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PA AV O T Y NELL Ta b l e L a m p Circ a 195 0 s M o d el n o . 9212 b B ra s s , p er f o ra t e d bras s , le athe r wrapped stem Pro du c ed b y Taito O y
AX E L E I N AR H JOR T H ‘ S i b y l l a’ C hest of D ra w ers D esi g n ed a n d ex ec u t ed i n 1933 Pai n t ed p i n e a n d b i rc h M arkers rou n del t o i n si de, p l a qu e t o rea r P rodu c ed b y N ordi sk a Ko mp an i et
‘ S I BY L L A’ BY A X E L E I N A R H J O R T H Produc ed by Nordiska Kompaniet Swedi sh desi g n er Ax el E i n ar H j or t h i s best k n o w n f o r h i s work as c h i ef d esi g n er f or N ordi sk a Ko mp an i et , a l so k n ow n as NK . Hj or t h b ec a me c h i ef d esi g n er i n 1927 an d hel d t h i s posi ti on f o r mo re t h an 10 y ears. The d esi g n s he c rea t ed were use d t o ex h i b i t a t i mp o r t a n t f ai rs aro u n d t he w orl d , but were a l so u t i l i zed i n ma n y pu b l i c pl a c es su c h as hot el s, cafes, stores an d al so a person a l ra i l w ay c a rri a ge f or t he Shah of Persi a. Mu c h o f t he st a n d ard f u rn i t u re f o r N K w a s d esi g n ed by Hj or t h . The pi ec es w ere c on c ei v ed i n sev eral seri es di sti ngui shed b y t hei r mo del n a mes, of t en ref erri n g t o t hei r sourc es of i n spi rat i on . The “ S i by l l a ” seri es, o f w h i c h t h i s dresser an d day bed bel on g , w as desi g n ed i n 1933. Ax el Ei nar Hj or t h c a me t o d esi g n a f u rn i t u re c o l l ec t i o n dedi c a t ed to P ri nce ss S i b y l l a, w ho h a d c ome t o S w ed en i n t he f al l o f 1932 . The c o l l ec t i o n w a s l a u n c hed i n 1933 an d ex h i b i t ed at the sp ri n g 1933 N o rdi sk a Ko mp an i et ex h i bi t i o n . The archi val n u mb ers on t he p l a qu e on t he b ac k o f b o t h t he dresser a n d t he d ay bed rev ea l t h a t b o t h pi ec es w ere ea rl y ex ampl es, p ro du c ed i n 1933.
A XE L EI N A R H J O RT H ‘ S ib y l l a ’ Da y b e d D e s i g n ed a n d exe cute d in 1933 Pa int ed p i n e a nd birch, cas hme re uphol ster y M a rkers ro u n d el to in s ide , plaque to rear Pro du c ed b y Nordis k a Kompanie t
I SA M U NO G U CH I ‘A k ari ’ C ei l i n g L amp Circ a 195 0 M o d el n o . 3 6 N , de s igne d in 1951 Wa s h i p a p er, bamboo, lacque re d metal Pro du c ed b y Oze k i&Co. L td.
