JOSEF FRANK, a brass and leather floor lamp model nr 2431
Height 130-160 cm.
Electrical function not tested. Insignificant wear.
Denna klassiska golvlampa kallades för ”Tre-spiralen” då den formgavs av Josef Frank 1938. 1939 ställdes den ut på Golden Gate utställningen i San Fransisco, och idag kallas den ”San Fransisco-lampan”.
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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