Otto Schulz
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a pair of easy chairs, Boet, Gothenburg 1930s.
Dark stained bases and back leg, front white metal legs, recently reupholstered in beige fabric, height 73 cm, width 65.5-66 cm, seat height 43 cm.
Reupholstered and renovated.
Provenance
Marked underneath the base: "P. Lysing Norrtelje Köpte 1935" (P. Lysing Norrtelje bought 1935".
Literature
Otto Schulz (ed), Tidskriften Boet, Göteborg 1935. This and other "Bo-stoppmöbler" in the same manner ill. p. 161-169.
Björk, Christian, Geiger Ohlin, Erika & Nord, Anders, Otto Schulz: möbler och inredningar 1910-1950, Chr Förlag, Stockholm, 2022, see the model ill. in a watercolour, ca 1934, p 199.
Designer
Otto Schulz (1882-1970) was a German-born designer and architect who spent the majority of his life working in Gothenburg. In 1920, Schulz founded the company Boet together with Adolf Nordenberg, which became a highly influential interior and furniture manufacturer. Schulz's daring aesthetics have a multifaceted character that has contributed to important elements in both the Swedish Grace and Swedish Modern concepts. Schulz also published the magazine Boet, which, along with the store and business, helped to cement his role as central in interior design contexts. Some of Schulz's characteristics included developing techniques for which he took out patents, such as Bopoint, Bosaik, and Botarsia, all of which contributed to the furniture's distinctive aesthetics and quality.
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