CARL-AXEL ACKING, a sofa probably executed by cabinetmaker Albin Johansson for The Stockholm Cabinet makers association ca 1942.
Upholstered in brown velvet, base in mahogany, length 200, depth 60, seat height 38, height 70 cm.
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J Winning (red), "Specialnummer av Tidskrift för Snickeri och Möbelkonst", 1942, opaginerad.
Soffan ritades av Carl-Axel Acking för Stockholms Stads Hantverksförenings Jubileumsutställning år 1942.
Carl-Axel Acking (1910-2001) was an architect and designer. Acking is considered one of the most influential designers and architects in Sweden during the 1930s-50s. Acking's furniture and lighting fixtures have been manufactured by, among others, Stockholms Hantverksförening, Svenska Möbelfabrikerna in Bodafors and KF. He also had an important role in Nordiska Kompaniet's furniture department during the 1940-50s, where he designed the iconic 'Trienna' chair, among other things. Acking had an early breakthrough at the World Exhibition in Paris in 1937, and had many prestigious assignments in the following years. Acking was one of the main architects behind the exhibition H55 i Helsingborg and held significant positions within the Swedish architect and design world.
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