Josef Frank, a model 1057 coffee table, AB Eriksson & Sönerin Vrena for Firma Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 2020's.
Tabletop with organic form, veneered with elm burr. Legs of walnut. Marked Svenskt Tenn Josef Frank and maker's mark AB Eriksson & Söner Vrena. Width 90, depth 90, height 46 cm.
Some scratches and a few marks and veneer damages. Some discoloured marks from a coloured pen.
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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