Josef Frank Furniture
Austrian, 1885-1967
Austrian architect and furniture and fabric designer Josef Frank was a leading voice for a gentle, humane modernism. His advocacy of warm, comfortable, eclectically styled environments was highly influential in his adopted country of Sweden, and it’s now widely regarded as a harbinger of the backlash against doctrinaire modernism and the embrace of the homespun that occurred in the late 1960s.
The son of a successful Viennese textile manufacturer, Frank studied architecture at Vienna University of Technology, graduating in 1910. From the first years of his practice, he marched counter to the orderly, symmetrical architectural layouts and decors prescribed by contemporaries such as Adolf Loos.
Frank drafted rooms of varying shapes and called for flexible interior-design arrangements. His furniture pieces are light and easy to move — and his chairs are always made of wood, most often with lushly curved steam-bent arms and slatted backs. Frank openly loathed the tubular steel furnishings and “machine for living” aesthetic promoted by Le Corbusier and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and other Bauhaus principals. “The home must not be a mere efficient machine,” Frank once said. “It must offer comfort, rest and coziness…. There are no puritan principles in good interior decoration.”
Frank — who was Jewish — sensed the dire implications of the rise of Nazism in Germany and Austria, and in 1933 he moved to Stockholm with his Swedish wife, Anna. He became the design chief for the furnishings maker Svenskt Tenn and found a perfect match culturally for his brand of simple, relaxed and bright creations. Like many modernists — notably Charles and Ray Eames and Alexander Girard — Frank had a deep love of folk art, which influenced his designs for a wide array of colorful, richly patterned upholstery fabrics, many based on the classic “Tree of Life” motif.
In all his designs, Frank took inspiration from a broad variety of sources. In his furniture, one can discern traces of Asian patterns, Rococo, Italian Renaissance, Scandinavian handicrafts and even Chippendale pieces. As such, the work of Frank — the friendly modernist — is at home in any type of décor.
Find vintage Josef Frank pillows, armchairs, floor lamps and other furniture on 1stDibs.
to
15
214
75
287
6
1
119
91
42
6
3
2
287
7
28
224
11
24
45
22
91
22
5
184
178
126
79
42
286
210
208
63
6
294
293
293
220
7,546
3,967
2,548
2,244
Creator: Josef Frank
Josef Frank Candlestick Produced by Svenskt Tenn in Sweden
By Josef Frank
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare and early candlestick designed by Josef Frank. Produced by Svenskt Tenn in Sweden.
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Brass
Josef Frank Easy Chair Model 508 Produced by Svenskt Tenn in Sweden
By Josef Frank
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Very rare easy chair model 508 designed by Josef Frank. Produced by Svenskt Tenn in Sweden.
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Mahogany, Cane
Mid Century Modern Round Sunburst Mirror by Josef Frank, West Germany 1960s
By Josef Frank
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find beautiful and rare Mid Century Modern Round Sunburst Mirror designed by Josef Frank. It comes with a black metal frame and the rope that allow you to mo...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pair of 20th Century Swedish Headboards by Josef Frank
By Josef Frank
Located in Barcelona, ES
A Pair of 20th Century Swedish Headboards by Josef Frank in 1939. Made for Firma Svenskt Tenn.
Category
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Rattan, Mahogany
Josef Frank "The Knot of Friendship" candelabra, Sweden 1930's
By Josef Frank
Located in Malibu, CA
Vänskapsknuten (the Knot of Friendship) brass candle holder designed by Josef Frank Candlestick for Svenskt Tenn. Sweden, 1930’s.
Category
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Brass
Table Lamp Model 2466 Designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1950s
By Josef Frank
Located in Stockholm, SE
Table lamp model 2466 designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn,
Sweden, 1950s.
Brass with fabric shade.
Stamped.
