Axel Einar Hjorth
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A rare "Madame" armchair, Nordiska Kompaniet ca. 1930.
Upholstered in pink velvet, legs in stained birch. Height 76 cm, seat height 42 cm.
Wear, later upholstery and staining on the legs.
Exhibitions
The model was displayed at the Stockholm Exhibition 1930 in a bedroom interior designed by Hjorth, located in villa 42 designed by architect Carl Bergsten.
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Drawing number 34642 in Nordiska Kompaniet's customer ledger in the Nordic Museum's archive is recorded on 25 January 1930.
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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