Josef Frank
A CARPET, "Stream", tufted, ca 258 x 255,5 cm, designed by Josef Frank 1929 for "Haus und Garten".
The sketch belongs to the firm Johann Backhausen & Söhne in Vienna. The carpet "Stream" is made, according to information, under license by Almedahls. A label at the back.
Little wear, dirty, stains.
Literature
Compare with the exhibition catalogue at MAK (Österreichisches Museum für angewandte Kunst) "Josef Frank - Against Design", pages 220-221 and is there titled "Knotted carpet with a road motive".
Designer
Josef Frank was born in Austria and studied architecture in Vienna. As an architect, he worked with private home areas, villas and apartment buildings. In 1925 he started his own interior design firm Haus und Garten together with two architect colleagues. In connection with the advance of the Nazis, he emigrated to Sweden and was employed in 1934 at Svenskt Tenn. After the outbreak of World War II, Josef Frank, who came from a Jewish family, was forced into exile in New York. At Svenskt Tenn, he made an impact on the product range for four decades; especially when it comes to furniture and fabric prints.
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