Sigge the Dachshund is a new version of Svenskt Tenn’s classic cushion in the shape of a small dog. The Dachshund is filled with soft padding. It has rice in both ears and stomach for weight and stability. Use it as a decorative sofa cushion or to cover a drafty window.
In Josef Frank’s Baranquilla print, four lovingly detailed lianas are crafted into a beautiful whole full of lush fruits, flowers and leaves. The print was designed around 1943-45 during Josef Frank’s stay in New York – a place where many of his imaginative designs, with trees of life growing freely, flowers and fruits took form. By delaying the pattern repeat Josef Frank was able to get the design to flow. This gives the feeling of no real direction, and it therefore becomes just as beautiful from any angle.
Baranquilla was named after the Colombian port city by the Caribbean Sea, which Josef Frank and his wife Anna passed on the exile from Sweden to America in 1941, in the midst of World War II.
Designer
Birgitta Löwendahl
Designer and decorator Birgitta Löwendahl lives and works in Stockholm, Sweden. She has studied at several art schools and opened her own gallery in 1998, where she shows drawings and graphics from the 18th and 19th centuries. Birgitta Löwendahl has, among other things, designed jewellery, pewter and textile products for Svenskt Tenn for 20 years, and created jewellery for Svensk Slöjd, Skandium London, Garbo and more. In her work, she is inspired by Rare Jewellery from the 18th century Mughal: the craftsmanship, the colour combinations and the symbolism of the precious stones.