Björn Trägårdh
Björn Trägårdh was a furniture designer, artist, and graphic designer who worked for Svenskt Tenn from 1928 –1936. During this period, he created everything from pewter objects and art industry products to lamp fixtures and furniture.
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Björn Trägårdh (1908 – 1998) was only 20 years old when he first became associated with Svenskt Tenn. Together with architect Uno Åhrén, he contributed several pieces of furniture to the store’s first furniture department. Alongside Svenskt Tenn’s founder, Estrid Ericson, Björn Trägårdh curated several notable exhibitions and he also designed pewter objects and lamps for Svenskt Tenn over the years.
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The Lotus candle holder, designed in 1929.
Björn Trägårdh primarily worked in a muted colour palette in black, white, and grey. In 1939, he moved to Paris to pursue visual arts. During and after WWII, he returned to craftsmanship, creating buttons and brooches for renowned fashion houses such as Dior, Bruyère, and Schiaparelli. His work can be found, among others, at Nationalmuseum in Stockholm, the Gothenburg Museum of Art, Institut Tessin in Paris, as well as art museums in Tours and Pau in France. In Svenskt Tenn's range today, there are pewter objects, lighting, and upholstered furniture, created by Björn Trägårdh during the 1930s.
Armchair 219 in functionalist design was created by Björn Trägårdh for Svenskt Tenn in the 1930s.
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Pewter vase designed in 1933.
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Floor lamp 1006
Björn Trägårdh designed Floor Lamp 1006 in the early 1930s, and it was exhibited at Galerie Moderne. The timeless design feels as modern now as it did back then.
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