Does anybody knows about the Designer of this rosewood Danish Table ?  

@chris-danish The way you post your questions is a bit confusing. Try and post multiple pictures in the same thread by posting one picture, editing the post, posting another picture and so on. 

@herringbone

Well, that didn't work. Nice try, though!

I published 7 posts with several pictures of this nice table. I think it works.

@chris-danish Please don't do that. Edit your original post (this one) and add more pictures to the one you already posted. I deleted your other posts because it doesn't make sense to have seven or eight ID questions for the same table. 

@herringbone

"What we have here is a failure to communicate!" - One of my favorite movie quotes which I've found myself repeating all-too often. Seems maybe a language barrier compounded by a frustratingly cumbersome protocol for adding images here are to blame. It's a shame that this feature, fundamental to this forum, is so beginner-unfriendly. And especially so when the forum is starved for new members. I almost feel bad for @chris-danish.

@tktoo

You're absolutely right, and you're touching on several things that have been increasingly frustrating for me as well.

Point one: the technical capabilities of the forum are severely limited. And there's no longer any investment in improving it. I understand that from an economic standpoint, which brings me to point two: forum activity has become so low that the owners probably don’t see any point in further technical development or support.

Sometimes I’ll log in after a few days and see 20 spam posts—but maybe only one meaningful user contribution. If that. I clean up the forum, but often I don’t even know why I bother anymore. Sometimes I think the four or five of us who are still active (hi, @lexi?) might as well start a WhatsApp group—it would probably be less effort for us.

A post like @chris-danish’s is at least a bright spot, and I’m actually interested in that table. I would’ve liked to compile the photos into one post for him and dive deeper into researching it (surely we can identify a France & Son table, even if it’s from the late ’60s), but the process is cumbersome and I just don’t have much time right now.

That’s why I had previously asked @Elizabeth whether you or others could be made moderators. But I never got a reply—probably not worth the effort either. So frustrating.

Dear all, thak you for your feed-back and suggestions. I am an infrequent user of this forum because I don't have the reflex, so i don't know how to use it well. It's a potentially great tool, though, and I thank those who take the trouble to respond. I attributed this table to Finn Juhl "Cado period," but I know that's very unlikely. If you can open this link, you'll have access to all the photos. Thanks again, and I'm up for a Whats'App group. eastdesign94.

Très grande table de repas extensible Danoise, 250 cm, en Palissandre par Finn Juhl Pour France & Son 1960. - east-design

@herringbone

I'm sure your work is appreciated not only by the few still participating but also by many lurkers in the shadows. I certainly do and empathize completely. 

I miss the days when DA Forum was an active, friendly respite from pervasive and divisive politics. Things change and we adapt, I know, but still we try if only because that's all we can do.

That said, I'm flattered that you would think of me as a potential moderator for the Forum. But please do not volun-draft me as I am neither capable nor qualified. Besides, that's my spouse's job and you do not want to even tiptoe over that line, believe me. "Freedom" is a state of mind ...or so I'm told.

@tktoo

Yes, this is what we can do. I keep doing it too, even if I sometimes forget for a few days—and then suddenly remember, in a bit of a panic, that some posts might have been sitting in the queue for days and I really should check again.

It’s good that you’re saying you definitely don’t want anything to do with the administrative side. Of course you don’t have to—it’s not really up to me anyway. But just to clear up a misunderstanding: the required skills are basically limited to opening spam posts and clicking “Delete” instead of “Reply” (the buttons are next to each other for me).

Also, approving posts from new users is part of it too—again, the button is right next to “Reply.” So it’s just a matter of clicking the right thing.

Sometimes, when I’m in the mood, I also edit user posts—like fixing typos in bat signals—just to make sure the communication works as intended. But that’s about as far as it goes, and even that happens rarely.

What I’m trying to say is: zero skills required. You just need to check in at least every three days.

And my feeling is: aside from you and me, no one else is doing that anymore. But I could be wrong.

@chris-Danish Checked a couple of Mobilias and old F&S catalogs but not trace of your table. Since the table was offered in both teak and rosewood, but doesn’t appear in any catalogs prior to the sale of the company, I would tentatively date it to somewhere between 1965 and 1969 (without guarantee). 

There’s a lengthy article in one issue of Mobilia about Poul Cadovius and his castle, where he combined exhibitions of new furniture from France & Son and Royal System. The article is from 1968, it came with many pictures, but I didn’t find the table mentioned there. I’ve also looked at one or two articles from the 1970s. By that time, the furniture France & Son was producing was almost exclusively made of metal and plastic. When wood was used, it was often oak. In terms of design as well, the table no longer really fits into that era.

That said, Cadovius didn’t officially drop the name “France & Son” until 1975, so in theory the table could still have been designed in the early ’70s. The only question is—by whom?

I would rule out Finn Juhl. All of Juhl’s designs that actually went into production are well documented, and this table isn’t one of them. The chief designer at the time was Sten Østergaard, who primarily worked with plastic designs. Other possible candidates who were designing for Cadovius at the time include Ole Gjerløv-Knudsen and Torben Lind, as well as Adrian and Ditte Heath. What I actually find more likely is that Cadovius designed the table himself—but that’s just a gut feeling.

I’m happy to keep researching; I still have a few magazines to go through.

Thank you so much for all those informations. I was wondering wether it could be a table approching to model 540 from Finn Juhl ?