Rolf Engströmer, (20 January 1892 – 2 August 1970)[1] was a Swedish architect, interior designer, and furniture designer. He is known for his work in the Swedish Grace style.
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| Born | 20 January 1892 |
| Died | 2 August 1970 (aged 78) |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Education | KTH Royal Institute of Technology |
| Occupation(s) | Architect, interior designer, and furniture designer |
| Notable work | Eltham Palace, MS Kungsholm Interiors |
Biography and work
editEngströmer was born in 1892 in Hudiksvall in Gävleborg County, Sweden. He received his education as an architect at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm between 1914 and 1919, before working for architects including Ragnar Hjorth, Carl Bergsten, and Gunnar Asplund in Stockholm.[2]
At Bergsten, he worked, among other things, with the interior design of the ship MS Kungsholm, where he, along with the artist and friend Jerk Werkmäster, was responsible for the design of the first-class party and music room.[3]
Engströmer also participated as an architect at the Stockholm Exhibition in 1930, as an employee of Asplund. During the 1930s, he had its own furniture and interior design company, located on Arsenalsgatan in Stockholm, which was called "Jefta".[4]
Engströmer's more famous works include the interior of the Rigoletto Cinema on Kungsgatan in Stockholm and the renovation of Eltham Palace in Greenwich in London, where he designed the entrance hall together with Jerk Werkmäster.[5]
Gallery of selected works
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Hölicks Chapel -
Eltham Palace, Entrance Hall -
Eltham Palace, Entrance Hall -
Rigoletto Cinema, Stockholm -
MS Kungsholm -
Junex textile factory, Huskvarna, 1936
References
edit- ^ "Nationalmuseum - Rolf Engströmer". emp-web-84.zetcom.ch. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ^ "Engströmer, Rolf (1892 - 1970) [sv] - KulturNav". kulturnav.org. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ^ "Första klass salong ombord på M/S KUNGSHOLM. På väggarna konstverk av Jerk Werkmäster och Rolf Engströmer som skildrade Göteborg under Ostindiska kompaniets glansdagar". Digital Museum. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ "Jefta | Engströmer, Rolf | V&A Search the Collections". V and A Collections. 2020-11-20. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ^ "Eltham Palace, Greenwich". The Modern House. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2020.