Otto Schulz
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a carpet, 'Knut-Bo matta', flossa, c 500 x 301 cm, Bo-textiles, Boet, Gothenburg, signed
Designed during the 1930s-1940s. Signed with Boet's symbol.
Literature
Christian Björk, Erika Geiger Ohlin, Anders Nord, "Otto Schulz Möbler och inredningar 1910-1952, Chr. Björk Förlag, Stockholm 2022. depicten in colour plate pp. 258 and 259.
Compare with the carpet designed for bank executive Thorsten Bengtsson in 1932, illustrated in a watercolour in the Otto Schulz collection preserved at the Röhsska Museum in Gothenburg, inventory number RKM 37:1375-1970.
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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