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Gayle
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02/02/2010 5:20 pm  

This table is made of one piece of wood, almost six feet long, with a thickness of two inches; the four legs are made of thick wide bands of stainless steel that bracket the slab of wood. I would like to know if anyone recognizes the designer or source.


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Pegboard Modern
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02/02/2010 8:26 pm  

We have one of those.
But I don't have a designer attribution. I know it's Danish, it has the Danish control label. It's incredibly well made of solid wood not veneer. Very nice piece.


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Gayle
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03/02/2010 1:21 am  

Thanks!
You have been very helpful! I don't know where you got the picture that shows a similar one, or what "control label" means exactly, but I have finally found out something about the coffee table that I have loved and used for twenty or so years! My grandkids dance on it! It is so sturdy.
I wonder if it may have been designed by Poul Cadovius.


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Modern Love
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03/02/2010 10:04 am  

The designer is Jørgen Høj
and yes, it is Danish.
Very nice piece, congrats!
http://www.retromoderndesign.com/item2.php?id=1906


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bj
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03/02/2010 10:18 am  

why let your grandchildren...
why let your grandchildren dance on a table you love/have loved for twenty years. A table that obviously has some pedigree.. Gives me shivers..


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jesgord
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03/02/2010 3:00 pm  

I say let your grandchildren...
I say let your grandchildren dance on it all they want. What's more important in the long run; Happy children or a slab of wood on pretty metal legs?


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03/02/2010 3:39 pm  

to each his own
to each his own


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Pegboard Modern
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03/02/2010 5:11 pm  

the_beloved
Thanks for the attribution. The one you link to looks like rosewood. The one I have is teak. Gayle's dancefloor looks like teak as well.


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Modern Love
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03/02/2010 6:58 pm  

I always loved the simplicity of this design.
And relative to other woods, solid teak can take a beating so if it's a children's dancefloor, no problem!


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03/02/2010 7:16 pm  

Certainly...
The integrity of the wood may not be an issue... I might be more concerned about the stability of the table as whole. But, it does look to be pretty sturdy in construction.


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