An understated and tim...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Modern Oval Sunburst Mirror Josef Frank, West Germany 1960s
By Josef Frank
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find beautiful and rare Mid Century Modern Oval Sunburst Mirror designed by Josef Frank. It comes with a black metal frame and the rope that allow you to mou...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Metal
Josef Frank Candlesticks Produced by Svenskt Tenn
By Josef Frank
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare pair of candlesticks designed by Josef Frank. Produced by Svenskt Tenn in Sweden.
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Brass
Josef Frank Candlestick Produced by Svenskt Tenn
By Josef Frank
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Candlestick (the knot of friendship) in brass designed by Josef Frank. Produced by Svenskt Tenn in Sweden.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Brass
MCM Brass and Black Glass Serving Tray by Josef Frank, West Germany 1950s
By Josef Frank
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a small and very chic Mid Century Modern Serving Tray done in brass and black glass, designed by Josef Frank. Tray is stamped on the bottom "GERMANY". M...
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Brass
Walnut and Brass Serving Trolley Model 756 by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn 1940s
By Josef Frank
Located in Stockholm, SE
Serving trolley model 756 designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn,
Sweden, 1940s.
Veneered walnut and brass.
H: 65 cm
W: 53 cm
Width when fully extended: 89 cm
D: 80 cm
Josef Fr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Bamboo & Rattan Chairs by Josef Frank
By Josef Frank
Located in London, Charterhouse Square
A pair of Bamboo & Rattan Chairs designed in 1947 by Josef Frank in Sweden.
The Austrian born architect is considered to be one of the most important figures in Swedish design. Fra...
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Cane
Josef Frank, early example model 2148 floor lamp for Svenskt Tenn, 1934
By Josef Frank, Svenskt Tenn
Located in Uppsala, SE
Early example of the 2148 model floor lamp designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn in the 1934. This example is most likely from the 1950s or 1960s and is height adjustable between ...
Category
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Modern Oval Sunburst Mirror by Josef Frank, West Germany 1960s
By Josef Frank
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find beautiful and rare Mid Century Modern Oval Sunburst Mirror designed by Josef Frank. It comes with a black metal frame and the rope that allow you to mou...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Metal
Rare Thonet B 313 Stool by Josef Frank
By Josef Frank, Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in PRAHA 5, CZ
Designed for Haus & Garten, Vienna, c. 1928, manufactured by Thonet-Mundus AG. Dimensions: height 39 cm, 45 x 42 cm. Very good original condition, firm and stable. Some former woodwo...
Category
1930s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Beech
Josef Frank Floor Lamp Model G2424 Produced by Svenskt Tenn in Sweden
By Josef Frank
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare height adjustable floor lamp model G2424 designed by Josef Frank. Produced by Svenskt Tenn in Sweden.
Measures: Height 139-193 cm.
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Brass
Josef Frank, Floor lamp model 2564, for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1950s. Nice patina
By Svenskt Tenn, Josef Frank
Located in Stockholm, SE
Stunning floor lamp model 2564 by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1950s.
The polished and black lacquered brass stem and base sits on four turned walnut legs. The piece also f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Dining Table Model 1197 Designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1940s
By Josef Frank
Located in Stockholm, SE
Dining table model 1197 designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn,
Sweden, 1940s.
Mahogany.
This simple yet elegant dining table is an excellent example of how Josef Frank combined...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Mirror by Joseph Frank for Svenskt Tenn
By Josef Frank
Located in London, GB
Brass framed mirror by Joseph Frank. This elegant timeless design would fit any style of interior from traditional to contemporary as it makes a very disc...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Brass
Very rare Thonet B 946 chairs by Josef Frank
By Josef Frank, Thonet-Mundus
Located in PRAHA 5, CZ
Extremely rare set of chairs designed by Josef Frank. This type of chairs was used by Adolf Loos for the kitchen of famous Villa Müller in Prague. Solid ...
Category
1930s Austrian Bauhaus Vintage Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Beech
Bedside Table Model 914 Designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1950s
By Josef Frank
Located in Stockholm, SE
Bedside table model 914 designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn,
Sweden, 1950s.
Mahogany veneer and brass handle.
