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Item Ships From: Sweden
Ingvar Hildingsson Stool Produced by Ingvar Hildingsson in Sweden
By Ingvar Hildingsson
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare stool designed by Ingvar Hildingsson. Produced by Ingvar Hildingsson in Sweden.
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sweden - Seating
Materials
Birch
Set of Six Dining Chairs in Oak, Teak and Blue Fabric Produced in Denmark
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare set of six dining chairs by unknown design. Produced in Denmark.
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sweden - Seating
Materials
Fabric, Oak, Teak
Gustav Axel Berg Stool Produced by Gustav Axel Berg 'GA Berg' in Sweden
By Gustaf Axel Berg
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare stool by Gustav Axel Berg. Produced by Gustav Axel Berg (GA Berg) in Sweden.
Category
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sweden - Seating
Materials
Leather, Birch
Easy chair designed by Hans Asplund for Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1955
By Hans Asplund
Located in Stockholm, SE
Easy chair designed by Hans Asplund for Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1955.
Walnut and leather.
This rare easy chair, designed by Hans Asplund for Nordiska Kompaniet in 1955, exemplifies Swedish mid-century modern design. Custom-made for the beauty salon at NK’s flagship department store in Stockholm, only six chairs were made and never offered for retail sale. Asplund’s collaboration with NK often involved site-specific furniture, tailored to complement the interiors of the store or other commissioned spaces. This particular chair highlights Asplund’s focus on functionality and elegance, featuring the walnut frame with elegant, flowing curves that define its sophisticated design paired with cognac leather upholstery.
Hans Asplund (1921–1994) was a prominent Swedish architect and designer, belonging to the renowned Asplund family of architects, which included his father, Gunnar Asplund, one of Sweden’s most celebrated architectural figures. Hans Asplund is best known for his contributions to Swedish modernism, blending functionality with elegance in both architecture and furniture design.
Provenance
Architect Hans Asplund (1921-1994).
Thence by descent to his son, diplomat and UN ambassador Bo Asplund (1950-2024).
Thence by descent to the present owner.
Literature
Ingegerd Henschen & Stig Blomberg, "Svenskt Möbellexikon", Förlagshuset Norden AB 1961, p. 162-163.
Filippo Alison...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Sweden - Seating
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Rolf Rastad & Adolf Relling sofa produced by Arnestad Bruk in Norway
By Adolf Relling and Rolf Rastad
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare sofa designed by Rolf Rastad & Adolf Relling. Produced by Arnestad Bruk in Norway.
Category
1950s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sweden - Seating
Materials
Wool, Teak
Finn Juhl Armchairs Produced by Søren Willadsen Møbelfabrik in Denmark
By Finn Juhl
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Very rare set of 6 armchairs designed by Finn Juhl. Produced by Søren Willadsen Møbelfabrik in Denmark.
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sweden - Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wool, Rosewood
Ilmari Tapiovaara, `Pirkka` Stools 4 Pieces, 1970s
By Ilmari Tapiovaara
Located in Stockholm, SE
Four stools, model Pirkka designed by Imari Tapiovaara, Finland, 1970s.
Dining set also available, 4 pieces. See last two pictures.
Category
1970s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sweden - Seating
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century Late Gustavian chair
Located in SE
Chair made in Sweden about 1800. The original and first secondary color give the chairs surface indigenous textures. The seat is original as well as the leather.
Category
Early 1800s Swedish Gustavian Antique Sweden - Seating
Materials
Pine
Easy Chairs Attributed to Uno Åhrén or Björn Trädgårdh by Svenskt Tenn in Sweden
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare pair of easy chairs attributed to Uno Åhrén or Björn Trädgårdh. Produced by Svenskt Tenn in Sweden.
Category
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sweden - Seating
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Erik Chambert Armchairs Produced by Chamberts Möbelfabriker in Norrköping
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare pair of armchairs designed by Erik Chambert. Produced by Chamberts Möbelfabriker in Norrköping, Sweden.
