Nils Thorssons

NILS THORSSON (Eslöv, Sweden, 1898 - Copenhagen, 1975).
Table, 1970s.
Polychrome wood.
Exhibits wear consistent with age and use. Needs refinishing.
Measurements: 73 x 120 x 120 cm.
Table designed by Nils Thorsson. On legs of semi-cylindrical section sits a square top, all in black polychrome wood. In this piece, the formal refinement of Scandinavian furniture is allied with the new pop trends of the sixties and seventies. Nils Thorsson was a renowned ceramist and designer. His talent for the decorative arts was reflected in the prizes he received in competitions such as the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1925. He would later become artistic director of the Royal Porcelain Factory until 1969. In his later years he also devoted himself to furniture design, of which there remain notable examples such as the table shown here.