a "Skoga" stained pine stool, Nordiska Kompaniet 1930s.
Height 45 cm, diameter 40 cm.
Wear, minor dry cracks, drill holes under the seat.
Included in the purchase of a house. Part of the original interior of a log cabin in Sälen, built in 1939.
Catalog, "NK:s Sommarkatalog 1934 över Trädgårdsmöbler", 1934, model depicted (n.p.).
Designed in 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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