Otto Schulz
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a cabinet, Boet, Gothenburg, 1920s-30s.
Birch, partially dark-stained, sides and doors covered in reddish-brown leather with geometric nailhead decoration, so-called bopoint, interior with three fixed shelves. Height 108 cm, width 75 cm, depth 30.5 cm.
Provenance
Purchased at Firma Boet, Gothenburg.
Literature
Otto Schulz (ed.), "Boet: Månadsskrift för Hemkultur, Hantverk och Konstindustri", 1931, pp. 5-6, compare similar cabinets with the same type of nail decorations and leg constructions.
More information
Compare similar cabinet with the same type of bead nail decoration, sold at Bukowskis Modern Art & Design, auction 648, spring 2023.
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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