Josef Frank atributed to, chair rocking chair, possibly 1930s
Oak. Height 64 cm, seat height 35 cm, width 53 cm, depth 60 cm. Runners are missing.
Wear due to age and use. Stains. Marks. Minor damages. Runners are missing.
This chair / rocking chair is not represented in the company Svenskt Tenn arcive in Stockholm. The curator Per Ahldén does not ruel out that it is a chair drawn for Josef Franks own previous business in Vienna, 'Haus und Garten'. However is there a picture of it as a rocking chair in the Swedisg magazine 'Hem och Trädgård' from 1930s. In a setting with exclusively Josef Frank designed objects.
Josef Frank was born in Austria and studied architecture in Vienna. As an architect, he worked with private home areas, villas and apartment buildings. In 1925 he started his own interior design firm Haus und Garten together with two architect colleagues. In connection with the advance of the Nazis, he emigrated to Sweden and was employed in 1934 at Svenskt Tenn. After the outbreak of World War II, Josef Frank, who came from a Jewish family, was forced into exile in New York. At Svenskt Tenn, he made an impact on the product range for four decades; especially when it comes to furniture and fabric prints.
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