Just ignore secrettruth's comment. I get the feeling that he or she has not been around here long enough to recognize the difference between someone like you and someone who is making up a story. Other family members of designers and furniture producers have shown up here and believe me, we are very happy when they do! Catalogs only tell a small part of the story of furniture. People who were there, and people who knew the people who were there add SO much more. And the great thing about this forum is that this information stays visible for years and years, so you have a chance to correct misconceptions that can flourish online.
So--tak for det, og velkommen!
Indeed, please ignore the previous negative comment. There are many of us here that find any insight into the Danish furniture world absolutely invaluable and intriguing.
Please know, that any time you have spent, or would spend here, is greatly appreciated by many.
Also, certainly no need for apologies on your English, it is excellent and quite understandable. There is no doubt that you communicate in English far more efficiently than I do in other languages, especially Danish!
same here. I am not as active on the forum than leif ericson, spanky and Zephyr, but for what my word worth, I can tell that your insight is more than welcome. Thank you for sharing it with us. I have been gathering documentation on Scandinavian design for ages and I (we all) would love to have a look to what you have. If there is any way we could get in contact with you, feel free to let us know.
Hi design addicts/Danish Modern lovers
What a lesson we learnt ! To be honest, I didnt even need proof the Tables or furniture were designed by K Kristiansen, I could tell just by seeing and touching the quality made by VM or FM... I had my first KK shelves in 1990, superbly made by FM.
How lucky we are at having the oportunity to see those Danish furniture catalogues downloaded by a pure Danish cabinet maker! I was so glad and grateful to Mr Jorgensen as those catalogues are pure gold.
Wheres Mr Secrettruth apology?
I got two sets of cube coffee tables designed By KK, one is made in rosewood, has no stamps at all but I know they are KK by a unknown maker. The other set is made in Teak wood and has an a ungraved stamp, I assume is VM?
Both sets are pure gems! Superb quality like my other Danish table made by an English gentleman Mr Charles France.
Can anyone help me to identify the maker? I appreciate your support in advance.
Max
The Sony Guy
Hi @maxpato and welcome to the forum. Fist of all: I don't want to interfere with your enthusiasm but I doubt that you could tell just by seeing and touching whether a piece was designed by Kai Kristiansen. Don't get me wrong, he is a good designer, but nobody can if the piece is not known. And Vildbjerg was just one of many factories which produced pretty well made furniture made of teak, rosewood and oak in the high time of Danish modern, but there was certainly no cabinetmaking in the sense of Johannes Hansen/Willy Beck/PP Mobler cabinetmaking involved and they don't belong on the list of the top notch makers. As for your tables: It would be good to see more photos. Just uplode one, go back and edit the post, upload a second one and so forth. I have no idea about the stamp, but it's not Vildbjerg, that's for sure.
"People buy a chair, and they don't really care who designed it." (Arne Jacobsen)
Hi Herring no pro you are welcome, you are not interfering with my hobby at all,on the contrary ,I love it because out there,there are people who care about Danish design and not the G-Plan,Im sorry its not my cup of coffee, (I don't drink Tea).
You could see and recognise a Concord from miles away without being close or touch it ! in the same way I can recognise a KK ,Frem Rojle ,an Alvar Aalto or a F&Son furniture : look and touch.
KK is classy like Akio Morita or Masaro Ibuka ,there are lots of Danish designers but he is one of my favourites ,but "In colours and flavours there are no doctors ".
Thanks so much for looking into the stamp ,definitely they are KK design but I dont know the maker .In other words is there, but we are not there!
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Input by Julia from Classic Modern:26-5-20
"Max, interesting story.
I’m afraid I don’t have any info about Vildbjerg Møbelfabrik. I briefly considered the possibility of a connection between the Jørgensen family of Vildbjerg Møbler and the Jørgensen family of NA Jørgensens Møbelfabrik (Bramin), but although their two locations (Vildbjerg and Bramming) are both in western Jutland, they are not located close enough to suggest a connection.
Sorry not to be able to help.
Sounds as if the grandson Askel has more info though. I guess you’ve already followed up on that?
Best wishes
Julia"
"Thank you Max, good to know that you find the site useful.
Very interesting to see the catalogues. Amazing really how much of the history of Danish modern design still remains uncovered.
Julia"
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Just got my ultra Modernist Speaker -part furniture: Sony APM-6 ,1981 ES , I think the only sample in Europe, and none in America .Its design is from the other world , parading next to my KK cube cutes ,they look fantastic .plus I got Corona !
Max
photos Kk cube trio,Sony APM-6 1981ESPRIT
Alvar Aalto 406 chair, France and Son coffee table.
Hi design addicts hope you are ok because im not ! just sat and had a second off to realised the KK cube set I bought on Ebay uk were ... a replicas ! not even close to the real Mc Coy ,they look nice but at close range they are grotesque compared to a KK set. Regarding the stamp? just found out its probably the ugliest thing Ive ever possessed ! and is a G-plan OML .
Items were returned , bought another set from USA. Eye and touch and the fakes will be unearthed
max
Alo Mr Von Herring how could you ? Dont even heard of them: Sony APM-6 speakers ! .I know why ,you must be a young person interested in Design .
Year: 1965 New York ,World International Fair, all fantastic, but one thing called my attention and it was Sony -Telefunken electronics displayed on Danish furniture,shinning on the marvelous parket flooring .
Since then that has been my pattern of design and decoration at home.Blessfully we live in Europe or other fantastic countries in which thanks to E-bay and Youtube we can adquire anything and cheap , contrary to our ancestors who had to pay lots of money to get the same nowadays.
Sony was a lider in design, and displayed its gear in a Danish Modernist setting in one of the pages in the Owner Manuals.I used to look for ages at the furniture, lights,shelves etc and promised to my self that one day Ill possess them all .
Sony APM (Accurate Pistonic Motion) 8/6/4/77 were made in the late 80s /90s designed by Akio Morita Sony funder, The design of them is more than impressive ,solid plywood ,50-100 kg each speaker. None sold on shops but by order only.
I stagnated myself in the 50-70s Modernist era where Danish- Finn design was and is the rule.
I love this site in wich we can find the mud and the gold mixed but in the end we learn from each other and we can see beautiful furniture design for our enjoyment.
Max
The Sony Guy
photos
Sony TA-1150 Owners manual setting page 1974
Cado shelving by Paul Cadovius 1960
Sony APM -6 speakers 1981 , France and Son (Cado) table 1960 and yes !! An IKEA lamp.beautiful one.2007
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