a pair of stained pine book cases "Sport", Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930's.
Length 110 cm, depth 27 cm, height 71 cm.
Wear, later wooden detail.
An interior in the Stockholm archipelago furnished with Axel Einar Hjorths model "Sport", designed in 1933.
Drawing nr 37112 the book case "Sport" is dated March 6th 1933.
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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