Josef Frank’s elegant bedside table model 914 with sophisticated brass handles is one of Svenskt Tenn’s timeless classics. It works very well combined with modern or antique pieces. The overall simplicity of form and use of luxurious wood are characteristic of Josef Frank.
L: 65 cm
W: 40 cm
H: 55 cm
Josef Frank was a true European, he was also a pioneer of what would become classic 20th century Swedish design and the “Scandinavian Design Style”.
Austrian- born Frank started his design career as an architect after having trained at the Technische Hochschule in Vienna between 1903 and 1910. After his training he went on to teach at Kunstgewerbeschule (The Viennese School of Arts and crafts) where he developed and espoused the new school of modernist thinking towards Architecture and Design that was coming to fruition in Vienna at the time. He also went on to lead the Vienna Werkbund throughout the 1920s. This was a truly progressive group of Architects and Designers who set about improving the daily lives of Austrian people through modernist design and architecture in partnership with Arts and Crafts ideals and construction. Frank’s leadership of the Werkbund had already cemented his place at the forefront of European design.
Frank’s time in Vienna was typified by his design for the “Die Wohnung” exhibition of the Deutscher Werkbund in Stuttgart, 1927 where he exhibited along side his contemporaries at the forefront of design, such as the likes of Le Corbusier and Walter Gropius. Here he showed a specially designed pair of flat-roofed reinforced concrete houses in what is now seen as a typical modernist style.
What separated Frank’s house from the other 32 houses of the exhibition was the interior and furniture inside the building. It was described as “Neo-Classical” and filled with an eclectic mix of period pieces, modern design and pieces designed by Frank himself that seemed to cross the two worlds. This was a complete opposite direction to that which his fellow Architects were travelling in with their pared back and angular aesthetics. Frank said of his own work: “The house is not a work of art, simply a place where one lives,” and by this reasoning Frank rejected the regimental mechanisation of the living space that his contemporaries believed in, instead he set about creating congenial and spontaneous interiors. Frank’s practice saw him placing the bright colours and the soft forms of nature back into the furnishings and interiors that he thought modernism sorely mist.
Frank, along with Oskar Walch set up Haus und Garten in Vienna in 1925. This was Frank’s first commercial foray into furniture and home furnishings and the company went on to become the most influential furnishing house in Vienna with a riotous depth of colour and interesting shapes becoming the trademark of their design. However this success was to come to an end with rise of Nazism in Vienna in the early 1930’s. Frank was Jewish, and he and his wife Anna decided they would leave Vienna for her motherland: Sweden, in 1933. Frank continued to design for Haus and Garten, visiting Vienna occasionally and designing the pieces that would continue to be the company’s best...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Brass
Occasional Table Designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1950s
By Josef Frank
Located in Stockholm, SE
Occasional table designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn,
Sweden. 1950s.
Mahogany.
H: 45 cm
L: 80 cm
D: 40 cm
Josef Frank was a true European, he was also a pioneer of what would become classic 20th century Swedish design and the “Scandinavian Design Style”.
Austrian- born Frank started his design career as an architect after having trained at the Technische Hochschule in Vienna between 1903 and 1910. After his training he went on to teach at Kunstgewerbeschule (The Viennese School of Arts and crafts) where he developed and espoused the new school of modernist thinking towards Architecture and Design that was coming to fruition in Vienna at the time. He also went on to lead the Vienna Werkbund throughout the 1920s. This was a truly progressive group of Architects and Designers who set about improving the daily lives of Austrian people through modernist design and architecture in partnership with Arts and Crafts ideals and construction. Frank’s leadership of the Werkbund had already cemented his place at the forefront of European design.
Frank’s time in Vienna was typified by his design for the “Die Wohnung” exhibition of the Deutscher Werkbund in Stuttgart, 1927 where he exhibited along side his contemporaries at the forefront of design, such as the likes of Le Corbusier and Walter Gropius. Here he showed a specially designed pair of flat-roofed reinforced concrete houses in what is now seen as a typical modernist style.
