a "Typenko", bookcase, for Nordiska kompaniet, 1932.
Stained birch, marked with label NK R 36109 C 25 8 31, height 65 cm, length 140 cm, depth 35 cm.
Wear and scratches.
Otto Schulz (red.), Boet: Månadsskrift för Hemkultur, Hantverk och Konstindustri, 1932, p. 193.
Christian Björk, Thomas Ekström & Eric Ericson, Axel Einar Hjorth - Möbelarkitekt, 2009, p. 122.
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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