The auction house Kolonn has turned back the clock.
We find ourselves in an era stretching from the time when bob-haired women, cocktail in one hand and a cigarette holder in the other, served refrigerator-cool smiles from behind bar counters – to the days when swing cats in oversized suits gave the dance floors a whole new look.
Under the heading Design from the Golden Age, we’re treated to some 80 delectable items spanning art, design, and interiors. Gunnar Torhamn’s stage-like painting sets the tone, and when the furniture hails from Axel Einar Hjorth’s golden era at NK, you know you’re in the right place.
There’s a sideboard with the perfect touch of functionalism, just right for displaying both an Argenta piece and Ernst Svedbom’s vase – which, with its geometric simplicity, casually sums up an entire design movement.
From Orrefors comes the most delicate Swedish Grace imaginable, and overhead hangs a sleek creation by Elis Bergh for C.G. Hallberg.