What separated Frank’s house from the other 32 houses of the exhibition was the interior and furniture inside the building. It was described as “Neo-Classical” and filled with an eclectic mix of period pieces, modern design and pieces designed by Frank himself that seemed to cross the two worlds. This was a complete opposite direction to that which his fellow Architects were travelling in with their pared back and angular aesthetics. Frank said of his own work: “The house is not a work of art, simply a place where one lives,” and by this reasoning Frank rejected the regimental mechanisation of the living space that his contemporaries believed in, instead he set about creating congenial and spontaneous interiors. Frank’s practice saw him placing the bright colours and the soft forms of nature back into the furnishings and interiors that he thought modernism sorely mist.
Frank, along with Oskar Walch set up Haus und Garten in Vienna in 1925. This was Frank’s first commercial foray into furniture and home furnishings and the company went on to become the most influential furnishing house in Vienna with a riotous depth of colour and interesting shapes becoming the trademark of their design. However this success was to come to an end with rise of Nazism in Vienna in the early 1930’s. Frank was Jewish, and he and his wife Anna decided they would leave Vienna for her motherland: Sweden, in 1933. Frank continued to design for Haus and Garten, visiting Vienna occasionally and designing the pieces that would continue to be the company’s best...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Floor Lamps in Cherrywood, Brass and Lamp Shades by Josef Frank, 1950's
By Josef Frank
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Pair of Floor Lamps in Cherrywood, Brass and Original Lamp Shades by Josef Frank, 1950's
Additional Information:
Material: Cherrywood, brass and original lamp shades
Style: Mid cent...
Category
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Brass
Table Lamp Model 2434 Designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1939
By Josef Frank
Located in Stockholm, SE
Table lamp model 2434 designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn,
Sweden, 1939.
Polished and lacquered brass with fabric shade.
Measures:
H: 58 cm
W: 50 cm
Josef Frank was a true E...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Austrian Vintage Brass Wall Mirror, 1950s
By Josef Frank
Located in Berlin, DE
Wonderful mirror with brass frame and a decorative brass ring.
Austria, 1950s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Hollywood Regency Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Vintage Walnut Circular Josef Frank Side Table Coffee Table 1926 Vienna
By Josef Frank
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco vintage circular like side table or coffee table from walnut, spruce and beech by Josef Frank circa 1926 Vienna.
Wonderful side table or coffee table with circular like waln...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Beech, Walnut, Spruce
Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn "2467" Brass Table Lamp, 1950s
By Josef Frank, Svenskt Tenn
Located in Prague, New Town
Brass table lamp, model 2467, designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn in Sweden, 1950s.
This elegant and rare Swedish table lamp was designed in the 1950s by renowned Austrian-born...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Brass
Set of 5 Josef Frank Prague Chairs Made in Czechoslovakia, circa 1970s
By Thonet, Josef Frank
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional set of five bentwood armchairs design attributed to Josef Frank, marked Made in Czechoslovakia. The chairs are constructed of steam bent wood, probably beech, and nylon, circa 1970's. A Mid 20th C version of the early 20th C Frank...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Vienna Secession Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Beech, Bentwood
Platter in Brass, Candle Holder, Gold Color, by Josef Frank, 1940
By Josef Frank
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
It is a tray from the Art Deco period, in brass with geometric patterns. It is equipped with two candle holders. It was made in Sweden around the 1940s. It is gold in color. The manu...
Category
1940s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Brass
Josef Frank, table lamp model 2332, Firma Svenskt Tenn, Scandinavian Modern
By Svenskt Tenn, Josef Frank
Located in Stockholm, SE
Josef Frank table lamp, model 3223. Designed in 1932 for Firma Svenskt Tenn.
In solid brass, marked Svenskt Tenn 3223. This example is made during mid-1900s.
