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SuspectBusker
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05/12/2016 10:23 am  

Hello all, I found this bedside cabinet and wonder about its origins. Can't find anything with this kind of sled legs design. Is it even Scandinavian ? The seller claims it's by Arne Wahl Iversen. Thanks for any light you may shed on this 😉


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DrPoulet
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05/12/2016 2:29 pm  

I find the attribution to AW Iversen highly doubtful.
I see that you are in France. I might be wrong but my safest bet would a french production in scandinavian style (those are pretty common, look for a 'NF' sticker maybe).
Try looking for the same handles on the web.


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SuspectBusker
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05/12/2016 11:22 pm  

difficult to check for stickers when you buy on the net 😉 I decided to buy it anyways because I like the unusual look, a nice contrast with what I already have and it wasn't too expensive. The seller is a French "brocanteur" who lives in Sweden. He has a shop there and comes to France with stuff he buys in Sweden. So that is why he claims that the cabinet is made in Sweden but designed by Iversen. I'll make sure to look for various stamps or stickers on the item when I get it delivered. I've searched over and over on the net for anything resembling the cabinet but only found a small matching cabinet, on the website of the seller in Sweden... It was probably acquired at the same time...




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Zephyr
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06/12/2016 12:20 am  

not 100%, but the legs/edge-banding looks looks a fair bit darker than teak, maybe afromosia? That might help narrow things down a bit if it is...


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SuspectBusker
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06/12/2016 12:28 am  

Thanks, going back to the Swedish site I found out that it's should be teck with mahogany. Does that make sense?


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leif ericson - Zephyr Renner
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06/12/2016 1:31 am  

A teak and mahogany combo does not make sense. Nor does a made in Sweden piece designed by Arne Wahl Iversen.


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SuspectBusker
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06/12/2016 8:06 am  

I hope to be able to make more sense of this soon...


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DrPoulet
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06/12/2016 11:50 am  

By accident, I stumbled upon the ad for your bed side table on "leboncoin". Giving what you said about the seller and his other ads, I see little doubt that the piece is indeed from Sweden.
I wouldn't expect any notable designer to be behind this piece but for the price you paid that's alright...


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SuspectBusker
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06/12/2016 12:01 pm  

Leboncoin is where I found it, of course. It's a good place for good finds but buyer beware... I liked the look no matter what. I don't think that it's mahogany/teak but I'm curious to find out what the second wood is or if it's just a darker coloured oil that was used. I'm getting it combined with a small hans agne jakobsson lamp (that I'm pretty sure of the design 😉 ). I think I got a good deal but it's not all about names... it's also about creating an interior that pleases me...



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SuspectBusker
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07/12/2016 6:33 pm  

Found the answer on Lauritz.com and bukowskis.com : it's Arne Wahl-Iversen for IKEA... And yet, the craftsmanship is much better than what it is now a day... So, I still bought it 😉 And there is no mahogany, only two different shades of teak. Here are two other products from the same collection :



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SuspectBusker
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07/12/2016 6:42 pm  

Here is an interesting note for Lief Ericson. I found this information on the net :


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leif ericson - Zephyr Renner
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07/12/2016 6:50 pm  

It is definitely not impossible for Danish designers to have worked with Swedish makers, but it is definitely less common.
Perhaps the pieces was made by IKEA?


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SuspectBusker
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07/12/2016 6:51 pm  

Yes, it was made by Ikea...


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DrPoulet
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07/12/2016 7:14 pm  

Good job with the research! You were right not to trust 😉
Leif, actually I was surprised to see how many danish designers worked for swedish makers as well. I have here an issue of Mobilia (#68, March 1961) about Stockholm furniture fair and I was very surprised. Borge Mogensen for AB Karl Andersson & Söner, Acton Bjorn for Aktuell Form, Edv. kindt Larsen for Olof Persons and AB Seffle Mobelfabrik, Hans Olsen for Ary Stalmobler, , Poul Volther for Gemla, etc.


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leif ericson - Zephyr Renner
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07/12/2016 8:03 pm  

Where did you find proof of IKEA manufacture? I am curious.
And yes there were a number of danish designers who worked for Swedish companies. And there are a few more that could be added to the list. If you step back from it though, you realize that the vast majority of the time Danes worked for Danes, and Swedes for Swedes, and Norwegians for Norwegians. So, randomly saying that a Dane designed for a Swedish firm is often something to make one suspicious.
You should try to find out if AWI did work for IKEA...


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