Josef Frank
Josef Frank, chair, model 637, Firma Svenskt Tenn.
Crafted from solid walnut with a padded seat in brown leather and pearl nailing along the edges. Height 101 cm, seat height 41 cm. Designed in 1936 by Josef Frank.
Localized wear. Marks. Scratches.
Literature
Marlene Ott-Wodni, "Josef Frank 1885-1967 Spatial Design and Furniture Design", 2015, compare p. 334.
Anita Du Rietz, "Everyday Beauty: Estrid Ericson and Svenskt Tenn", 2018, the model depicted from Svenskt Tenn's autumn exhibition 1944 p. 204.
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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