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sweden - Seating
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Hans Olsen Attributed Pair of Easy Chairs Produced in Denmark
By Hans Olsen
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare pair of easy chairs attributed to Hans Olsen. Produced in Denmark.
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sweden - Seating
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Ana Sculpted Chair by Sizar Alexis
By Sizar Alexis
Located in Geneve, CH
Ana sculpted chair by Sizar Alexis
Limited Edition of 35
Dimensions: Length 62cm, width 50cm,
height 72cm, seat height: 45cm
Comes in black, white stained and
natural pine plywood
Signed and numbered pieces.
Delivery time 4-6 weeks
About Sizar Alexis
Sizar Alexis is a Swedish-Iraqi product and furniture designer that experiments with objects that display serenity through geometrical shapes, while
remaining robust in volume. His trademark style is built on creating objects
bear a strong character, accomplished through the use of raw and imperfect surfaces in combination with a deep interest in Brutalism and the rich
cultural and architectural heritage from ancient Mesopotamia...
Category
2010s Swedish Modern Sweden - Seating
Materials
Wood
Gilbert Marklund Stools Produced by Furusnickarn AB in Sweden
By Gilbert Marklund
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare pair of stools designed by Gilbert Marklund. Produced by Furusnickarn AB in Sweden.
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sweden - Seating
Materials
Pine
Ingvar Hildingsson Stool Produced by Ingvar Hildingsson in Sweden
By Ingvar Hildingsson
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare stool designed by Ingvar Hildingsson. Produced by Ingvar Hildingsson in Sweden.
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sweden - Seating
Materials
Birch
Illum Wikkelsø Stool Model 91 Produced by Michael Laursen in Aarhus, Denmark
By Illum Wikkelsø
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare stool model 91 designed by Illum Wikkelsø. Produced by Michael Laursen in Aarhus, Denmark.
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sweden - Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wool, Rosewood
Easy Chair Designed by Otto Shulz, for Boet, Sweden, 1940s
By Otto Schulz
Located in Stockholm, SE
Easy chair designed by Otto Shulz, for Boet,
Sweden. 1940s.
Wool upholstery and lacquered wood.
Measurements:
H: 69.5 cm / 2' 3 1/4"
W: 78 cm / 2' 6 3/4...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Sweden - Seating
Materials
Wool, Wood
ItooRaba Lounge Chair by Sizar Alexis
By Sizar Alexis
Located in Geneve, CH
ItooRaba lounge chair by Sizar Alexis
Dimensions: length 60cm, width 60cm,
height 70cm, seat height: 37cm
Comes in stained black, white and natural pine
Signed pieces.
A furni...
Category
2010s Swedish Modern Sweden - Seating
Materials
Wood
Small Lahmu Console by Sizar Alexis
By Sizar Alexis
Located in Geneve, CH
Small Lahmu Console by Sizar Alexis
Limited edition of 10
Dimensions: D 40 x W 44 x H 36 cm
Materials: Solid natural oak.
Available in natural cherry, natural oak, or black stained ...
Category
2010s Swedish Modern Sweden - Seating
Materials
Oak
Pair of easy chairs in white and black lacquered wood produced in Denmark
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare pair of easy chairs designed by unknown designer. Produced in Denmark.
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sweden - Seating
Materials
Brass
Easy Chair by Svante Skogh, 1950s
By Svante Skogh
Located in Göteborg, SE
An unusual armchair designed by Svante Skogh.
The armchair has a black-painted frame and original fabric. There is patina on the fabric, but is fully functional.
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sweden - Seating
Materials
Wood
Arne Jacobsen Dining Chairs Model 3107 and Two Armchairs Model 3207
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Set of four dining chairs model 3107 and two armchairs model 3207 designed by Arne Jacobsen. Produced by Fritz Hansen in Denmark.
