Axel Einar Hjorth
Image rights
The artworks in this database are protected by copyright and may not be reproduced without the permission of the rights holders. The artworks are reproduced in this database with a license from Bildupphovsrätt.
For condition report contact specialist
a set of four "Futurum" chairs for Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, ca 1928.
Black lacquered wooden frame, seat and back in beige girths, height 110 cm.
Later girths, wear, the metal tags are missing.
Literature
Christian Björk, Thomas Ekström & Eric Ericson, "Axel Einar Hjorth: möbelarkitekt", Signum, Stockholm, 2009, p 71.
Dan Gordon, "Svenska stolar och dess formgivare 1899-2013", Nordstedt 2014, p 64.
More information
This model was designed in 1928.
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.
Read more