Josef Frank
Josef Frank, a model 500/A desk and a model 695 chair for Firma Svenskt Tenn, Sweden before 1985.
Desk in mahogany with five drawers, brass handles. One shelf on the backside. Length 180, depth 72, height 73 cm.
Chair i beech wood. Seat height 43 cm, height 85 cm.
Wear. Marks. Desk with veneer damages. Key missing.
Designer
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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