SVEN MARKELIUS. armchairs, a pair, Nordiska Kompaniet for the Stockholm Exhibition 1930, black lacquered gabon-mahogany with original black horsehair upholstery.

Inside behind the upholstery with original orange color, each with metal manufacturer's plaque marked AB Nordiska Kompaniet R 30.1 22246, height 64, seat height 41, width 82 cm.

PROVENANCE
Villa 49, Stockholm Exhibition 1930
Purchased by Justus Zederman, the builder of the exhibition.

HISTORY
The housing department with the nine residential buildings was the result of a housing competition ahead of the exhibition. The architects involved had not only designed their respective houses but, in most cases, also the furniture in them. Villa 49 was designed by Sven Markelius, it was designed for a family of 3 - 4 people with an annual income of 6,500 - 12,000 SEK. It had a clear and simple floor plan, one angle contained the living room, kitchen and dining alcove, the other bedroom, bathroom and wardrobe wall. The living room gave a very modern and airy impression. Here was Markelius' and Mogen Mogensen's piano. On the floor were Ingegerd Torhamn's modernist ryama rugs and on the ceiling above the desk was the adjustable Triplex lamp. There was also a wheeled recliner, a desk with newspaper compartments on the gable, tubular steel chairs and the armchairs of the auction. All the furniture and the interior were made by Nordiska Kompaniet.

LITERATURE
Nils G Wollin, Nutida Svensk Konstslöjd i bild, Stockholm 1931, p.18.
Eva Rudberg, Stockholmsutställningen 1930, Modernismens genombrott i svensk arkitektur, Stockholmia Förlag, 1999, pp. 168 - 169.
Svenska Möbler, under femhundra år, Bengt Nyström (ed), Nature & Culture, 2008, p.265.

Repainted, general wear.
For questions and condition report please contact ulrika.ruding@auktionsverket.se or christofer.wikner@auktionsverket.se.