Svenskt Tenn’s Archive and Collections

The archive and collections forms a separate department at Svenskt Tenn. Here, curators and archivists work to preserve and manage the company's rich archive, which includes not only drawings and sketches but also pattern designs, letters, notes, and photographs. Original pieces and purchased items from founder Estrid Ericson's time are also preserved. With new collaborations and launches, new information and stories emerge, making the archive a living place that safeguards the company's history, present, and future.

Every year, Svenskt Tenn launches new furniture and items. Some result from collaborations with contemporary designers, while others are recreated from archive designs. In 2024, the jubilee year, five such pieces are being launched – a blend of designs that have never been shown before and beloved classics now brought back to life.

Table 2126 is unusually small, measuring just under 40 centimetres in height. It was designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn in 1951 and was part of the furnishings in Josef and Anna Frank's home on Rindögatan in Stockholm. The table was exhibited in Josef Frank's Memorial Exhibition at the National Museum in 1968 but has not been in production since then. Now, it is relaunched in conjunction with Svenskt Tenn's 100th anniversary in 2024.

The Stockholm cabinet was designed by Josef Frank around 1930-50, with the original sketch indicating that it should be lined with paper. Drawing inspiration from various map cabinets Josef Frank designed during his active years, Svenskt Tenn has upholstered the cabinet with an antique map of Stockholm, drawn by lithographer Heinrich Neuhaus in 1875. The map is exceptionally detailed, with each individual building outlined in the motif.