Corner Cabinet Model "Sandhamn" by Axel Einar Hjorth 1930

A rare corner cabinet from the Sandhamn series, designed by Axel Einar Hjorth in the 1930s. Executed in pine, the piece reflects Hjorth’s distinctive blend of functional modernism and rustic simplicity, drawing inspiration from Swedish vernacular furniture traditions.
 
The cabinet features two open shelves with shaped supports, ideal for displaying glassware or ceramics, above a lower compartment fitted with a paneled door. Its solid construction and honest materiality embody the character of Hjorth’s Sportstugemöbler designs — created for leisure homes in the Stockholm archipelago, where elegance and practicality meet.
 
Axel Einar Hjorth
Axel Einar Hjorth is considered one of Sweden's most significant furniture designers during the 1920s and '30s. Hjorth's early employers included Svenska Möbelfabrikerna in Bodafors and the Stockholm Crafts Association. The big breakthrough came as chief architect for Nordiska Kompaniet, a position he took up in 1927 and held until 1938. Hjorth's first major assignment was the Nordiska Kompaniet's lavish stand at the World Exhibition in Barcelona in 1929, to then participate in several major international exhibitions during the following decade. In 1929, Hjorth also broke new ground and designed the first series of rustic furniture in stained pine, the so-called sports cabin furniture that was named "Lovö", "Utö" and "Sandhamn" after the islands in the Stockholm archipelago.