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glassartist
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15/12/2013 10:25 am  

This one has no markings at all and I have not turned it up myself. It has a finished back. Any ideas? Thanks in advance


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glassartist
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15/12/2013 10:30 am  

leg pic
leg detail


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glassartist
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15/12/2013 10:54 am  

Obsessing pays off
Found it. Axel Christiansen. Found examples of the exact case, and examples of the exact base. Apparently you had more than one choice for a base.


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Solange
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15/12/2013 11:13 am  

Hi glassartist,
I have the three door model (with different legs). I thought this was designed by Gunni Omann ( Axel Christiansen being the maker) Hopefully someone will clarify for certain. Regardless, it's really nice...
edited for spelling


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leif ericson - Zephyr Renner
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15/12/2013 4:53 pm  

I don't know anything about...
I don't know anything about the designer, but I can tell you that a lot of these Axel Christiansen pieces are also marked ACO møbler, which is apparently synonymous, being the initials Axel Christiansen Odder. You probably knew that...


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16/12/2013 2:38 am  

I like
the (almost) invisible cats . . .


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Smilo998
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06/01/2014 6:46 pm  

side board
The way in which danish manufactuers and designers worked was that a designer would sign up with a manufacturer.
So the manufacturer is Axel Christiansen Odder but the designer is not. Gunni Omann designed a lot of sideboards for them. Cannot find yours though.
http://www.deconet.com/decopedia/designer/Gunni-Omann-id-874
Some designers moved and some were contracted to more than 1 designer, Poul Kjærholm
Additionally just because it was made in Denmark does not mean it is Danish Modern and therefore worth anything. Like car making you have Ferrari and Fiat. Both made cars in the 60's.
If there is no mark on it then it is unlikely to be theirs and no mark usually means no good.
http://tinyurl.com/ljpr9vg


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Smilo998
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06/01/2014 6:48 pm  

Might be....
Might be this one:
http://www.deconet.com/item.images.action?id=438454&imageId=0
make sure the legs are original though


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leif ericson - Zephyr Renner
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06/01/2014 9:32 pm  

You say with authority that...
You say with authority that Gunni Omann designed for Axel Christensen. This piques my interest. This is an assertion that seems to be commonly made, and aesthetically plausible, but I've never seen any documentation that verifies it.
So, can you tell us more about this?
Thanks!


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Smilo998
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10/01/2014 6:43 pm  

Odder
"So the manufacturer is Axel Christiansen Odder but the designer is not. Gunni Omann designed a lot of sideboards for them. Cannot find yours though.
http://www.deconet.com/decopedia/designer/Gunni-Omann-id-874
What sort of documentation would you be looking for?


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leif ericson - Zephyr Renner
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11/01/2014 5:00 am  

Well I was thinking vintage c...
Well I was thinking vintage catalog, magazine, advertisement, respected book, marked piece that says "designed by Gunni Omann." That sort of thing. Deconet is not really a source for authoritative information.
Anyway, I really like the pieces designed by Gunni Omann from his factory, and I'd like to know definitively if it is the case that other piece that look a lot like his that are out there, like these ACO/Axel Christensen pieces, are his designs as well.


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