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Andersen
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24/04/2022 3:11 pm  

Hi ! I came across two desks that share similar elements, and I would like to find out who designed it first.

The two desks are the Wegner JH-571, and the Hvidt 310 for Soborg desk.

Looking forward to hear your thoughts ! Cheers


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tktoo2
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24/04/2022 7:11 pm  

Borge Mogensen (BM1160 "Huntsman's" table 1950).


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Andersen
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24/04/2022 7:48 pm  

interesting. So rank may be:

1950 Borge Mogensen

1953 Hans Wegner

1956 (?) Hvidt


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tktoo2
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24/04/2022 9:47 pm  

These guys didn't work in a vacuum. Most if not all of the greats were influenced (consciously or otherwise) by others' previous work and the examples noted above are all great designs regardless, in my humble opinion.

Meaningless here of course, but I did see one source list the Hvidt desk as from 1954.


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Andersen
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25/04/2022 11:27 am  

Interesting; I agree these are nice desks. For some reasons, the one from Wegner I like it the most. Both Mogensen and Wegner are still produced these days, but there is a substantial price difference between the two. Cheers


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Herringbone
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25/04/2022 6:15 pm  

I don't think that any of the three invented this design. Regarding the price: Althouh they look similar, they are all structurally completely different pieces. The CH table and the Soborg table were designed for production on an industrial scale. The JH table was a high end cabinetmaker piece whicht required and still requires a lot of handwork. 

"People buy a chair, and they don't really care who designed it." (Arne Jacobsen)


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Andersen
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25/04/2022 6:38 pm  

I wander why for the Soborg table the brass metal pole were not preferred over teak wood.


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