An Axel Einar Hjorth 'Sandhamn' stained and lacquered pine table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden post 1931.
Maker's metal label NK 35845 - C24670, measurements 100 x 45 cm, height 74 cm.
Wear, some small damages, later lacquer.
Café Brostugan, Kärsön, Sweden.
The model Sandhamn was designed in 1929. According to the NK Archives, the design of this table is dated 31/7/1931 and ordered by Meister Sven.
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Axel Einar Hjorth is considered one of Sweden's most significant furniture designers during the 1920s and 30s. Hjorth's early employers included Svenska Möbelfabrikerna in Bodafors and the Stockholm Crafts Association. The big breakthrough came as chief architect for Nordiska Kompaniet, a position he took up in 1927 and held until 1938. Hjorth's first major assignment was the Nordiska Kompaniet's lavish stand at the World Exhibition in Barcelona in 1929, to then participate in several major international exhibitions during the following decade. In 1929, Hjorth also breaks new ground and designs the first series of rustic furniture in stained pine, the so-called sports cabin furniture that was named "Lovö", "Utö" and "Sandhamn" after the islands in the Stockholm archipelago.
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