Category
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Brass
20th Century Swedish Art Deco Svenskt Tenn Glass Table Light by Josef Frank
By Josef Frank, Svenskt Tenn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sculptural, vintage Art Deco table light with a new beige round shade, made of hand blown slightly smoked glass designed by Josef Frank and produced...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Coffee Table in Walnut from the 1930s, Designed by Josef Frank
By Josef Frank
Located in Vienna, Austria
Solid walnut table with two levels designed by Josef Frank in the 1930s.
It is visually beautiful and touching it with the hand one feels the subtleness of craftsmanship.
Table is ...
Category
1930s Austrian Modern Vintage Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Walnut
A Pair of Josef Frank Model 354 Chairs
By Svenskt Tenn, Josef Frank
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Model 354 lounge chairs designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn. Each chair has a sculpted solid mahogany frame with a gently angled back and curved legs. The front legs a...
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Josef Frank, Floor Lamp, Mahogany, Brass, Fabric, Sweden, 1940s
By Svenskt Tenn, Josef Frank
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable brass, mahogany and white fabric floor lamp designed by Josef Frank and produced by Svenskt Tenn,, Sweden, 1940s.
Cord feeds from bottom of brass stem.
Overall Dimens...
Category
1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Brass
Scandinavian Modern floor lamps, Josef Frank, Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1950s
By Josef Frank, Svenskt Tenn
Located in Stockholm, SE
Pair of beautiful brass floor lamps by Josef Frank, made from brass with wide pleated shades. Decorative screws used for adjusting the height. Married couple, small design variation ...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Brass
20th Century Swedish Svenskt Tenn Brass Floor Lamp, Vintage Light by Josef Frank
By Josef Frank, Svenskt Tenn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century Modern Swedish reading floor lamp with a new withe round shade made of hand crafted polished brass, composed with its original light switches, designed by Josef...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Scandinavian Modern floor lamps, Josef Frank, Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1950s
By Josef Frank, Svenskt Tenn
Located in Stockholm, SE
Pair of elegant brass floor lamps by Josef Frank, stems lacquered white on the bottom half. Metal shades with brass details, sculpted wooden feet.
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Josef Frank Floor Lamps, Sweden
By Svenskt Tenn, Josef Frank
Located in Stockholm, SE
Pair available. Designed by Josef Frank, model 2148, produced by Svenskt Tenn.
With 4 lights each, controlled with two discreet push switches, allowing two different lighting moods. ...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Brass
20th Century Swedish Svenskt Tenn Walnut Floor Lamp, Brass Light by Josef Frank
By Josef Frank, Svenskt Tenn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-brown, vintage Mid-Century Modern Swedish adjustable floor lamp with a new beige round shade, made of handcrafted Walnut, designed by Josef Frank and produced by Svenskt Tenn...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
20th Century Swedish Svenskt Tenn Brass Dressing Table Lamp by Josef Frank
By Josef Frank, Svenskt Tenn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A gold, vintage Mid-Century Modern Swedish dressing table lamp with a new white round shade made of hand crafted polished brass, designed by Jos...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of Firma Svenskt Tenn 1838 floor lamps by Josef Frank, Sweden
By Josef Frank, Svenskt Tenn
Located in Stockholm, SE
Two 1838 Floor lamps designed by Josef Frank 1934 for iconic Swedish company Firma Svenskt Tenn in Stockholm.
Brass frame with cognac leather.
Different heights on lamps. One is 5 c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Brass
Josef Frank Dining Chairs Model 695 Produced by Svenskt Tenn
By Josef Frank
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Very rare set of 10 dining chairs model 695 designed by Josef Frank. Produced by Svenskt Tenn in Sweden.
Category
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Brass
Set of 12 Josef Frank Seafood/Lobster Plates in Clear Art Glass
By Josef Frank
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Set of 12 Josef Frank seafood/lobster plates in clear art glass
Designed in the 1940s by the Swedish designer, Josef Frank, originally as a seafood/lobster plate, also suitable for ...
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Glass
Table Mirror in Brass and Teak by Josef Frank, 1950's
By Josef Frank
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Table Mirror in Brass and Teak by Josef Frank, 1950's
Additional Information:
Material: Brass, teak
Style: Mid century, Scandinavian
Produced by Svenskt tenn in Sweden
Dimensions (W...