E T TO R E S OT TS ASS M iro r Circ a 195 0 Tu b ul a r b ra ss , m ir rore d glas s Pr int ed m a n u f a cture r ’s pape r labe l, d ated Pro du c ed b y S antambrogio & De Be r ti
PA L L E S U E N S O N Da n is h M o de r ni s t A rc hi te c t D a n is h a rc h i t ec t an d de s igne r Palle Sue nson was born i n 19 04 . A f t e r s t u d y i n g at the Royal Danis h Academ y of Fi ne Ar ts i n Co p en h a g en , he gaine d h is f irs t w or k ex peri enc e under the dire ct i o n o f Ka y Fis ke r and Kaj Got tlob. He began worki ng a s a n i n d ep en d e n t archite ct in 1930, b ut qui ckl y establ i shed h im s e l f a s a l ea ding mode r nis t arch ite c t i n Denm ark. H i s M o d e r nis t de s ign ae s the tic was of ten empl oy ed t o d e si g n p u b l i c buildings and places. One of hi s l arger c o m m i ss i o n s w a s the oce an lin e r M / S Venus, for whi c h Pal l e Su e nso n w a s c o mmis s ion e d to re de s ign the i nteri or af ter the s h ip wa s resu rrecte d an d re s tore d af te r Worl d War II. The shi p w a s s een a s a w a y to br ing nation al de si gn ac ross the Atl anti c a n d ai m ed t o p rov ide a luxur ious and al l - encompassi ng feel fo r t ra v el ers . A n o t her ex ample of a public commi ssi on was FLSm i dth’s he a d q u a r t ers i n Cope n hage n. In 195 6 , Pal l e Suenson d e s ig n ed t h i s c ele brate d building with i ts remarkabl e cl ean lin e s . The b u i l di ng is n ow an iconic par t of Copenhagen’s c it ys c a p e, w i t h i ts acclaime d re d br ick s. The Hum i dor cabi net w a s s p ec i a l l y p roduce d f or the he adquar ters.
PALLE S U E N S ON C a bi n et (H u mi d o r) 1957 S ol i d t ea k , a dj u st abl e c ed ar shel v es, h y gro met er P rov en a n c e: P rodu c ed f o r F. L. S mi dt h & C o . headqu a t ers, Vi g ersl ev Al l é, C open h agen , D en mark .
FLSmidth Headquaters, Palle Suenson, 1956, Kungliga Biblotek Denmark.
PA L L E S U ENS O N A d ju st a b l e P endant L amp Circ a 194 0 Pa int ed m et a l , pe r f orate d bras s , brass M a d e i n Den m ar k
Sketch, M/S Venus, Palle Suenson, 1948, Kungliga Biblotek Denmark.
SAS Hotel, Copenhagen, 1955, Aage Struwing, Kungliga Bibliotek Denmark.
A R NE J AC OB S E N D ro p C h a i r 1958 O r ig i n a l l ea t her, coppe r plate d s te e l Pro du c ed b y Fr itz H ans e n Pro v en a n c e: SAS Ro y a l H o t el in Cope nh age n , Sn ac kbar D a ns k M ø b el k uns t, Cope n hage n
OT TO S C H U LZ ‘ Pa ra di s e’ C a b ine t Circ a 194 0 L im e d o a k, l ea the re t te , ‘Bo-point’ d e c ora t i o n i n bras s n ails of ‘Adam a n d Ev e’, b y G unn ar E r ik Ström Pro du c ed b y B oe t
TA P I O W I R K K AL A ‘ Tr ie n n a l e’ D i s h 1957 Glas s I n s c ri b ed b y a r tis t an d date d Pro du c ed b y I i t tala
Beatriz Palma de Carvalho, Amanda, et al., ‘José Zanine Caldas’, Editora Olhares (Brazil) 2016, p. 116-117.
J O S É Z A NI N E CAL DAS Ta b l e 1977 Ce rej ei ra Pro v en a n c e: J e a net e a n d B r una M us at ti, São Paulo. The n c e b y d es ce n t.
GI O P O N T I M ir ro r Circ a 193 0 s M e ta l , m i rro red glas s , e tche d, e ngraved a n d c u t d ec o ration of s por ts e quipment Pro du c ed b y Fontana Ar te
MARIANNE RICHTER ‘ Ka r n ev a l ’ Ta p e s tr y Circ a 196 0 s Ha n d w o v en l i ne n and wool, on lin e n warp Pro du c ed b y M är ta Fje t te rs tröm M åå s AB
A XE L S A LTO Va s e 1957 M o d el n o . 20 . 5 61, de s ign e d in 1943 St o n ew a re i n Oxblood glaze , de coration i n rel i ef Pro d uc ed b y Ro y al Cope nh age n
Sketch, Axel Salto, ca. 1900, Kungliga Bibliotek Denmark.
