the Viennese Succession movement. The Viennese succession is an art movement f...Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Chairs
MaterialsLeather, Bentwood
- Mid-Century 1950s French Bench Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet - Rush SeatBy Adrien Audoux and Frida MinnetLocated in Dorchester, GBA 1950s rope bench in the style of French furniture designers Adrian & Frida Audoux-Minet. The bench features turned beech wood frame and original hand woven abaca rope seats and ba...Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Benches
MaterialsRush, Wood
- Pair of Pierre Paulin Oyster Chairs For ArtifortBy Pierre PaulinLocated in Dorchester, GBA pair of Pierre Paulin Oyster chairs. Designed by Pierre Paulin for Artifort in the 1960s. It has been fully refurbished, newly foamed and upholstered in 100% Wool Bute Island boucl...Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
MaterialsChrome
- Pink & Cream Marble Stone BowlLocated in Dorchester, GBA charming handmade marble bowl with pink and cream colours running across the edge. A great centre piece for your table, a object to be admires or a good old fashioned fruit bowl. ...Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
MaterialsMarble
- Vintage Aluminium Gymnast SculptureLocated in Dorchester, GBCast aluminium gymnast sculpture on stand. Dimensions H 29cm, W 7cm, D 31cm Condition Please do take a careful look at all our pictures and note that these are antique...Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
MaterialsAluminum
- Square Coffee Table by Josef FrankBy Josef FrankLocated in Stamford, CTSquare coffee table by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn. Sweden.Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
MaterialsBirch
- Vintage Swedish Brass Drinks Trolley by Josef FrankLocated in London, GBA stylish and extremely well made vintage Swedish brass drinks trolley by Josef Frank. This was made in Sweden by Svenskt Tenn, it dates from around the 1950-60’s. The quality is am...Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables
MaterialsBrass, Steel
- Josef Frank, Coffee Table 2139, Designed 1952By Josef FrankLocated in Los Gatos, CAVery 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
Vintage 1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
MaterialsWalnut, Burl
- Mid-Century Brass Bar Cart or Drinks Trolley by Josef Frank for Svenskt TennBy Josef Frank, Svenskt TennLocated in London, LondonBrass drinks trolley Perforated metal trays Removable trays Rubber rimmed wheels Two large wheels and two small Brass remains unpolished 1950s Sweden.Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
MaterialsBrass
- Josef Frank Coffee Table in Black Marble and Walnut, 1950By Josef Frank, Svenskt TennLocated in Berlin, DEJosef Frank coffee table in walnut and black marble. Manufactured by Svenskt Tenn in 1950, Sweden.Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
MaterialsMarble
- Marble Coffee Table by Josef Frank, Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1950sBy Josef Frank, Svenskt TennLocated in Stockholm, SEElegant 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
Vintage 1950s Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
MaterialsMarble
