A bookshelf by Axel Einar Hjorth for Nordiska Kompaniets verkstäder (NK), Nyköping, late 1930's.
Width 1000, depth 27, height 95 cm.
Wear. Damages. Marks. A hole in the back. Stain from tape under one shelf.
Axel Einar Hjorth was one of Sweden's most significant furniture designers during the Swedish Grace era. He is also known for designing the so-called sports cabin furniture in pine.
Head designer of NK (Nordiska Kompaniet) furniture department 1927-38. His first significant project was NK's exclusive showcase at the International World Fair in Barcelona in 1929, where he presented the cabinet 'Louis' and the model 'Caesar'. In the 1930's he designed more basic models for serial production and rustic furniture in pinewood.
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