E VA H I LD S c u l p t u re ‘ I n t erl a c e’ 2021 H an d c ra f t ed w h i t e k a o l i n -en go be st on ew a re S i gn ed b y t he ar t i st ‘ E VA H I LD 2021’
GE OR G E NA K ASH IM A ‘ Co n o i d ’ B en c h 1961 A m eri c a n b l a c k w alnut, E as t I n dia n l a u rel , t wo but te r f lie s Pro v en a n c e: A c q u i red di rec tly f rom the ar tis t The nc e b y d esce nt
KN U T FJÆ STAD S t oo l C i rc a 1900 P i n e, c ar v ed a n d sc u l pt ed f ro m a si n g l e pi ec e, sea t w i t h dark w o o d i n l ays P rov en c an e: The F j æst ad f ami l y
Winter Evening by a River, Gustaf Fjæstad, 1906, National Museum Stockholm.
V I CKE LI N D ST R A N D ‘ W in t er’ Va s e 1950s A b s t ra c t d ec o ra t i o n of tre e s and mis t P ro d u ced b y Ko st a
A ND ER S B R U NO L IL JE FO RS Sc u l p t u re Circ a 195 0 Sa n d c a s t st o n e w are , par tly glaze d Sig n ed b y t he ar tis t : ‘ABL’, w it h m a n u f a c t ure rs s tudio han d, an d ‘G- berg’ Pro du c ed b y Gus tav s be rg
B J ÖR N T R ÄGÅRDH Ra re A rm c h a i r Circ a 193 0 M o d el n o . 226 L a c qu ered w o od, w ool uphols te r y Pro du c ed b y S v e n s k t Te n n Pro v en a n c e: A lva & G u n n a r M yrdal The n c e b y d es ce n t
B J Ö R N T R ÄGÅ R D H Produc ed by Nordiska Kompaniet Bj örn Ivar Träg å rdh w as a S w edi sh i n t eri o r d esi g n er, p ai n t er, sc ul ptor and graph i c d esi g n er. H i s c areer began i n 1927, w hen he went to wor k f o r t he u p -an d -c omi n g c o mp an y S v en sk t Ten n , al ongsi de ar ti st s su c h a s U n o Åh ren . I t w as open ed j u st a f ew y ea rs earl i er by the e n t rep ren eu ri a l w oma n E st ri d E ri c so n . Trä gårdh ’s work qui c kl y be c a me a f a v o u ri t e, espec i al l y h i s w o rk s i n p ew t er gai ned at tenti o n . H e w as represen t ed at t he N at i on a l M u seu m of Stockhol m in 1929 a n d p ar t i c i p at ed i n su b sequ en t S v en k t Tenn ex hi bi ti ons. H e w a s y o u n ger t h a n mo st o f t he c o mp an y ’s other desi gners an d i n t rodu c ed man y modern i d eas a bo u t pew t er desi gn. Hi s works w ere o f t en i n sp i red b y f u n c t i o n a l i st c o mp o si t i o n s. Hi s desi gns were a l so show n a t t he f a mou s S t o c k ho l m ex h i b i t i o n i n 193 0 , whi ch aimed t o bri n g t he f u n c t i o n a l i st aest het i c t o N o rdi c c ountri es. In 1930, S v en sk t Ten n st a r t ed w i t h t he p ro du c t i on o f furni ture. In these ea rl y y ears, f u rn i t u re w a s d esi g n ed ex c l u si v el y by Bj örn Trägård h a n d U n o Åh ren . E mp l oy i n g an a sc et i c , an g u l ar and functi onal st y l e. Bj ö rn Trägårdh c an b e seen a s S v en sk t Tenn’s m ost eng aged emp l oy ee. Yet n ot mu c h l a t er, he depar t ed the c om pany. Trä gårdh l ef t S v en sk t Ten n i n 1939 a n d mo v ed t o France. Here he f o c u sed h i s c a reer on ar t a n d sc u l pt u re.
B J ÖR N T R ÄGÅRDH Ce il i n g La m p Circ a 193 0 Pe wt er, b ra ss de tails , f ros te d glas s Pro du c ed b y S v e n s k t Te n n
Wright, Thomas, ‘An Original Theory or New Hypothesis of the Universe’, 1750, London. (Through: Public Domain Review)
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