$9,563
H 34.26 in W 34.06 in D 18.51 in
Midcentury "Haga" chest of drawers by Carl Malmsten, Sweden, 1930s
By Carl Malmsten, Nordiska Kompaniet
Located in Stockholm, SE
Elegant “Haga” chest of drawers by Carl Malmsten, made with stained birch veneer laid in a discreet
Birch
Carl Malmsten "Haga" Vanity-Makeup Table for NK, Stockholm, 1935
By Carl Malmsten
Located in Richmond, VA
"Haga" vanity/makeup table by Carl Malmsten for NK (Nordiskakompaniet) Stockholm. Composed of
Birch
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H 34.65 in W 59.45 in D 20.08 in
Swedish Birch Art Deco Intarsia Buffet , Carl Malmsten, Haga model 1930s
By Carl Malmsten
Located in Brussels, BE
Swedish Birch Art Deco Intarsia Buffet ,Carl Malmsten,Haga model 1930s
Wood
1930s "Haga" Dressing Table by Carl Malmsten
By Carl Malmsten, NK (Nordiska Kompaniet)
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful “Haga” dressing table by Carl Malmsten. Birch veneer contrasts with the black lacquered
Mirror, Wood, Birch
Midcentury "Haga" dining table by Carl Malmsten, Sweden, 1930s
By Nordiska Kompaniet, Carl Malmsten
Located in Stockholm, SE
Elegant “Haga” dining table by Carl Malmsten, with a curvesome stained wooden base. Round table top
Birch
Pair of "Haga" Side Tables by Carl Malmsten
By Carl Malmsten, NK (Nordiska Kompaniet)
Located in Stockholm, SE
Pair of beautiful bedside tables by Carl Malmsten, model named “Haga”. Made in alder root and
Birch
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H 33.47 in W 63 in D 20.08 in
Art Deco / Swedish Grace Sideboard Carl Malmsten "Haga”, Sweden, 1930s
By Carl Malmsten
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Wonderful Swedish Grace Art Deco / sideboard, buffet, storage unit named 'Haga' by Carl Malmsten
Birch
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H 33.47 in W 63 in D 20.08 in
Swedish Model Haga Sideboard by Carl Malmsten for Nordiska Kompaniet, 1920
By Carl Malmsten, Nordiska Kompaniet
Located in Uppsala, SE
Sideboard, model Haga, designed by Carl Malmsten for Nordiska Kompaniet in 1924 at the height of
Birch, Oak
$1,198Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 28 in W 36 in D 6 in
Fireplace Screen in Metal with a Blackened Steel Finish Customizable
By Redsoul
Located in Seattle, WA
The Court Screen is a modern metal fireplace screen cover that can be used flush fitted into the fireplace opening or can stand right outside a fireplace opening. It protects from sp...
Steel
$7,800 / set
H 33 in W 18 in D 20.5 in
Pair of Chic 'Arcade' Wrought Iron and Shearling Chairs by Design Frères
By Gilbert Poillerat, Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of chic 'Arcade' wrought iron and shearling chairs by Design Frères. Extraordinary pair of side chairs with white shearling upholstery. This unique upholstery treatment gives...
Wrought Iron
$6,240 / item
H 30 in W 72 in D 18 in
Minimalist Curved Front Arcade Console with Arches in Edo on Oak
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Martin & Brockett's Arcade Console 72" is a nod to the ancient Roman architectural form- a succession of contiguous arches supported by columns. The console has a slight convex curva...
Oak
$3,800
H 81.3 in W 39.38 in D 18.31 in
Antique Tall Oak Cabinet, Made by a French Cabinetmaker, Late 19th Century
Located in Odense, DK
This is a late 19th-century antique tall oak cabinet, crafted by a skilled French cabinetmaker. The cabinet features a sturdy, classic design typical of the period, with a rich oak f...
Wood, Oak
$696 / item
H 7.4 in W 1.8 in D 7.7 in
Gae Aulenti & Piero Castiglioni 'Minibox' Table Lamp in Green for Stilnovo
By Gae Aulenti, Stilnovo
Located in Glendale, CA
Gae Aulenti & Piero Castiglioni 'Minibox' table lamp in green for Stilnovo Founded in 1946 in Milan, Stilnovo was one of the most innovative lighting companies in Italy during the M...
Metal
$5,200
H 38.98 in W 48.82 in D 20.87 in
19th Century Antique Painted Pine Cabinet, Italian Cabinetmaker, Made in Tuscany
Located in Odense, DK
This charming 18th-century painted pine cabinet, crafted by an Italian cabinetmaker in Tuscany, is a rustic masterpiece. Made from sturdy pine, it showcases the traditional Arte Pove...
Pine
$8,500
H 29.53 in W 78.75 in D 35.24 in
Fine French Art Deco Oak Table by P. Bloch and Charles Dudouyt
By La Gentilhommière 1, Pierre Bloch
Located in Long Island City, NY
Fine French Art Deco oak table designed by Pierre Bloch and edited by Charles Dudouyt (founder of La Gentilhommière). Two original end leaves (width is 98 1/2" with the leaves on). C...
Oak
White Limestone Sink Basin
Located in Cranbrook, Kent
This timeless beautiful Italian classical sink is cut from one single block of white Crema Luna Limestone, the design sprung from Greek and Roman times, it carries superb artistic me...
