Otto Schulz
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a chest/bench, Boet, Gothenburg 1944.
Covered with antique patinated faux leather with decorative pearl nailing, known as "Bopoint," in a geometric composition with monograms for RER and RAR as well as dated 1944, the interior in birch with a sliding drawer, birch legs, stamped underneath BOET. Length 170 cm, depth 40 cm, height 45 cm. Key included.
Wear and general patina, small repair on the lid.
Provenance
Commissioned in 1944 and was part of a larger suite of furniture ordered from Boet for the original owner's family home in Lysekil during the 1940s.
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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