Axel Einar Hjorth
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a special commissioned 'Utö', table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1941.
Stained pine, a special commission with two leaves, marked with drawing number on one of the legs 42833, height 74 cm, width 69 cm, length 140 cm, 2 leaves à 55 cm, total length 250 cm.
Restored. Wear and marks, the legs with later varnish.
Provenance
According to the NK archives specially ordered by in 1941 by H. Axelsson-Johnsson.
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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