Category
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Brass
Mahogany Side Table with a Drawer by Josef Frank
By Svenskt Tenn, Josef Frank
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful, innovative side table by Josef Frank, made in mahogany. The upper section has a drawer with a brass handle. Lovely sculpted feet and rims framing the table tops.
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Art Deco Vintage Circular Coffee Table Cherry Wood Josef Frank circa 1932 Vienna
By Josef Frank
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco vintage authentic circular coffee table from cherry wood by Josef Frank designed circa 1932, Vienna.
A beautiful circular like coffee table by Josef Frank with 4 ( four ) s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Art Deco Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Cherry, Walnut
Josef Frank Art Deco Walnut Circular Side Table Haus & Garten circa 1928 Austria
By Josef Frank
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco vintage coffee table or side table by Josef Frank for Haus & Garten circa 1928 Austria.
A stunning and sleek Josef Frank coffee table from the Viennese Art Deco period circa...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Spruce
Floor Lamps in Brass, Black Metal & Original Lamp Shades by Josef Frank, 1960's
By Josef Frank
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Floor Lamps in Brass, Black Lacquered Metal and Original Lamp Shades by Josef Frank, 1960's
Additional Information:
Material: Brass, black lacquered metal and original lamp shades
S...
Category
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Brass
Josef Frank Floor Lamps Model 1842 Produced by Svenskt Tenn
By Josef Frank
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
A pair of height adjustable floor lamps model 1842 designed by Josef Frank. Produced by Svenskt Tenn in Sweden. Height: 98.5-145 cm.
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Brass
Josef Frank 1819 Cylindrical Glass Table Lamp For Svenskt Tenn Sweden Circa 1940
By Josef Frank
Located in Norwich, GB
Cylindrical form blown glass table lamp having encased bubbles with a nickel plated stem, designed by Josef Frank (1885-1967) and produced by Svenskt Tenn, Sweden. Circa 1940.
The o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Nickel
Art Deco Walnut Brown Vintage Coffee Table Side Table Josef Frank, 1930s, Vienna
By Josef Frank
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco vintage coffee table or side table from walnut in brown color by Josef Frank 1930s Vienna.
A stunning coffee table or side table by Josef Frank 1930s Vienna in beautiful war...
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Spruce
Art Deco Vintage Walnut Rectangular Side Table Josef Frank circa 1925 Austria
By Josef Frank
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco vintage rectangular walnut organic side table by Josef Frank circa 1925 Austria.
A beautiful side table of coffee table by Josef Frank in rectangular form.
This stunning and...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Occasional Table, Marble Top by Josef Frank, Firma Svenskt Tenn, 1940s-1950s
By Josef Frank, Svenskt Tenn
Located in Stockholm, SE
An occasional table with marble top. Designed by Josef Frank for Firma Svenskt Tenn, 1940s-1950s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Marble
Pair of "Hortus" Glass Pots or Vases by Josef Frank
By Reijmyre Glasbruk, Josef Frank, Svenskt Tenn
Located in Paris, FR
Josef Frank designed the original Hortus pot in 1938. Later, during the war period, when metal was hard to come by, Estrid Ericson had the Gullaskruv glassw...
Category
Early 2000s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Glass
Art Deco Vintage Walnut Coffee Table or Side Table by Josef Frank, 1930s, Vienna
By Josef Frank
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco coffee table or side table designed by Josef Frank for Haus and Garten, 1930s, Vienna.
A stunning coffee table from solid walnut and walnut veneer with a beautiful surface.
...
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Occasional Table Model 2168 Designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn
By Josef Frank
Located in Stockholm, SE
Occasional table model 2168 designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn,
Sweden. 1950s.
Walnut and marble.
