18 - Attributed to Axel Larsson

Attributed to Axel Larsson Sweden Swedish square stool with a checkered woven seat Circa 1930–1940 H42.5 W35 D35 cm Signs of wear and a few gaps in the weaving; nails visible beneath the seat Axel Larsson was one of the interior designers who helped popularize Swedish Modern in the 1930s, notably through his designs produced by Svenska Möbelfabrikerna in Bodafors. This stool, attributed to his design, illustrates the combination of a simple structure and a woven seat, a tradition inherited from Swedish rural seating. The checkerboard pattern enlivens a strictly square form without resorting to ornamentation. A seemingly modest piece, representative of the gentle modernism that distinguished Sweden from German functionalism at the time.