Otto Schulz, a table, Boet, Gothenburg, 1930s.
Stained birch. Two extension leaves. Length 140-214 cm, width 78 cm, height 75 cm.
Partly some wear and marks.
The model is illustrated in a watercolour in the Otto Schulz collection preserved at the Röhsska Museum in Gothenburg, inventory number RKM 37:1426-1970.
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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