Axel Einar Hjorth
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a Swedish Grace version of the model 'Borgen' table, Nordiska Kompaniet 1930s.
Palisander and ebonised wood. Height 62 cm, diameter 35 cm.
Minor wear.
Provenance
Fredrik Anderzon, manager of the brewery Nässjö Bryggeri 1936-1964. He had a modernist summerhouse designed for him in 1936. These pieces of furniture formed part of the interior decoration.
Exhibitions
This model was shown at the 1930 Stockholm Exhibition in the Nordiska Kompaniet showrooms for the more luxurious interiors. This is a version where the steel base is replaced by an ebonised one.
Designer
Axel Einar Hjorth is considered one of Sweden's most significant furniture designers during the 1920s and 30s. Hjorth's early employers included Svenska Möbelfabrikerna in Bodafors and the Stockholm Crafts Association. The big breakthrough came as chief architect for Nordiska Kompaniet, a position he took up in 1927 and held until 1938. Hjorth's first major assignment was the Nordiska Kompaniet's lavish stand at the World Exhibition in Barcelona in 1929, to then participate in several major international exhibitions during the following decade. In 1929, Hjorth also breaks new ground and designs the first series of rustic furniture in stained pine, the so-called sports cabin furniture that was named "Lovö", "Utö" and "Sandhamn" after the islands in the Stockholm archipelago.
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