Otto Schulz
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a Swedish Modern cabinet on stand, Boet, Gothenburg, Sweden, 1940.
The upper part covered in a terracotta coloured leather, brass nails in a geometrical pattern, the doors with reserves containing a monogram and the year 1940, the reverse marked BOET as is the enclosed original key. Length 98 cm, depth 40 cm, height 150 cm.
Minor stains and wear.
Provenance
The cabinet is depicted in a watercolour in the collections of the Röhsska Museum, Gothenburg as shown in the livingroom of "Villa Ericsson, Aspenäs" (in Lerum, outside Gothenburg).
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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