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Carl Malmsten Dining Room Tables

Swedish, 1888-1972

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.

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Creator: Carl Malmsten
Set of Six Dining Chairs by Carl Malmsten, 1950
By Carl Malmsten
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful set of six dining chairs in beech, by Carl Malmsten for Waggeryds Möbelfabrik AB, Sweden, 1950, all with arm rests and upholstered seats.
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carl Malmsten Dining Room Tables

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Upholstery, Beech

Functionalist Pine dining table by Carl Malmsten, Sweden, 1930s
By Carl Malmsten
Located in Stockholm, SE
Striking dining table by Carl Malmsten, in a rustic design. Made from stained pine with clean lines and a folkloristic decorative detail under the table top.
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1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carl Malmsten Dining Room Tables

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Pine

Console Table "Sportstugemöbel" by Carl Malmsten, Sweden, 1950s
By Carl Malmsten
Located in Hägersten, SE
Console or dining table designed by Carl Malmsten in 1953 model "Visingsö", This early example from the Beginning of the 1950s without the added screws on the short ends and visible ...
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carl Malmsten Dining Room Tables

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Pine

20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Extendable Walnut Dining Table by Carl Malmsten
By Carl Malmsten
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-brown, vintage Mid-Century Modern Swedish extendable dining table made of hand carafted Walnut with two pullout leaves which are stored underneath, designed by Carl Malmsten ...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Carl Malmsten Dining Room Tables

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Walnut

Carl Malmsten, Visingsö, Dining table, Sweden, 1960s
By Carl Malmsten
Located in Paris, FR
Carl Malmsten (Sweden, 1888-1972) Visingsö A rectangular pine wood dining table on four feet assembled by two on each side and joined by an arched base. Sweden. 1960s.  
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1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carl Malmsten Dining Room Tables

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Pine

Dining table 'Pyramid', Designed by Carl Malmsten Sweden, 1940s
By Carl Malmsten
Located in Stockholm, SE
Dining table 'Pyramid', Designed by Carl Malmsten, Sweden, 1940s H: 73.5 cm / 2' 5" Dia: 124.5 cm / 4' 1" L (total): 274 cm / 8' 11 7/8" L (of 3 leaves): 50 cm / 1' 7 11/16" (each)
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1940s Swedish Vintage Carl Malmsten Dining Room Tables

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Mahogany

Modernist Carl Malmsten Pine 1940s Dining Table
By Carl Malmsten, Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Forest, BE
This is a large and unusual dining table made out of pine. Produced in Sweden around the 1940s. It is a so unique in the shape, the base is very unusual. It will brighten any project...
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carl Malmsten Dining Room Tables

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Pine

Dining Table by Carl Malmsten, 1950
By Carl Malmsten
Located in Los Angeles, CA
wonderful dining table in beech with veneered top, by Carl Malmsten for Waggeryds Möbelfabrik AB, Sweden, 1950, in its smallest configuration the table is round with 45.66 inch diame...
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carl Malmsten Dining Room Tables

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Beech

Scandinavian dining table by Carl Malmsten
By Carl Malmsten
Located in Brescia, IT
Vintage table designed by Carl Malmsten with two separate extensions. Elegant and rigorous design in solid wood. Designed by Carl Malmsten in the 1950s/60s, this dining table reflec...
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Carl Malmsten Dining Room Tables

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Teak

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By Carl Malmsten
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
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Located in Munich, DE
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massive dining table
massive dining table
H 27.56 in W 66.93 in D 35.44 in

Carl Malmsten dining room tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Carl Malmsten dining room tables are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Carl Malmsten dining room tables, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original dining room tables by Carl Malmsten were created in the Scandinavian Modern style in sweden during the mid-20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider dining room tables by Nordiska Kompaniet, Axel Einar Hjorth, and Seffle Möbelfabrik AB. Prices for Carl Malmsten dining room tables can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $2,106 and can go as high as $38,737, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $5,700.

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