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This design is absolutely, certainly, categorically NOT a Finn Juhl design.
Domt take this wrong, but this is how incorrect design credits start these days. I am certain you did not mean to do that, but somebody says something looks like so-and-so, then somebody else says, "see I found it on the Internet" and then it is littered all over the Internet and everybody says, "it says so all over the Internet, so that many people can't all be wrong".
Again, NOT Finn Juhl.
Unfortunately, I've only ever seen one catalog page for a Glostrup piece, and it showed that another design that is commonly miscredited to Arne Vodder but is actually by some random name. So you are probably going to have to work hard, wait a long time, and spend some money to identify the designer of this piece. One name you can cross off the list is Finn Juhl.
Hello Leif,
"CAN'T HELP BUT FIND A RESEMBLANCE TO ..." hardly means all of what you imply. It could also mean that whoever designed this sofa was inspired by Finn Juhl. Especially because so far I haven't found any other designer who created a three seater sofa with 6 legs... It's a forum, and forums are meant for discussions. Mentioning a name in a discussion can lead to information that in return leads to other sources. I could have also mention Grete Jalk, as SHE has designed for Glostrup and the type of armrests she designs is closer to that design then the one Juhl did.
So, it's not Juhl you say, and it's probably not Jalk. It would be helpful to me and Yerblues if you could give us the reasons why you think so and send us in a direction that helps us find the answer we are looking for.
Thanks
I second Leif's concern with linking a designer's name to a piece of furniture without any proof, even if your motive is totally innocent---simply because it leads to many people assuming that it must be true because they read it online. Then others end up paying way more than they should for a generic item because they believed it was the work of a famous designer.
So, it's not Juhl you say, and it's probably not Jalk. It would be helpful to me and Yerblues if you could give us the reasons why you think so
I find that the quickest and easiest way to compare is to look at photos side by side. In this case, the sofa in question has more differences than similarities to the Japan sofa. They have about the same dimensions and overall aesthetic, but that's about where it ends.
There is a Glostrup sofa with six legs but it has loose cushions, not fully upholstered seat and back. It is often attributed to Jalk but I don't know if that's been confirmed with actual catalog photos.
There is almost no documentation for Glostrup known publicly. The above mentioned Sven Aage Eriksen design (random Dane whose name I couldn't remember last night) is the only exception. It is also worth noting that if SÅE turns out to be the owner of the company, then that design credit not be the whole story either.
To find the name of the designer, you are going to need a vintage catalog, probably a Glostrup catalog, but maybe a retailer's catalog. And you may need to get very lucky with the date as I suspect this sofa was not in production long.
The only retailer I know who sold Glostrup stuff was Scan in the USA. And the only Scan catalog I've seen was from maybe 1972 and didn't have designers or makers on any of the items made by Glostrup.
And that easy chair in the center of the image (dark upholstery) is the Glostrup chair that was designed by Sven Aage Eriksen (AKA random Dane). The only caveat is that if he turns out to be the owner of Glostrup, as sometimes happens when extremely random names show up in makers' catalogs, then it could be the case of an in-house design, and maybe someone else drew it. Of course, knowing how little information there is out there on Glostrup, we may never get answers to any of those questions.
My guess would be that the sofa and chair actually date from the late 60s or early 70s, but I don't have anything to substantiate it. Early to mid 60s is possible. I extremely doubt it would date from the 50s.
I'll look into Roche Bobois early catalogues if I can find them.
The other "sighting" of the Glostrup armchair at the top of this thread, was in an Italian interior Scandinavian design catalogue : http://www.bemodern.net/wp/wp-content/themes/thedawn/images/Cataloghi/Sc... But it didn't have even the manufacturer's name
I have yet to see a vintage Roche Bobois catalog but regarding ads, designers are never mentionned. Brands are sometimes mentionned but never as the caption of a picture, more as a list of the scandinavian brands they distribute (France & Son, Jeppesen and Glostrup in the case of Roche Bobois).
As a matter of fact in vintage french ads for danish furniture, designers or even brands are almost never mentionned. At most, there is a vague " Mobilier Scandinave" (Scandinavian Furniture).
Anyway, browsing my small collection of scanned ads, I found this extremely funny ad for Cado Systems. It comes from "Revue Danoise" (a magazine published by the Danish embassy). I cannot resist sharing it with you.
It says: "Le plus grand système d'étagère d'accouplement du monde" which I guess can be be translated as "The largest shelving system for mating in the world".
I am laughing like an idiot 🙂
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