
Beech frame, gable with wicker rattan, height 76, 205 x 86 cm
Tray marked with NK washer R47744
HISTORIAN
Carl-Axel Acking (1910—2001) was a Swedish architect, designer and professor. Acking studied between 1931—1934 at the Technical School in Stockholm, which was followed by studies at the Royal Institute of Technology in 1935—1939. In parallel with his studies, he was also active in the architectural office of the Cooperative Association, and then between 1939 and 1955 he worked together with architect Sven Hesselgren to run his own architectural office.
During the 1930s, Acking was assistant to Gunnar Asplund (1885—1940), when he worked on the prestigious extension of Gothenburg City Hall. Among his own architectural commissions are a number of bank buildings, schools, churches and hotels, including Malmen and Continental, both in Stockholm. For the 1955 Helsingborg Exhibition, Acking designed exhibition pavilions. Acking was also involved in interior design, designing furniture for the Cooperative Association and Bodafors, among others. In recent years, Acking has been particularly noted for its floor lamp model 2645, manufactured by the Malmström Brothers metalware factory, and for the armchair “Trienna”, debuted at the Milan Triennale in 1957.
During the 1940s and 50s, Acking also designed furniture for Nordiska Kompaniet. The day bed of the auction is brought about during this time (in 1950), and according to the ledger, the requester was a “Kalderén R dir”. The reference is likely to be Rudolf Kaldéren, who later took over the CEO position of Nordiska Kompaniet after Ragnar Sachs. The auction bed has the distinctive lightness that distinguished Acking's design language in the early 1950s. In terms of shape, the rattan-clad back also bears great similarities to a “Dyscha” made of beech with rattan-clad gable, which Acking designed as early as 1935 for Stockholms Hantverklotteri. Nor would it be the only time furniture originally designed by Acking for Hantverklotteriet found its way into the Nordic Company's range. The aforementioned armchair “Trienna” was later produced by the department store's workshops, and was included in the Triva series in the 1960s under the name “Acking”.
Normal wear and tear, minor damage to the rattling, re-dressed.
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Beech frame, gable with wicker rattan, height 76, 205 x 86 cm
Tray marked with NK washer R47744
HISTORIAN
Carl-Axel Acking (1910—2001) was a Swedish architect, designer and professor. Acking studied between 1931—1934 at the Technical School in Stockholm, which was followed by studies at the Royal Institute of Technology in 1935—1939. In parallel with his studies, he was also active in the architectural office of the Cooperative Association, and then between 1939 and 1955 he worked together with architect Sven Hesselgren to run his own architectural office.
During the 1930s, Acking was assistant to Gunnar Asplund (1885—1940), when he worked on the prestigious extension of Gothenburg City Hall. Among his own architectural commissions are a number of bank buildings, schools, churches and hotels, including Malmen and Continental, both in Stockholm. For the 1955 Helsingborg Exhibition, Acking designed exhibition pavilions. Acking was also involved in interior design, designing furniture for the Cooperative Association and Bodafors, among others. In recent years, Acking has been particularly noted for its floor lamp model 2645, manufactured by the Malmström Brothers metalware factory, and for the armchair “Trienna”, debuted at the Milan Triennale in 1957.
During the 1940s and 50s, Acking also designed furniture for Nordiska Kompaniet. The day bed of the auction is brought about during this time (in 1950), and according to the ledger, the requester was a “Kalderén R dir”. The reference is likely to be Rudolf Kaldéren, who later took over the CEO position of Nordiska Kompaniet after Ragnar Sachs. The auction bed has the distinctive lightness that distinguished Acking's design language in the early 1950s. In terms of shape, the rattan-clad back also bears great similarities to a “Dyscha” made of beech with rattan-clad gable, which Acking designed as early as 1935 for Stockholms Hantverklotteri. Nor would it be the only time furniture originally designed by Acking for Hantverklotteriet found its way into the Nordic Company's range. The aforementioned armchair “Trienna” was later produced by the department store's workshops, and was included in the Triva series in the 1960s under the name “Acking”.
Normal wear and tear, minor damage to the rattling, re-dressed.
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