The Patterned World of Josef Frank
Josef Frank’s organic-inspired patterns are unique in 20th century textile design. Drawing from nature, his large-scale designs invite us into colourful, strange and untamed landscapes.
About the prints
Josef Frank was steeped in the history and joy of fabric from an early age, his father was a textile merchant and his mother excelled at needlework from her own designs.
Josef Frank“The monochromatic surface appears uneasy, while prints are calming, and the observer is unwillingly influenced by an underlying slow approach.”
Textile qualities
Josef Frank’s timeless designs are printed on the finest quality linen. The three fabric types—100 Lin, 315 Lin, and 450 Lin—have each been developed to suit specific purposes, from curtains and soft furnishings to upholstered furniture.
Printing Josef Frank’s fabrics
Josef Frank’s patterns are meticulously produced through traditional screen printing – a time-intensive yet superior method of textile printing – carried out either at Tissus d’Avesnières in Laval, France, or at Standfast & Barracks in Lancaster, United Kingdom.
Happy Holidays from Svenskt Tenn
A century has passed. One hundred years of craftsmanship and traditions. Christmases filled with ambience and anticipation. Now, the 2024 anniversary Christmas is unveiled.
This year’s holiday season at Svenskt Tenn is a tribute to crafting by hand – to all of the designers, craftsmen, carpenters, glassblowers, ceramicists and basket makers who over the years have helped form the products in our range.
Paper flowers have been folded, brass cut and wrapped. Glass baubles have been blown and candlesholders painted. Wooden decorations have been carved and crafted to create a Christmas range worthy of centennial celebration.
This year's Christmas collection features Karin Ferner's Jubel brass ornaments, Frej Lonnfors' hand-carved shrink pots, Maja Sten's Christmas tree baubles, and Sofia Vusir Jansson's hand-folded paper flowers and wreaths. The collection also includes several new pieces reintroduced from Svenskt Tenn’s historical archive, such as candle holders and textiles designed by Josef Frank, along with porcelain angels first introduced by Estrid Ericson in the 1950s to 1970s.
Estrid Ericson“...That is the charm of our Swedish Christmas, that it is so rich in traditions – spiritual and material.”
Josef Frank
Austrian designer and architect Josef Frank has had an enormous impact on the history of Swedish design. Despite being nearly 50 years old when emigrating to Sweden, he is now considered one of the country’s most important designers of all time.