Category
1950s Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sweden - Seating
Materials
Steel
Burned Ode Chair by Sizar Alexis
By Sizar Alexis
Located in Geneve, CH
Burned ode chair by Sizar Alexis
Signed and numered
Edition of 12
Dimensions: Length 45 x width 55 x height 74 cm
Materials: Burned pine wood
The hexagon has more to it than we think, and some of the aspects of this shape are still
mysterious. The series is an ode to the aesthetics that I fell in love with in a geometrical
sculptural works of art and the interesting perfect form of the historical hexagon. It's
fascinating how hexagons are part of our life but fail to realize this. It all comes down to the
element that is present throughout our body, and that is carbon.
The use of the form dates back to ancient mesopotamia...
Category
2010s Swedish Modern Sweden - Seating
Materials
Pine
Eric Sigfrid Persson Sunbed / Lounge Chair Produced in Sweden
By Eric Sigfrid Persson
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare sunbed / lounge chair designed by Eric Sigfrid Persson. Produced in Sweden.
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sweden - Seating
Materials
Aluminum
Contemporary Art Abstract Forged Tin Chair, Leather Seat by Lucas Tyra Morten
By Lucas Morten
Located in Geneve, CH
Rymd Chair by Lucas Tyra Morten
2023
Limited Edition of 29
Dimensions: W 55 x D 53 x H 110 cm
Material: Fiberglass, Tin, Leather
Occupying the limi...
Category
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Sweden - Seating
Materials
Other
Stools Probably Produced in Sweden
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare pair of stools by unknown designer. Probably produced in Sweden.
Category
1950s European Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sweden - Seating
Materials
Pine
Chairs Attributed to Helge Vestergaard-Jensen by Cabinetmaker Thysen Nielsen
By Helge Vestergaard-Jensen
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Unique chairs attributed to Helge Vestergaard-Jensen. Produced by cabinetmaker Thysen Nielsen in Denmark.
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sweden - Seating
Materials
Nylon, Cord, Cherry
Stool Designed by Calle Warfvinge, Sweden, Contemporary
Located in Stockholm, SE
Stool designed by Calle Warfvinge,
Sweden.
Contemporary.
Ash.
Unique.
Engraved ‘CW’.
This contemporary Swedish stool is a work of unparalleled craftsmanship. Calle Warfvinge ca...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Sweden - Seating
Materials
Ash
Contemporary Faded Stool in Pine Wood by Erik Olovsson
By Erik Olovsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Stool made in pine wood with a fading effekt made with two colors of spray paint.
Category
2010s Swedish Modern Sweden - Seating
Materials
Pine
Stool designed by Mogens Lassen for K. Thomsen, Denmark, 1942
By Mogens Lassen
Located in Stockholm, SE
Stool designed by Mogens Lassen for K. Thomsen,
Denmark, 1942.
Teak.
Stamped.
Model presented at The Copenhagen Cabinetmakers' Guild Exhibition at Designmuseum Denmark, 1942.
H: ...
Category
1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sweden - Seating
Materials
Teak
Large Natural Tupp Barstool by Storängen Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Large natural tupp barstool by Storängen Design.
Dimensions: D 45 x W 45 x H 102 x SH 82 cm.
Materials: birch wood, nickel plated steel.
Also available in other colors.
Give th...
Category
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Sweden - Seating
Materials
Steel
Ana Sculpted Chair by Sizar Alexis
By Sizar Alexis
Located in Geneve, CH
Ana sculpted chair by Sizar Alexis
Limited Edition of 35
Dimensions: length 62cm, width 50cm,
height 72cm, seat height: 45cm
Comes in black, white stained and
natural pine plywood
Signed and numbered pieces.
Delivery time 4-6 weeks
About Sizar Alexis
Sizar Alexis is a Swedish-Iraqi product and furniture designer that experiments with objects that display serenity through geometrical shapes, while
remaining robust in volume. His trademark style is built on creating objects
bear a strong character, accomplished through the use of raw and imperfect surfaces in combination with a deep interest in Brutalism and the rich
cultural and architectural heritage from ancient Mesopotamia. He uses
the delicate character of noble materials juxtaposed with Brutalist angular
shapes to create objects that Stand the test of time.
