Josef Frank
Austrian, 1885 - 1967
Austrian-born architect, Josef Frank (1885-1967) adopted Swedish citizenship in the latter half of his life. Frank and Oskar Strnad founded the Vienna School of Architecture and contributed to it’s concepts of Modern homes and interiors. While known mostly as a large-scale architect, Frank also designed furniture, fabrics, carpets, paintings and furnishing. His work rejected façade décor and preferred functional forms. Josef Frank furniture remains popular today.
