Josef Frank
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a set of seven "Linden's dining chairs", model "B 1039", Firma Svenskt Tenn, specially commissioned ca 1940.
Mahogany, lyre-shaped backrests with caning, seats with later upholstery in reddish-brown artificial leather. Height 82.5 cm, seat height 42.5 cm.
Later upholstery, repairs, damages, and wear.
Provenance
Specially commissioned ca 1940 for Notary Lindén's villa, Västerås, designed by Architect Sven Markelius and built in 1932. See the furniture depicted from the family album "Villa Bredablick - August 1967".
Thence by descent within the family.
Literature
"Det växande hemmet - många intressanta och knepiga detaljer i den luxuösa "Arken" på Käringbacken" (The growing home - many interesting and tricky details in the luxurious 'Arken' at Käringbacken), Westmanlands Läns tidning, Saturday, September 6, 1941, see the chairs depicted from Lindén's dining room, p. 19.
More information
The model was designed around 1940. In Svenskt Tenn's archive, the model is referred to as "Linden's dining chair." The model was later put into production with model number 1039.
Designer
Josef Frank was born in Austria and studied architecture in Vienna. As an architect, he worked with private home areas, villas and apartment buildings. In 1925 he started his own interior design firm Haus und Garten together with two architect colleagues. In connection with the advance of the Nazis, he emigrated to Sweden and was employed in 1934 at Svenskt Tenn. After the outbreak of World War II, Josef Frank, who came from a Jewish family, was forced into exile in New York. At Svenskt Tenn, he made an impact on the product range for four decades; especially when it comes to furniture and fabric prints.
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