Background and history
Sizar Alexis was born in Ankawa, just outside the city of Erbil in northern
Iraq. His Chaldean roots puts his lineage in a straight line back to 5000 BC...
Category
2010s Swedish Modern Sweden - Seating
Materials
Wood
Brutalist Sculpted Edge Chair in Plywood and Leather Seat by Lucas Tyra Morten
By Lucas Morten
Located in Geneve, CH
Raka Chair by Lucas Tyra Morten
2022
Limited Edition of 18
Dimensions: W 46 x D 55 x H 90 cm
Material: Plywood, Tin, Leather
Lucas MortenOccupying ...
Category
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Sweden - Seating
Materials
Tin
Black Tupp Barstool by Storängen Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Black Tupp barstool by Storängen Design
Dimensions: D 41 x W 41 x H 85 x SH 65 cm
Materials: birch wood, nickel plated steel.
Also available in other colors.
Give the bar some ...
Category
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Sweden - Seating
Materials
Steel
ItooRaba Stool by Sizar Alexis
By Sizar Alexis
Located in Geneve, CH
ItooRaba stool by Sizar Alexis
Signed
Dimensions: length 40 x width 40 x height 38cm
seat height: 42cm
Comes in stained black, white and natural pine
A furniture series tha...
Category
2010s Swedish Modern Sweden - Seating
Materials
Wood
Itooraba Stool by Sizar Alexis
By Sizar Alexis
Located in Geneve, CH
ItooRaba stool by Sizar Alexis
Signed
Dimensions: length 40 x width 40 x height 38cm.
seat height: 42cm
Comes in stained black, white and natural pine.
A furniture series t...
Category
2010s Swedish Modern Sweden - Seating
Materials
Wood
ItooRaba Dining Chair by Sizar Alexis
By Sizar Alexis
Located in Geneve, CH
ItooRaba dining chair by Sizar Alexis
Signed
Dimensions: Length 36 x width 47 x height 77cm
Seat height 42cm
Comes in stained black, white and natural pine
A furniture serie...
Category
2010s Swedish Modern Sweden - Seating
Materials
Wood
Large Natural Blossom Bar Chair by Storängen Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Large Natural Blossom bar chair by Storängen Design
Dimensions: D 45 x W 44 x H 99 x SH 82 cm
Materials: birch wood, steel.
Available in other colors and sizes. With or without ba...
Category
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Sweden - Seating
Materials
Steel
Late 18th Century Swivel Chair
Located in SE
The swivel chair is made in Sweden about 1770:s. It is in a good condition and a practical functional chair.
Category
1770s Swedish Rococo Antique Sweden - Seating
Materials
Birch, Pine
Ode Three-Legged Stool by Sizar Alexis
By Sizar Alexis
Located in Geneve, CH
Ode three-legged stool by Sizar Alexis
Signed and numbered
Edition of 12
Dimensions: Length 45 x width 45 x height 40 cm
Materials: Burned pine wood
The hexagon has more to it than we think, and some of the aspects of this shape are still
mysterious. The series is an ode to the aesthetics that I fell in love with in a geometrical
sculptural works of art and the interesting perfect form of the historical hexagon. It's
fascinating how hexagons are part of our life but fail to realize this. It all comes down to the
element that is present throughout our body, and that is carbon.
The use of the form dates back to ancient Mesopotamia...
Category
2010s Swedish Modern Sweden - Seating
Materials
Pine
Oak Lahmu Y Stool by Sizar Alexis
By Sizar Alexis
Located in Geneve, CH
Oak Lahmu Y stool by Sizar Alexis
Limited Edition of 10 Pieces
Dimensions: D 70 x W 90 x H 50 cm
Materials: Burned American Oak.
Available in natural cherry, natural oak, or burned ...
Category
2010s Swedish Modern Sweden - Seating
Materials
Oak
Large White Tupp Barstool by Storängen Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Large White Tupp barstool by Storängen Design
Dimensions: D 45 x W 45 x H 102 x SH 82 cm
Materials: birch wood, nickel plated steel.
