'NK Hantverk' sofa
DesignerCarl-Axel Acking
Manufacturer/Maker/EditorNordiska Kompaniet
OriginSweden
Year1940s
Design Museum SectionSwedish Design IconsDesigned by Architects
Categories
Designheroes ID321193
Auction HouseBukowskis
HeadquarterStockholm, Sweden
Availabilityunsold
Conditionpre-owned/vintage
Sale nameModern Art + Design 648
Sale dateMay 16, 2023
Lot Number339
Estimate12 000 - 15 000 SEK
'NK Hantverk' sofa
Carl-Axel Acking
Nordiska Kompaniet, 1940s.
Base in mahogany, upholstered seat covered in woolen textile
height 74 cm, length 150 cm, seat height 41 cm.
marked CAA (Carl-Axel Acking)
Catalog essay
Reportedly, the sofa and a cabinet were the first common pieces of furniture that Acking and his wife Gullan Dahlström had built for the new homestead. The sofa is pictured from the couple's villa in Djursholm (1945) Swedish Furniture 1890-1990.
Literature
Form: Svenska slöjdföreningens tidskrift, Svenska slöjdföreningen, Stockholm, 1948, no 4, p. 56.
Provenance
Carl-Axel Acking.
Object'NK Hantverk' sofa
DesignerCarl-Axel Acking
Manufacturer/Maker/EditorNordiska Kompaniet
OriginSweden
Year1940s
Design Museum SectionSwedish Design IconsDesigned by Architects
Categories
Designheroes ID321193
Auction HouseBukowskis
HeadquarterStockholm, Sweden
Availabilityunsold
Conditionpre-owned/vintage
Sale nameModern Art + Design 648
Sale dateMay 16, 2023
Lot Number339
Estimate12 000 - 15 000 SEK
