Aksel Kjersgaard Trunks and Luggage
Danish designer Aksel Kjersgaard founded his eponymous furniture manufacturing company in 1952. Revered by mid-century furniture lovers for its straightforward approach to design of its classic mirrors, which are frequently framed in teak or rosewood — or the graceful, angular forms of its vintage case pieces and storage cabinets — Aksel Kjersgaard is eminently collectible today. It is among the manufacturers that popularized Scandinavian modernism on an international scale, and the popularity of the brand endures.
A master cabinetmaker, Kjersgaard had spent three years traveling through Europe and Morocco toiling in other workshops before he opened his own factory. When he returned to Odder, in his native country, he was eager to start creating his own furniture, and his sleek, minimalist dressers, sideboards, cabinets and wall mirrors debuted in 1955. The factory quickly gained a sterling reputation for its focus on craftsmanship and Kjersgaard’s reluctance to embellish his handmade pieces with ornament or unnecessary decorative flourishes.
Kjersgaard attracted many talents of the Scandinavian modernist movement (and continues to do so today). Known for his Chair #42, which he created with Schou Andersen, designer Kai Kristiansen worked with the company through the 1950s and 1960s, and his side tables and chests became a hallmark of the brand. During the 1970s, architects and former Rud Rasmussen cabinetmakers Søren Nissen and Ebbe Gehl brought their expertise to the manufacturer, introducing a Shaker-influenced line that represented the start of what is now the very popular Naver collection, which is offered by way of a collaboration between Gramrode Møbelfabrik and Aksel Kjersgaard A/S.
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Aksel Kjersgaard Trunks and Luggage
Brass
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Aksel Kjersgaard Trunks and Luggage
Zinc
1990s American American Craftsman Aksel Kjersgaard Trunks and Luggage
Pine, Paint
Mid-20th Century European Campaign Aksel Kjersgaard Trunks and Luggage
Teak
20th Century French Aksel Kjersgaard Trunks and Luggage
Brass
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Aksel Kjersgaard Trunks and Luggage
Mahogany
19th Century French Antique Aksel Kjersgaard Trunks and Luggage
Brass
Early 1900s Romanian Late Victorian Antique Aksel Kjersgaard Trunks and Luggage
Pine
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Aksel Kjersgaard Trunks and Luggage
Brass
Mid-19th Century American Classical Antique Aksel Kjersgaard Trunks and Luggage
Late 19th Century Primitive Antique Aksel Kjersgaard Trunks and Luggage
Pine
18th Century Swiss Folk Art Antique Aksel Kjersgaard Trunks and Luggage
Iron
Late 19th Century Antique Aksel Kjersgaard Trunks and Luggage
Harewood