Axel Einar Hjorth
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a 'Lido' three-seated upholstered sofa, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930's.
Reupholstered in grey/beige velvet, black wooden base. Marked with metal label: NK R 36668 - C 24 10 32. Length ca 216 cm, depth 85 cm, height ca 71 cm.
Wear, stains.
Literature
Christian Björk, Thomas Ekström, Eric Ericson, 'Axel Einar Hjorth Möbelarkitekt', Signum 2009, see the model illustrated p
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According to the NK Archives, the design is dated 27/6/1932.
Designer
Axel Einar Hjorth is considered one of Sweden's most significant furniture designers during the 1920s and 30s. Hjorth's early employers included Svenska Möbelfabrikerna in Bodafors and the Stockholm Crafts Association. The big breakthrough came as chief architect for Nordiska Kompaniet, a position he took up in 1927 and held until 1938. Hjorth's first major assignment was the Nordiska Kompaniet's lavish stand at the World Exhibition in Barcelona in 1929, to then participate in several major international exhibitions during the following decade. In 1929, Hjorth also breaks new ground and designs the first series of rustic furniture in stained pine, the so-called sports cabin furniture that was named "Lovö", "Utö" and "Sandhamn" after the islands in the Stockholm archipelago.
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