Josef Frank, coffee table, model 1057, Svenskt Tenn, after 1985.
Asymmetrical table top veneered with elm burl. Base made of walnut. Branded AB ERIKSSON & SÖNER VRENA. Tray marked Svenskt Tenn Josef Frank. Approx. 90 x 92, height 47 cm.
Minor scratches and wear.
Svenskt Tenn
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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