a "Record" side table for Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1933.
Base in tubular steel with two table tops in beech and macassar wood, marked with metal label NK R 36927 – C 12733, height 64 cm, diameter 57-80 cm.
Minor wear.
Bengt Lundberg, "Arts and Crafts at the Swedish Chicago Exposition 1933", Stockholm 1933, compare p 34.
Axel Einar Hjorth was one of Sweden's most significant furniture designers during the Swedish Grace era. He is also known for designing the so-called sports cabin furniture in pine.
Head designer of NK (Nordiska Kompaniet) furniture department 1927-38. His first significant project was NK's exclusive showcase at the International World Fair in Barcelona in 1929, where he presented the cabinet 'Louis' and the model 'Caesar'. In the 1930's he designed more basic models for serial production and rustic furniture in pinewood.
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