Otto Schulz
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a pair of Swedish Grace cabinets for Boet, Gothenburg 1930's.
Veneered in variations of birch, bronze handles in the shape of tassles, interior with a glass shelf and drawers, height 153 cm, width 91 cm, depth 33 cm. Key included.
Minor wear and repairs to veneer.
Literature
Compare Boet: månadsskrift för hemkultur, hantverk och konstindustri, Boet, Göteborg, 1935, p 209.
The cabinets were part of a serie of combination furnture all designed by Otto Schulz and could be ordered with alternate bases/cabinets and sideboards.
Designer
Otto Schulz (1882-1970) was a German-born designer and architect who spent the majority of his life working in Gothenburg. In 1920, Schulz founded the company Boet together with Adolf Nordenberg, which became a highly influential interior and furniture manufacturer. Schulz's daring aesthetics have a multifaceted character that has contributed to important elements in both the Swedish Grace and Swedish Modern concepts. Schulz also published the magazine Boet, which, along with the store and business, helped to cement his role as central in interior design contexts. Some of Schulz's characteristics included developing techniques for which he took out patents, such as Bopoint, Bosaik, and Botarsia, all of which contributed to the furniture's distinctive aesthetics and quality.
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