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’s famed Strandvägen, a majestic tree-lined waterfront esplanade. Her apartment was adorned with furniture her brand designed and sold, souvenirs from trips abroad, and objects she picked up at flea markets. It changed throughout the years, representing her belief that “our homes are never completed,” as she wrote in a 1939 essay.
For the first few years of her business, Ericson focused on producing pewter objects . She collaborated with artists like Uno Åhrén and Björn Trägårdh and often incorporated references from artifacts she saw in Stockholm’s anthropology museums. In addition to stocking pewter products designed in house, Ericson sold home goods and objects that she found during international trips and at flea markets.
'When Ericson founded Svenskt Tenn in 1924, she aligned herself with the prevailing movements of modernism and functionalism,' Veerasamy explains. 'However, she gradually began to challenge these ideals, a shift that gained momentum with the arrival of Frank.
To that end, Svenskt Tenn represented a certain kind of stylistic omnivorousness. It sold elaborately woven rattan chairs, pewter accessories moulded into playful animal motifs, fabrics printed with exuberant botanical patterns, tables with minimalist silhouettes made from expressive woods, and much more—all of which is on view at Liljevalchs. What was most important to its sensibility was the mixture of things in a home that would evolve right along with the person who lived there.
'It's so refreshing to come across such a generous way of thinking about how people should live that's so open to the mess of lives and playfulness and sort of delight,' Withers says. 'And I think for me, that's why it's so relevant today.'
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