1930s Desks and Writing Tables

This beautifully streamlined desk is designed by Axel Einar Hjorth for NK in the 1930s. Clad in a pale gold birch veneer (Birka is Swedish for birch) with three locking drawers and a locking door with four concealed drawers. Two shelves are built into the frontside. The entire desk constructed in a graceful arc. Brass lined keyholes, the original keys are present. Axel Einar Hjorth (Swedish, 1888 - 1959) was an important Swedish furniture designer, and the chief architect at Nordiska Kompaniet, a high-end department store in Stockholm, from 1927-1938. From this prestigious position, Hjorth became renowned for designing many of Stockholm's public interiors, such as the city library and Centre Hall, as well as private interiors for an impressive list of clients, which included the Shah of Persia. His designs received acclaim in exhibitions both at home and abroad, including the World Exhibition in Barcelona in 1929, the Stockholm Exhibition in 1930, and the World Expo in New York in 1939. Hjorth began his education in the arts in 1908 at the prestigious Högre Konstindustriella Skolan (later called the Konstfack) and remained until 1910 without completing the program, unable to continue his studies for financial reasons. However, in learning through experience, Hjorth became well established as a designer prior to his career at Nordiska Kompaniet, not to mention an important advocate of introducing Swedish design to international audiences. Early in his career, Hjorth designed for several different manufacturers, including H. Joop & Co., Myrstedt & Stern, and Jonsson...

Elegant 1930s library/dining table or desk by Axel Einar Hjorth, from the “Corall” series. Clean, compact lines. Made from birch with darker wood inlays and details.

Amazing functionalist dressing table by Axel Einar Hjorth. Made from elm with contrasting inlaid darker wood. The rounded forms of the sides come together beautifully with the clean,...

Elegant rare freestanding desk in walnut and birch, designed by Axel Einar Hjorth for Nordiska Kompaniet, 1930s. This fine vintage desik will complementary many interior styles. A ...

Elegant functionalist desk “Sara” by Axel Einar Hjort, with clean lines. Made from birch with lively woodgrain. Black stripes along the legs and around the tabletop accentuate the silhouette. Neat size. Provenance: This piece was purchased from NK by the Hotel Reisen, located in Gamla Stan...

Bureau “Typenko” designed by Axel Einar Hjorth for Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1932. Ebonized birch. Measures: H 137 cm/ 4' 6 1/4" D 52 cm/ 1' 8 7/8" W 80 cm/ 2' 7 7/8" Desk height 76 cm/ 2' 6 1/4". Literature: Bengt Lundberg, "Hur ett hem...

A Swedish Pine Lovö dining table designed by Axel Einar Hjorth for Nordiska Kompaniet in the 1930s. Hjorth was major contributor to the burgeoning Sw...

A Swedish Pine Lovö dining table designed by Axel Einar Hjorth for Nordiska Kompaniet in the 1930s. Hjorth was major contributor to the burgeoning Sw...

Table in solid pine, model "Lovö", designed by Axel Einar Hjorth for Nordiska Kompaniet, 1930s.

Nice Art Deco desk by Axel Einar Hjorth for AB Svenska Möbelfabriken in Bodafors. In stained birch. Original metal plate AB Svenska Möbelfabriker...