Svenskt Tenns utställningsrum

Sweden speaks. In 1939, this motto was written in large letters on the Swedish pavilion at the New York World’s Fair. The pavilion, designed by Sven Markelius, drew a lot of attention, not least because of several style rooms that were furnished by leading designers. One of the rooms, a studio, was designed and furnished by Estrid Ericson and Josef Frank, respectively the founder and lead designer of the interior design firm Svenskt Tenn in Stockholm. This interior was launched as an initial example of a new, informal, and multifaceted interior style that was much followed around the world in the years after the Second World War under the name Swedish Modern…