K.E. & Co. (Knut Eriksson & Co.) was a Swedish tin manufacturer who manufactured objects, especially candlesticks and other decorative objects, for the reputed design company Svenskt Tenn. Josef Frank's work on the theme of these objects is linked to his extensive role as Svenskt Tenn's main designer from 1934 until his death in 1967.
Link to the work of Josef Frank.
While K.E. & Co. created objects in the Swedish Grace/Art Deco style popular in the 1920s and early 1930s, the objects produced for Svenskt Tenn during Frank's period of influence often corresponded with his changing aesthetic.
Decor of dragon, marked below Svensk Tenn, K.E. & Co E F8.
K.E. & Co. (Knut Eriksson & Co.) was a Swedish tin manufacturer who manufactured objects, especially candlesticks and other decorative objects, for the reputed design company Svenskt Tenn. Josef Frank's work on the theme of these objects is linked to his extensive role as Svenskt Tenn's main designer from 1934 until his death in 1967.
Link to the work of Josef Frank.
While K.E. & Co. created objects in the Swedish Grace/Art Deco style popular in the 1920s and early 1930s, the objects produced for Svenskt Tenn during Frank's period of influence often corresponded with his changing aesthetic.
Decor of dragon, marked below Svensk Tenn, K.E. & Co E F8.
