David Rosén Sofas

A pair of Swedish Modern stained beech stools, designed by David Rosen, circa 1940-50, of Curule form with a concave sheepskin seat.

Swedish furniture designer David Rosén is most well-known by his mid-century involvement with esteemed department store and modernist furniture manufacturer, Nordiska Kompaniet. Particularly prolific in the 1950s, Rosén his most famous series for the company called Futura, of which these chairs are also part of. Designed in 1949, these armchairs possess a refined and slender appearance with distinctive backrests composed of bars with hollow openings. With this design, these chairs are modern reinterpretations of the traditional ladder-back chair. On each chair, the curved armrests are supported by a solid beech frame with clean, sleek lines that are both functional and aesthetically appealing. Still, it is the back that defines the design of these “Futura” chairs...

A tufted sofa from the Paradise collection by Kerstin Horlin-Holmquist for Nordiska Kompaniet with beech legs and upholstered in a brown sateen velvet with a twisted cord trim detail...

Northern Swedish Gustavian provincial sofa crafted in pine, showcasing its original scraped paint. This sofa, dating back to the early 19th century, around 1800 to 1810, exemplifies ...

Amazing French half round sofa by the famous duo Guillerme et Chambron from the 1960s. Guillerme et Chambron represent a significant moment in French m...

Ico Parisi Sofa Model 865. Enameled metal and upholstery. Manufacture: Figli di Amedeo Cassina Lit: Roberta Lietti: Ico Parisi Design - Catalogue R...

This sculptural sofa was designed by Bertil Söderberg and produced by Nordiska Kompaniet in Sweden in the 1940s. The rare design is marked by the curv...

Fine set of 12 dining chairs designed by david rosen in 1953. Likely to comprise of 2 sets of 6 due to the different fabrics and slightly different wood tones. Designed for Nordisk...

Custom 1960s Italian style sofa or bench with handmade brass base upholstered in light pink velvet. Made in Los Angeles by Adesso Imports. Can be done in different colors, fabrics an...

Wonderful Mid-Century Modern C683 sofa or bench. Design by Kho Liang Le for Artifort. Striking Dutch design from the 1960s. Re-upholstered with blue Manchester corduroy fabric. Origi...

These exceptional aubergine colored sofas from the sixties are made to the very high standard expected of one of Denmark's foremost furniture makers, Mogens Hansen. The design is min...

Three-seater sofa model 5011 in original leather and eight-legged ash base. Produced by Rud. Rasmussen Cabinetmakers, Denmark. Minor marks on the frame, patina to the leather. Shown at the Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild exhibition in 1935. Kaare Klint is widely recognized as the father of Danish modern design. It is hard to overstate his influence. He developed an entirely new analytical approach to furniture design that his students at the Danish Academy of Art would emulate for years to come, yet was also inspired by historic designs from various cultures, modernizing and re-interpreting classic pieces for new generations. Literature: Gorm Harkær, Klintiana: “Kaare Klint”, vol.2, pg 94. Kaare Klint (1888-1954) is regarded as the founding father of Danish Modernim. As an architect, furniture designer and leading professor at the Department of Furniture Design at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, Klint established the principles of modern Danish furniture by combining a profound appreciation of traditional construction techniques with a modernist emphasis on function and a rejection of ornaments. Klint’s design was always based on relentless research; he never compromised. Every piece had to fulfill its purpose, be completely clear in its construction with dimensions and proportions corresponding to the human body and display materials and craftsmanship of the highest quality. Logic, often using a mathematical system of measures, and a constructive way of thinking were the foundation of Klint’s philosophy of furniture design. Like many of his contemporaries, counting Le Corbusier and Walter Gropius, he advocated standardization and functional requirements and dismissed the use of all ornamentation. But Klint realized his vision in wood and leather, using traditional craftsmen and working methods and often finding inspiration in historical models. In this way, he charted the course for an alternative Nordic Functionalism that idealized the workshop and the collaboration between furniture architects and cabinetmakers as opposed to the factory. Kaare Klint’s first major work was a collaboration with his mentor, the architect Carl Petersen. In 1914 they were commissioned to design furniture and fixtures for Faaborg Art Museum. One of the highlights to emerge from this commission was the Faaborg chair, a light and elegant chair with clear references to classical furniture. The construction and proportions of an 18th century English Chippendale...