Marble, Limestone
$4,200
H 20.25 in W 39.5 in D 20.5 in
French Art Deco Wrought Iron and Glass Coffee Table with Bronze Finials 20th C.
Located in New York, NY
20th Century Wrought Iron and Glass Coffee Table with Bronze Mounts A finely crafted 20th-century coffee table featuring a rectangular glass top supported by a wrought iron base wit...
Wrought Iron, Bronze
On Hold|$3,314
H 27.96 in W 29.14 in D 17.72 in
Haagse School Dutch Art Deco side or serving table by Wouda for Pander, 1920s
By Hendrik Wouda, Pander
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
A side table or serving table, designed by Hendrik Wouda and manufactured by Pander & Sons, 1920s (marked with metal plate under front drawer). The modernist design with the pointed...
Oak, Macassar
Italian Art Deco Daybed in Walnut
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Daybed or bed, walnut, sheepskin, Italy, 1940s This daybed evokes the stylistic hallmarks of the Art Deco movement of the 1940s. Its design embraces a sense of unity and purity thro...
Sheepskin, Walnut
Danish 1950's Sofa by Kurt Olsen Teak Accents
By Kurt Olsen, Slagelse Mobelvaerk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Curved sofa by Kurt Olsen from the 1950's. Epitome of Danish 1950's style. Made by Slagelse Møbelværk around late 1950's5800. Solid and sturdy but needs to get reupholstered. Remova...
Wool, Teak
$1,450
H 15.75 in Dm 5.91 in
Swedish Court Jeweler CG Hallberg, table lamp, silver plate, Swedish Grace 1930s
By Elis Bergh, Sylvia Stave, CG Hallberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful example of Swedish grace beauty, a silver plate table lap with subtle elegance. Timeless design by Elis Bergh for court jeweler CG Hallberg, Sweden 1920/30s. Marked: CG Hal...
Silver Plate
Rare Borsani pair of small nice shaped armchairs
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Milano, IT
COD-2561 ABV Borsani (1911-1985) Splendid pair of small nice shaped wooden armchairs upholstered and covered in fabric. ABV manufacture ca. 1940.
Fabric
$13,561
H 24.02 in W 15.75 in D 12.6 in
Modernist "Sport" Console table by Axel Einar Hjorth, NK, Sweden, 1930s
By NK (Nordiska Kompaniet), Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Stockholm, SE
Elegant console table by Axel Einar Hjorth from the “Sport” series, in a rustic design made in stained pine. Beautiful proportions. “Sport” is one of the series of furniture include...
Pine
Curved Danish Sheepskin Sofa, 1940s
By Viggo Boesen
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful sofa produced in Denmark, 1940s, designer unknown. Professionally reupholstered in high quality sheepskin.
Sheepskin
Carl Malmsten, a prominent furniture designer and educator associated with Swedish modernism, enjoyed immense popularity for his shapely sofas and armchairs in luscious color palettes. Malmsten believed that light — much like our eyes and bodies — doesn’t like to bump into sharp objects. Smooth edges, on the other hand, are kinder to the eye and and to our touch, and allow light to softly bounce off surfaces. Malmsten felt that if his furniture didn’t “serve well” in the home, it had no business being there.
Malmsten’s career essentially began in 1915, when his submissions for a competition to furnish the new Stockholm City Hall were first- and second-place prize winners. In the 1920s, his profile soared. He won a prize at the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts — the show that brought the Art Deco style to worldwide attention — and quickly became one of the most sought-after designers of commercial seating in Sweden.
Malmsten was soon contracted to design chairs, tables and other furniture for the Stockholm Concert Hall, the Swedish Institute in Rome and the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York. His famous Art Nouveau-influenced Stadshusstolen chair, designed for Stockholm City Hall in 1916, is a highlight of the city’s recently opened Museum of Furniture Studies. Malmsten expanded into interior design and created a luxurious, well-appointed living room in the palace of then-Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf and his bride, Crown Princess Louise.
In the 1930s, Malmsten clashed with critics when he voiced his opposition to functionalism. Like Danish modernist Kaare Klint, he favored using quality local materials and prized traditional craftsmanship. Malmsten’s furniture draws on graceful neoclassical influences, and he said that extreme functionalism contributed to “sterile” interiors — while the curving contours of his work may share ground with furniture designed by Alvar Aalto or Bruno Mathsson, Malmsten differed with Bauhaus eminences and some Scandinavian modernists on their prioritization of functionalism.
For an exhibition in 1956 at the Röhsska Museum in Gothenburg, Malmsten designed furniture that was intended for mass production — and his striking designs began to make their way into middle-class Swedish homes owing to Malmsten’s partnerships with manufacturers such as O.H. Sjögren. Until then, he had built his pieces at the school he founded in the 1930s or had them made by artisans at several small local workshops.
Malmsten founded a number of schools for design and collaborated with other designers who shared his philosophy of “hand and mind in creative collaboration.” These included the esteemed textile artist Märta Måås Fjetterström, whose pieces he included in exhibits and even his own home.
On 1stDibs, find vintage Carl Malmsten seating, tables, cabinets and more.