Josef Frank – Against Design

Josef Frank – Against Design is the most comprehensive exhibition ever devoted to this world-renowned architect and designer. The exhibition shows the diversity of Frank’s body of work and includes many architectural projects that are unknown to the Swedish public. The exhibition presents unique material from the ArkDes collections never previously displayed.

The exhibition presents the whole range of Frank’s diverse body of work, from the ground-breaking architecture of his early career to the brilliantly-coloured patterns and furniture for Svenskt Tenn in his later years. Josef Frank was a pioneer of Modernism and continues to influence and inspire the designers of today.

Amongst the important works on display are pieces of furniture from the first interior he created in 1910 – Karl and Hedwig Tedesko’s apartment in Vienna. There are also items from Haus & Garten, the furnishing house that Frank ran in Vienna with his colleague Oskar Wlach.