Iconic Danish furniture and lighting manufacturer Gubi was founded in Copenhagen by designer-couple Lisbeth and Gubi Olsen in 1967. The brand is celebrated globally for its innovative chairs, lighting fixtures, mirrors, sofas and other furnishings and decor.
The company began as a platform to manufacture the textiles and furniture designed by Lisbeth and Gubi. Soon, the business model broadened. While recent contemporary pieces manufactured by Gubi such as GamFratesi’s Beetle chair have become darlings of today’s interiors, the company is also widely known as a leader in reissuing exquisite Scandinavian and other mid-century modern furniture by a range of design legends.
Swedish architect and interior designer Greta Magnusson Grossman — the first woman to receive a prize for furniture design from the Swedish Society of Industrial Design — emigrated to the United States and built 14 homes in Los Angeles in the postwar era that were inspired by the Case Study Houses. She furnished these homes with her own designs, and her impossibly sleek Grasshopper table lamps and floor lamps — created for Barker Bros. but today made by Gubi — were frequent fixtures in the interiors. Another Scandinavian architect and industrial designer, Louis Weisdorf designed the wildly popular Multi-Lite line of lighting fixtures, which were originally created during the early 1970s and reissued by Gubi in 2016.
Beyond lighting, Spanish designer Barbara Corsini created the distinctively geometric Pedrera coffee table during the mid-1950s that is now made by Gubi, while the Hungarian-born French master of postwar design, Mathieu Matégot, created the Tropique dining table and an elegant three-legged Nagasaki chair, both of which were reissued by the Danish brand. French furniture designer Pierre Paulin created the inviting, organically shaped Pacha lounge chair in 1975. This design yielded a loveseat and a sofa as well. All of these pieces were reissued by Gubi.
Since 2001, Gubi founders’ son, Jacob Olsen, has managed the company, and travels the world to find heirs to the iconic designers of yesteryear in order to secure permission to give their works a second life.
Greta Magnusson Grossman 'Series 62' Desk in Walnut for Gubi
By Greta Magnusson Grossman, Gubi
Located in Glendale, CA
Greta Magnusson Grossman 'Series 62' Desk in Walnut for Gubi Designed by Grossman in 1952, but named the 62 desk as it was deemed to be ten years ahead of its time, this is an autho...
Steel
Greta Magnusson Grossman 'Series 62' Six-Drawer Dresser
By Gubi, Greta Magnusson Grossman
Located in Glendale, CA
Greta Magnusson Grossman 'Series 62' Six-Drawer Dresser Designed by Grossman in 1952, but named the '62 dresser as it was deemed to be ten years ahead of i...
Steel
Oak Parquetry Six Drawer Dresser
Located in Westwood, NJ
A light oak parquetry six-drawer dresser in dawn finish. This beautiful hand-carved oak dresser includes six drawers with mirrored herringbone starburst ...
Wood
Vintage Modern Walnut Server
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A solid Mid-Century Modern server made of Walnut. It boasts 6 drawers with 3 of them hidden behind detailed doors. Tapered legs perfectly accent the piece and allow it to fit into an...
Walnut
Greta Grossman for Sherman Bertram Desk
By Greta Magnusson Grossman, Sherman Bertram
Located in Coronado, CA
A solid walnut desk designed by Greta Grossman and produced by Sherman Bertram in the 1950s. The desk features sculpted wood pulls, raised edges, walnut slats (for books or papers), ...
Walnut
Large Scale Rustic Spanish Pine 6-Drawer Dresser
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Unique rustic Spanish style cabinet in finished pine. A versatile, well made and heavy piece with a stacked, architectural pattern on the front, the wraps the sides, adding visual ...
Pine
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Credenza by Kent Coffey
By Kent-Coffey
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Kent-Coffey walnut credenza with marble insert. Featuring brass knobs and vibrant walnut, this credenza is well constructed and in very good shape. Please confirm item location (N...
Walnut
Mid-Century American of Martinsville Long Walnut Dresser
By American of Martinsville
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This American of Martinsville dresser has six hefty drawers, giving you an incredible amount of storage space. Sleek design with black conical cabinet pulls, recessed drawer pulls, a...
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Hand Painted Faux Marble Walnut Dresser
Located in Raymondville, TX
A vintage mid-century modern six drawer dresser by Ward Furniture. Featuring a hand painted faux marble wood top in white with cream, gold, gray and blue undertones and veins in shad...
Walnut, Paint
$5,995 / set
H 32.75 in W 32.75 in D 18 in
Greta Grossman for Glenn of California Midcentury Walnut 3 Drawer Chest, Pair
By Greta Magnusson Grossman, Glenn of California
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Greta Grossman for Glenn of California midcentury walnut 3 drawer chest - pair Each chest measures: 32.75 wide x 18 deep x 32.75 inc...
Brass
$2,625Sale Price|30% Off
H 31.75 in W 68 in D 20 in
1950s Red Lion Parquetry Front Mahogany Nine-Drawer Dresser
Located in Chicago, IL
Excellent build quality and design for this, circa 1950s modern nine-drawer long dresser. Beautifully wood grained mahogany parquetry front door that opens to reveal three sliding drawers. Six additional parquetry front drawers have patinated brass pulls and escutcheons. Pierced apron with sculpted legs. From Red Lion Furniture...
Brass
$6,500
H 32.75 in W 72 in D 18 in
Mid Century Modern Credenza Sideboard in Sculpted Walnut by Greta Grossman 1950s
By Greta Magnusson Grossman, Glenn of California
Located in Troy, MI
Stunning Mid Century modern sideboard in walnut designed by Greta Magnusson - Grossman for Glenn of California circa 1950s Fully restored three panel front door cabinet on a floatin...
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Eight-Drawer Dresser by R-Way
By R-Way Furniture Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stunning vintage modern dresser features eight large drawers with sculpted brass pulls on each. A unique design with brass trim running along the edges of the front and brass fe...
Brass
$3,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 32.25 in W 77.5 in D 19.75 in
Romweber Figured Walnut Dresser With Crema Marble Inset Panels
By Romweber Furniture Co.
Located in Chicago, IL
Romweber Furniture Italian Regency style nine-drawer long chest/cabinet/dresser with figured walnut and inset marble drawer fronts. Cast brass three part filigree pulls open the outs...
Burl, Walnut