Margareta Köhler
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a set of three cabinets for Futurum, Stockholm 1938.
Veneered with sycamore, oak interior, white metal handles. Marked with crayon to the back: Lägenhet II B. Height 97,5 cm, each section with 65 cm, depth 34 cm. Key included.
Slight wear.
Provenance
Dr Sten Lapidus, Dr Hedvid Müller-Lapidus.
These cabinets were ordered for the couple Lapidus first appartment at Baltzar von Platens gata 6 in Stockholm 1938. The cabinets were placed in the living room along one long side, the one in the middle with a leaf to be used as an extra writing space.
Literature
Sigrid Eklund Nyström, "Möbelarkitekt på 1930-talet - Om inredningsfirman FUTURUM och hur en ny yrkesgrupp etablerar sig", Nordiska museets handlingar 112, Uddevalla 1992, see the drawing of the interior aswell as two of the cabinets illustrated from the Müller-Lapidus appartment, Baltzar von Platens gata 6 in Stockholm, pp 284-286.
More information
The interior design company "Futurum" was one of the many interior design companies that started business in Sweden post the 1930 Stockholm exhibition. Futurum was founded in 1934 by Margareta Köhler and Marie-Louise Idestam-Blomberg. The philosophy for their business was based upon the modernistic, or if you wish functionalistic, ideals that were introduced at the 1930 Stockholm Exhibition. The furniture should not be put in an interior for merely decorative purposes but based upon the client's actual needs and designed with their function as a major target.
Margareta Köhler was the main designer of the furniture produced by Futurum. Their aim was to create a unity with the furniture, textiles, lighting etc. Despite really good reviews from both clients and critics, Futurum had to shut down the business in 1941 due to financial problems.