Axel Einar Hjorth
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probably, a curved sofa, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Brown textile, profiled feet in black stained wood, height 73 cm, seat height 42 cm, width 160 x 130 cm.
Later upholstery, 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 funiture formed part of the interior decoration.
More information
This sofa is from the same home as the tables and bookshelf 1381969, 1381971 and 1381970, ordered by Fredrik Anderzon. According the Nordiska Kompaniet archives 'Dir Andersson' ordered a sofa in 1934, this might be the one, nr 38369 ordered by Dir Andersson 20 11 1934.
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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