Josef Frank’s occasional table “model 2168” is one of his rarer models. Its beautifully carved, turned legs...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Marble
Josef Frank Floor Lamp Model 2564 by Svenskt Tenn in Sweden
By Josef Frank
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare floor lamp model 2564 designed by Josef Frank. Produced by Svenskt Tenn in Sweden.
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Brass
Set of Six Chairs Designed by Josef Frank for Svensk Tenn, Model 725, Sweden
By Svenskt Tenn, Josef Frank
Located in Stockholm, SE
Set of six chairs designed by Josef Frank for Svensk Tenn, Model 725.
Sweden. 1938.
Mahogany and original leather.
Literature: Kristina Wängberg Eriksson, Jan Christer Eriksson, "Josef Frank Möbelformgivaren", Carlsson Bokförlag, Stockholm 2014, p. K 18
H: 90 cm
W: 58 cm
D: 63 cm
SH: 43 cm
Armrest height: 69 cm (at the highest point)
Josef Frank was a true European, he was also a pioneer of what would become classic 20th century Swedish design and the “Scandinavian Design Style”.
Austrian- born Frank started his design career as an architect after having trained at the Technische Hochschule in Vienna between 1903 and 1910. After his training he went on to teach at Kunstgewerbeschule (The Viennese School of Arts and crafts) where he developed and espoused the new school of modernist thinking towards Architecture and Design that was coming to fruition in Vienna at the time. He also went on to lead the Vienna Werkbund throughout the 1920s. This was a truly progressive group of Architects and Designers who set about improving the daily lives of Austrian people through modernist design and architecture in partnership with Arts and Crafts ideals and construction. Frank’s leadership of the Werkbund had already cemented his place at the forefront of European design.
Frank’s time in Vienna was typified by his design for the “Die Wohnung” exhibition of the Deutscher Werkbund in Stuttgart, 1927 where he exhibited along side his contemporaries at the forefront of design, such as the likes of Le Corbusier and Walter Gropius. Here he showed a specially designed pair of flat-roofed reinforced concrete houses in what is now seen as a typical modernist style.
What separated Frank’s house from the other 32 houses of the exhibition was the interior and furniture inside the building. It was described as “Neo-Classical” and filled with an eclectic mix of period pieces, modern design and pieces designed by Frank himself that seemed to cross the two worlds. This was a complete opposite direction to that which his fellow Architects were travelling in with their pared back and angular aesthetics. Frank said of his own work: “The house is not a work of art, simply a place where one lives,” and by this reasoning Frank rejected the regimental mechanisation of the living space that his contemporaries believed in, instead he set about creating congenial and spontaneous interiors. Frank’s practice saw him placing the bright colours and the soft forms of nature back into the furnishings and interiors that he thought modernism sorely mist.
Frank, along with Oskar Walch set up Haus und Garten in Vienna in 1925. This was Frank’s first commercial foray into furniture and home furnishings and the company went on to become the most influential furnishing house in Vienna with a riotous depth of colour and interesting shapes becoming the trademark of their design. However this success was to come to an end with rise of Nazism in Vienna in the early 1930’s. Frank was Jewish, and he and his wife Anna decided they would leave Vienna for her motherland: Sweden, in 1933. Frank continued to design for Haus and Garten, visiting Vienna occasionally and designing the pieces that would continue to be the company’s best...
Category
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Josef Frank Furniture
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Josef Frank furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Josef Frank furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Josef Frank furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 292 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 7 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original furniture by Josef Frank were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Svenskt Tenn, Bergboms, and Hans Bergström. Prices for Josef Frank furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $223 and can go as high as $164,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $4,600.
Creators Similar to Josef Frank
Recently Viewed
View AllMore Josef Frank Furniture
Josef Frank Floor Lamps
Josef Frank Table Lamps
Josef Frank Side Tables
Josef Frank Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Josef Frank Wall Mirrors
Josef Frank Chandeliers and Pendants
Josef Frank Armchairs
Josef Frank Wall Lights and Sconces
Josef Frank Candle Holders
Josef Frank Chairs
Josef Frank Stools
Josef Frank Tables