a pair of "Oh Boy" chairs, Nordiska kompaniet, Sweden 1931.
Stained birch, marked with metal label NK R33926 - C24 9 31, height 88 cm, seat height 45 cm.
Wear.
The model was designed in 1929 and exhibited at the Stockholm exhibition in 1930.
Axel Einar Hjorth was one of Sweden's most significant furniture designers during the Swedish Grace era. He is also known for designing the so-called sports cabin furniture in pine.
Head designer of NK (Nordiska Kompaniet) furniture department 1927-38. His first significant project was NK's exclusive showcase at the International World Fair in Barcelona in 1929, where he presented the cabinet 'Louis' and the model 'Caesar'. In the 1930's he designed more basic models for serial production and rustic furniture in pinewood.
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