A muted colour scheme, checks and bamboo, are key elements in this autumn dining room at Svenskt Tenn. Tall candlesticks, textiles and a striking table setting, contribute to the warm and welcoming atmosphere in the room.
Black doesn’t have to be boring. We have decorated the autumn dining room with classic furniture by Josef Frank: Chair 2025 in black lacquered birch and bamboo, as well as Dining Table 884 with a tabletop in lacquered linoleum and walnut. The furniture is accompanied by a table setting in a muted colour scheme, with placemats in the Teheran pattern, Fornasetti saucers, and blue-green hand-blown water glasses beautifully shaped like a tulip.
Josef Frank was inspired by Asia when he decorated the Museum for East Asian Art in Cologne in 1912. This inspiration remained with him throughout his active years as a designer, both when it came to form and materials. He probably created the Bamboo Table Lamp for Svenskt Tenn in the 1940s or 1950s – a period when he designed several objects with Asian influences, including the tall Bamboo candle holder in 1952.
In a 1945 radio talk, Estrid Ericson conveyed some key rules for increasing wellbeing at the dining table: “The light should be high enough so as not to shine from below and cast an unflattering light. The flowers should be so low, that you can see the person across the table unhindered.”
This was one of the things Josef Frank had in mind when designing the pewter and bamboo candlestick in 1952.
Svenskt Tenn’s range includes candlesticks and candle holders in different heights and materials. Combine your favourites to create a cosy autumn atmosphere in the dining room.
