Josef Frank
PALL, "modell 972", Josef Frank, Firma Svenskt Tenn, 1900-talets andra hälft.
Stomme av mahogny. Sits av skinn. Märkt med etikett. Sitthöjd 36 cm.
Smärre slitage. Några repor.
Muut tiedot
Modellen formgiven år 1940 och visades därefter på en utställning med egyptiskt tema. Pallens form gav den smeknamnet "Egyptiska pallen".
Suunnittelijat
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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