Josef Frank, a model B2112 bookcase, Firma Svenskt Tenn, post 1985.
Two-part bookcase veneered with mahogany. The upper part features five shelves, while the lower part includes a drawer and a pair of doors with shelving behind, brass fittings, branded and marked with a metal plaque: Svenskt Tenn Josef Frank. Width 100 cm, depth 45 cm, height 223 cm. Key included.
Minor wear. Marks.
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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