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we.r.1
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19/03/2013 7:23 pm  

I finally bought this set originally from a estate that had collection of mid century Danish furniture. They have claimed this set is from 60'-70's. I have a very vague memory of seeing this type of furniture as being an innovation in minimalism from Denmark? by a known designer/ manufacturer. These do not have any markings - they are very well made and come apart and put to gather without any fastener. To me, it is a very interesting engineering in furniture design. Any help to ID these is very much appreciated.
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19/03/2013 7:35 pm  

in 20 years
of selling Danish furniture and being Danish, this is one piece I have NEVER seen before.


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19/03/2013 9:37 pm  

Looks like homemade American...
Looks like homemade American ply knockdown furniture to me. Type of thing you would find in one of the Nomadic Furniture books, Popular Mechanics, or make your own modern furniture books by Dal Fabro, Cherner, etc


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we.r.1
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21/03/2013 12:31 am  

THANK YOU SIMON AND JESGORD
I was not quite sure if the set was Danish - that is why I termed it as a question. I have seen a club or lounge chair of this couple of years ago. So, it still make sense to me that these are made somewhere in Europe. The thirteen layer plywood
is European specimen. This is definitely not a home made...! the precision cut and finish along with how the pieces fit together with tolerances around 1/32" - 1/64" leaves no doubt in my mind that these were made with a very sophisticated tooling and jigs ( I was a manufacturer). Thank you again both for your feedback.


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waffle
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21/03/2013 1:24 am  

well
I just spent 30 minutes googling about with no luck. I focused on the desk as I suspected that might get me better returns (sooo many chairs). I tried:
modern/mid century/danish/european/flat-pack/modular/breakdown/plywood/assembly/kit in tons of combinations.
The only things I got that were even close were DIY projects.


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foxxxy
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21/03/2013 1:36 am  

There were a few modernist...
There were a few modernist designers experimenting with furniture of this type in the 40s and 50s. Albert Frey comes to mind. That said your set is not homemade.
I know ive seen it before, not sure of country of origin but its probably 1970s/1980s.


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we.r.1
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22/03/2013 11:57 am  

Thank You Waffle and Foxxxy
For putting effort and time researching for this set - that shows you are a real "design addict" - a kindred in spirit...!
I totally agree with Foxxxy's assessment - this set is not home made and the trend in 40'and 50's for similar design. I do not know if this has any bearing on this issue, but when I saw these for the first time it struck me That they were very special for the design and thought process to manufacture them.


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19/06/2014 12:26 am  

1960's Danish Chair and Desk
Hi
Just wondering did you ever find out anymore about the furniture?
Who was the designer and maker?
Thank you in advanced


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19/06/2014 3:02 am  

MOMA
I think when in NYC last year part of MOMA's design collection featured a room that focused on early modern furniture designs for children...it seems to me these were there or something similar... Sorry that's all I got...maybe there are photos of the exhibit room or something online you could peruse?


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19/06/2014 3:09 am  

Email
Or send the photo and email the curator and ask if these were featured in an exhibit


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