20 May 2008

Well Said: Josef Frank


Vegetable Tree, a fabric pattern designed by Josef Frank in the 1940s.


"Mix old and new, colors and forms. Things that you like will all the same melt into a quiet unity. The home does not have to be planned in detail, not artful, just linked together by parts that its occupants enjoy and love."


So said Josef Frank (1885-1967), the Austrian-born architect and designer of cheerful, optimistic furniture, fabrics, and lighting for the influential Swedish store Svenskt Tenn.