Axel Einar Hjorth
An Axel Einar Hjorth chest of drawers, for E Pettersson Möbleringsaffär, Gävle, 1920's.
Veneered with palisander, stained birch and other different woods. Width 100 cm, depth 45,5 cm, height 76 cm. Key included.
Damages around keyholes, wear, the legs with some veneer losses.
Literature
Otto Schulz (red), "Tidskriften Boet", 1928, jfr liknande byrå avbildad sid 170.
Designer
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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