Also available in other colors.
Give the ba...
Category
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Sweden - Seating
Materials
Steel
Large Green Blossom Bar Chair by Storängen Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Large Green Blossom bar chair by Storängen Design
Dimensions: D 45 x W 44 x H 99 x SH 82 cm
Materials: birch wood, steel.
Available in other colors and sizes. With or without back...
Category
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Sweden - Seating
Materials
Steel
Natural Blossom Barstool by Storängen Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Natural blossom barstool by Storängen Design
Dimensions: D 43 x W 43 x H 65 x SH 65 cm.
Materials: birch wood, steel.
Available in other colors and...
Category
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Sweden - Seating
Materials
Steel
Natural Stand by Me Pouf by Storängen Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Natural Stand By Me pouf by Storängen Design
Dimensions: D 74 x W 74 x H 42 cm
Materials: birch wood, fabric.
Available in other colors and fabrics.
Available to convine with Sta...
Category
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Sweden - Seating
Materials
Fabric, Birch
Natural and Orange Stand by Me Sofa by Storängen Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Natural and Orange stand By Me sofa by Storängen Design
Dimensions: D 222 x W 74 x H 73 x SH 42 cm
Materials: birch wood, fabric.
Available in other colors and fabrics. With fixed...
Category
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Sweden - Seating
Materials
Fabric, Birch
Natural Lillängen Birch Chair by Storängen Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Natural Lillängen birch chair by Storängen Design
Dimensions: D 52 x W 71 x H 85 x SH 42 cm
Materials: birch wood
Also available in other colors, with seat and back cushion.
Li...
Category
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Sweden - Seating
Materials
Birch
Pouf Skull – Unique Swedish Contemporary Textile Sculpture by Andréason & Leibel
By Andréason & Leibel
Located in Arlöv, SE
A big and gentle pouf with a distinctive presence, energizing any environment it is put in. Smooth, sculptural, graphic, and bold, it is the result of merging modern technology with ...
Category
2010s Swedish Modern Sweden - Seating
Materials
Leather, Fabric
Ana Sculpted Chair by Sizar Alexis
By Sizar Alexis
Located in Geneve, CH
Ana sculpted chair by Sizar Alexis
Limited Edition of 35
Dimensions: Length 62cm, width 50cm,
height 72cm, seat height: 45cm
Comes in black, white stained and
natural pine plywood
Signed and numbered pieces.
Delivery time 4-6 weeks
About Sizar Alexis
Sizar Alexis is a Swedish-Iraqi product and furniture designer that experiments with objects that display serenity through geometrical shapes, while
remaining robust in volume. His trademark style is built on creating objects
bear a strong character, accomplished through the use of raw and imperfect surfaces in combination with a deep interest in Brutalism and the rich
cultural and architectural heritage from ancient Mesopotamia. He uses
the delicate character of noble materials juxtaposed with Brutalist angular
shapes to create objects that Stand the test of time.
Background and history
Sizar Alexis was born in Ankawa, just outside the city of Erbil in northern
Iraq. His Chaldean roots puts his lineage in a straight line back to 5000 BC...
Category
2010s Swedish Modern Sweden - Seating
Materials
Wood
Small Lahmu Console by Sizar Alexis
By Sizar Alexis
Located in Geneve, CH
Small Lahmu Console by Sizar Alexis
Limited Edition of 10
Dimensions: D 40 x W 44 x H 36 cm
Materials: Solid natural oak.
Available in natural cherry, natural oak, or black stained ...
Category
2010s Swedish Modern Sweden - Seating
Materials
Oak
Early 19th Century Late Gustavian pair of gilded stools, made in Stockholm
By Ephraim Stahl
Located in SE
A pair of banquets made in Stockholm, Sweden, about 1810.
The banquetes are gilded, with sable formed legs. The legs corner are decorated with fleurons. As well as the sideboards, w...
