Axel Einar Hjorth
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a "Sandhamn" stained pine table with a limestone top, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1929.
Maker's metal label: AB NORDISKA KOMPANIET NK R 33848 - 10 6 29. Measurements, 74,5 x 45, height 56 cm.
The top with chips, the surrounding wooden mounts with replacements.
Saleroom notice
The top possibly later.
Literature
Björk, Christian, Ekström, Thomas & Ericson, Eric, 'Axel Einar Hjorth: möbelarkitekt', Signum, Stockholm 2009, p 129.
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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