Josef Frank, a model B 860 bedframe, Firma Svenskt Tenn, mid 20th century.
Mahogany and mahogany-veneer. Length 200, width 99.5, height 84 cm. Measurements for mattress: length 193, width 94 cm.
Partly faded. Partly worn. Some veneer damages.
The model design during the 1940's.
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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