Josef Frank
Josef Frank, a model "B2255" bookshelf, Firma Svenskt Tenn, post 1985.
Two-part, white and green lacquered with walnut and brass details, adjustable shelves, maker's mark Josef Frank Svenskt Tenn. Width 100 cm, depth 50.5 cm, total height 226 cm. Key included.
Slightly faded, minor wear, marks.
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Model B2255 designed by Josef Frank in 1943.
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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