Josef Frank, a model "B2019" stool, Firma Svenskt Tenn, pre 1985.
Round upholstered seat, the four-part base of mahogany. Height ca 36 cm, diameter 56 cm.
Leg frame with repair underneath, seat with later upholstery, wear.
Marlene Ott-Wodni, Josef Frank 1885-1967 Interior Design and Furniture Design, 2015, the model depicted on p. 327.
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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