Carl-Axel Acking
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a sofa, "NK Hantverk", Nordiska Kompaniet, 1940-tal. Provenance Carl-Axel Acking.
Base in mahogany, upholstered seat covered in woolen textile, marked CAA (Carl-Axel Acking), height 74 cm, length 150 cm, seat height 41 cm.
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Provenance
Carl-Axel Acking.
Literature
Form: Svenska slöjdföreningens tidskrift, Svenska slöjdföreningen, Stockholm, 1948, no 4, p. 56.
More information
Reportedly, the sofa and a cabinet were the first common pieces of furniture that Acking and his wife Gullan Dahlström had built for the new homestead. The sofa is pictured from the couple's villa in Djursholm (1945) Swedish Furniture 1890-1990.
Designer
Carl-Axel Acking is considered one of the most influential Swedish architects and designers during the 1930s-50s. Acking's furniture and lighting fixtures have been produced by, among others, Svenska Möbelfabrikerna in Bodafors, the Kooperativa Förbundet in Stockholm and Bröderna Malmströms Metallvarufabrik in Malmö, as well as by several cabinetmakers for the Stockholm Crafts Association. He also had an important role in Nordiska Kompaniet's furniture department during the 1940-50s where he designed the iconic "Trienna" chair. Acking had an early breakthrough at the World Exhibition in Paris in 1937, and had many prestigious assignments in the following years. Acking was one of the main architects behind the H55 exhibition in Helsingborg in 1955 and held significant positions within the Swedish world of architecture and design.
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