Josef Frank
Josef Frank, a pair of model 2025 chairs, Svenskt Tenn, designed in 1925.
Green lacquered. Open back with bamboo sticks. Loose upholstered seat. Labelled Josef Frank Svenskt Tenn. Seat height 46, height 96 cm.
Minor marks, wear. Minor loose at the joints. One with an inscription in ink on the underside.
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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