a "Typenko" side table, probably executed for the World's Fair in Chicago 1933, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1933.
Stained birch, maker's mark with double plaques Made in Sweden NK 36117 C 9 2 33, SWEDEN. Height 70 cm, width 44 cm, depth 32 cm.
Wear, surface with damages.
Probably exhibited at the World's Fair in Chicago 1933.
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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