Otto Schulz
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a cabinet, "Paradiset", Boet, Gothenburg, 1952.
Dressed in blue artificial leather, with pearl nail decoration depicting "Paradise, Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden" composed by artist Gunnar Erik Ström (1892-1982). Stained oak base and top, interior with shelves and drawers, marked GG and dated 19 4 52. Height 165 cm, width 145,5 cm, depth including the base och top 48,5 cm. Key included.
Minor wear and slightly discolouration to surface.
Provenance
Georg and Gunlög Gustavsson, this cabinet was a wedding gift as of April 19th, 1952.
Literature
Compare, Björk, Christian, Geiger Ohlin, Erika & Nord, Anders, Otto Schulz: möbler och inredningar 1910-1950, First edition, Chr Förlag, Stockholm, 2022, p. 217.
More information
Otto Schulz chose to sell his company Boet in 1950 after a successful career. The furniture dealer and architect Nils Lindell took over the leadership. The cabinet in the auction was ordered in 1952 through Nils Lindell and Boet in Gothenburg.
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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