Category
Early 1800s Swedish Gustavian Antique Sweden - Seating
Materials
Birch
10 late 18th Century Rococo chairs made in Stockholm
Located in SE
A set of 10 similar Rococo chairs made in Stockholm, about 1770. The chairs are made in alder, that is a very light wood.
In Stockholm they made chairs that are very similar and i...
Category
1770s Swedish Rococo Antique Sweden - Seating
Materials
Birch
Mid Century rectangular oak stool
Located in Stockholm, SE
Oak.
H: 33 cm/ 13"
W: 37 cm / 1' 2 1/2"
D: 27.5 cm / 10 3/4''
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Sweden - Seating
Materials
Oak
Stool ‘The Unrockable’ designed by Hans Sandgren Jakobsen, Werner Denmark, 2010s
By Hans Sandgren Jakobsen
Located in Stockholm, SE
Stool ‘The Unrockable’ designed by Hans Sandgren Jakobsen for Werner
Denmark, 2010s
Solid ash.
Stamped.
H:47 cm / 18 1/2''
W: 74 cm / 2' 5''
D: 38 cm / 15''
Category
2010s Danish Sweden - Seating
Materials
Ash
Chairs Sweden Karl Johan
Located in New York, NY
4 chairs made during the Karl Johan period 1820-1840 in Sweden. Later painted in Laserow Black. Two C-formations in the back hold together with a fleuron.
Category
Early 19th Century Karl Johan Antique Sweden - Seating
Materials
Wood
1940s Swedish Modern Armchair – Sculptural Wooden Arms and Upholstered Seat
Located in Stockholm, SE
Armchair, anonymous,
Sweden, 1940s.
Fabric and birch.
Measurements:
H: 100 cm / 3’ 3 1/2’’
W: 66 cm / 2’ 2’’
D: 92 cm / 3’ 1/4’’
SH: 47 cm / 18 1/2’’
AH: 59 cm / 23 1/4’’
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Sweden - Seating
Materials
Fabric, Birch
Hans Olsen ''9015'' Suede Easy Chair for Gärsnäs
By Gärsnäs Mobler, Hans Olsen
Located in Göteborg, SE
Fantastically comfortable and well-designed armchair by Hans Olsen for Gärsnäs, 1960s.
The armchair has been reupholstered and we have reupholstered it with a beige suede-like fabri...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sweden - Seating
Materials
Suede, Oak, Teak
Set of Six Chairs Designed by Josef Frank for Svensk Tenn, Model 725, Sweden
By Svenskt Tenn, Josef Frank
Located in Stockholm, SE
Set of six chairs designed by Josef Frank for Svensk Tenn, Model 725.
Sweden. 1938.
Mahogany and original leather.
Literature: Kristina Wängberg Eriksson, Jan Christer Eriksson, "Josef Frank Möbelformgivaren", Carlsson Bokförlag, Stockholm 2014, p. K 18
H: 90 cm
W: 58 cm
D: 63 cm
SH: 43 cm
Armrest height: 69 cm (at the highest point)
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
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sweden - Seating
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Set of Three Unique Easy Chairs Designed by Frits Schlegel, Denmark, 1949
Located in Stockholm, SE
Set of three easy chairs designed by Frits Schlegel,
Denmark, 1949.
Textile upholstery and rosewood.
Unique.
Provenance: Designed for the Nyegaard Villa Strandvejen, Denmark.
Elo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sweden - Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Rosewood
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From his massive collaborative workshop in a former paper factory, the designer concocts funky furniture from disused materials, as well as luxe hotel interiors like the new Mix Brussels.
Rock Your Cares Away on This Sunny Hand-Crocheted Swing
The boho-chic Enchanted Forest Swing, handmade by marginalized women from Turkey and Syria, is uplifting in every way.
Learn Why Designer Maarten Baas Set This Charles Rennie Mackintosh Chair on Fire
What happens when you do something to a piece of furniture that you shouldn’t? It becomes an entirely new object.