Sweden
Circa 1960
Pine
47” wide x 16” deep x 43” high

This handsomely executed pine cabinet, Model 810, has two fluted doors concealing four drawers and three shelves. It has an attractively well-aged surface, likely the result of having once been painted and later scraped.

Göran Malmvall was the youngest son of Karl Andersson, founder of the renowned Scandinavian furniture manufacturer, Karl Andersson & Sons. Malmvall studied under Carl Malmsten for a short time, but was largely self-taught. He was known for the subtlety of his designs and the boldness of his innovations. His highly collectible Svensk Fur (“Swedish Pine”) series has a Minimalist rusticity akin to Axel Einar Hjorth’s contemporaneous Sportstugemöbler furniture. Both designers were inspired by traditional Swedish carpentry, transforming the utilitarian provincial furniture into more refined profiles that appealed to a higher-end clientele.