King of Danish furniture ID books?

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si jones

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21/10/2011 6:40 pm

Can anyone recommend a good Danish furniture identification book?

I have been looking at the following:

Modern Furniture Classics: Postwar to Post-Modernism
by Charlotte Fiell

Danish Chairs
by Noritsugu Oda

Scandinavian Furniture: A Sourcebook of Classic Designs for the 21st Century
by Judith Gura

Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

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danielmpoole

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21/10/2011 7:19 pm

They're all good books
Also look at the Decorative Arts series (50's, 60's & 70's).
There's a good section on books on this site (see tab above).
Also search through this forum as there are quite a few threads on this subject
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Decorative-Art-60s-Arts/dp/3822850411

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pirx pilot

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22/10/2011 7:01 am

online source
Don't forget the online furniture index:
http://designmuseum.dk/furnitureindex/
http://designmuseum.dk/furnitureindex/

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waffle

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22/10/2011 7:17 am

just picked up
the gura book. I needed a better resource.

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jesgord

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22/10/2011 7:58 am

Very difficult to rely on...
Very difficult to rely on only one text. That said, I particularly like:
A Treasury of Scandinavian Design by Erik Zahle;
Scandinavian Design and Modern Scandinavian Furniture by Ulf Hard af Segerstad;
Danish Chairs by Noritsugu Oda;
Made in Denmark by Hans Kofoed;
Designed for Life by Ellison/Pina; and
Den Store Danske Mobelguide by Hansen, Per H. and Klaus Petersen
I have also linked to a previous thread on this topic
http://www.designaddict.com/design_addict/forums/index.cfm/fuseaction/th...