While the origins of Sibast can be traced back to wooden furnishings created in a modest cabinetmaker’s workshop in 1908, the Danish company is best known for the vintage dining chairs, desks, armchairs and other pieces it produced during the postwar years. Owing largely to the creative direction of designer Helge Sibast during that period, the manufacturer is internationally revered today for its wide range of sleek and collectible Scandinavian modern furniture.
Sibast was established by cabinetmaker Peder Olsen Sibast in 1908 as a small carpentry shop in rural Denmark. Peder's son Helge was born that year and began apprenticing alongside his father at a young age. In the 1940s, when the elder Sibast passed away, Helge assumed a management role at the company alongside his siblings, Ole and Emma.
Helge was tasked with leading design, production and product development at a time when what we now call mid-century modernist furniture design was gaining popularity with American consumers and elsewhere, and his own designs reflected a focus on craftsmanship and an emphasis on clean lines as well as the use of organic materials in their construction. Sibast also enlisted the talents of other renowned Danish modernists including Piet Hein, Arne Vodder and Grete Jalk. Vodder designed many of the brand’s armchairs, dining tables and dining chairs that were exported to the United States throughout the ‘50s and ‘60s.
In 1953, the company introduced two of Helge Sibast's most celebrated creations — the Sibast No. 7 and No. 8 chairs. The popular Sibast No. 7 dining chair is noted for its floating backrest and expressive form. With its sturdy Y-frame, the unassuming Sibast No. 8 was a worldwide hit when it debuted, and its simple and functional mid-century modern appeal made it an instant classic. In the 1960s, Sibast chairs were even purchased for interiors at the White House.
The Sibast family sold the company in 1984 but retained the copyrights to Helge's designs. In 2012, Helge's grandson Ditlev and his wife Anna relaunched the Sibast furniture company. The brand’s offerings include many of Helge's original creations alongside new designs that adhere to the company's long-held tradition of creating sculptural, innovative and functional furniture.
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Italian coffee table by Sibast, 1960s
By Sibast
Located in Palermo, PA
Italian coffee table by Sibast, 1960s. Rosewood top Chromed steel feet Dimensions: H= 41 cm; W= 120 cm; D= 50 cm.
Steel
$16,800
H 12.41 in Dm 39.38 in
Rosewood and marble Coffee Table by Unknown designer, Brazilian Midentury, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
The iconic Brazilian designs inspired many other craftsmen and small manufacturers with their vanguard production concerning Brazilian materiality and the "modern values" of the form...
Marble
$6,661
H 28.35 in W 77.96 in D 50.01 in
Arne Vodder Model 212 Danish Rosewood Dining Table by Sibast 1960s
By Arne Vodder, Sibast
Located in London, GB
Model 212 dining table designed by Arne Vodder and produced by Sibast Møbler in Denmark during the 1960s. This elegant Scandinavian oval shaped table is crafted in richly figured ros...
Rosewood
$16,800
H 12.01 in Dm 31.89 in
Round Marble Coffee Table by Celina Decorações, Midcentury Brazilian, 1960s
By Celina Decoracoes
Located in New York, NY
This round marble coffee table was produced by the Brazilian company Celina Decorações in the 1960s. The piece is composed of a Rosewood structure wi...
Marble
$6,527
H 21.26 in W 39.38 in D 19.69 in
Rosewood Coffee Table by Bernt Petersen for Wørts Møbelsnedkeri, Denmark, 1960s
By Henrik Wørts Møbelsnedkeri, Bernt Petersen
Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län
Elegant rosewood coffee table by Bernt Petersen, with a smooth top. Amazing slender design with beautifully sculpted feet.
Rosewood
$8,620
H 14.97 in W 39.38 in D 39.38 in
Coffee Table in Jacaranda Wood and Glass by Jean Gillon — Brazil, 1960s
By Jean Gillon
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Square coffee table in solid rosewood and glass, with two support surfaces. Rare piece, already restored and ready for delivery.
Glass, Wood
Coffee Table by Carlo Hauner for Forma, 1960s
By Carlo Hauner
Located in Correggio, IT
Elegant Coffee Table designed by Carlo Hauner for Forma, Italy 1960s. The patina of the wood is gorgeous and vibrant. The coffee table consists of 4 compartments, one of which is an ...
Plastic, Wood
$39,136
H 12.21 in W 53.94 in D 26.78 in
Jorge Zalszupin, Coffee Table Model “Romana”, Jacaranda, Marble, Brazil, 1960s
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in Barcelona, ES
Jorge Zalszupin Coffee table model “Romana” Manufactured by L’Atelier Brazil, 1960s Jacaranda, marble From the archives of Side Gallery, Barcelona Measurements: 137.16 cm x 68.58 cm x 30.48 H cm 54 in x 27 in x 12 H in Literature Maria Cecilia Loschiavo dos Santos, Jorge Zalszupin, Design Moderno no Brasil, Éditions Olhares, São Paulo 2014 Concept Jorge Zalszupin collaboration with Oscar Niemeyer, a legend of Brazilian modernism, had a great influence on his aesthetics. He made his way to Brazil at the precise moment when the Brazilian form of modernistic architecture was being shaped by Niemeyer, Le Corbusier, and Lucio Costa. Zalszupin’s furniture fits perfectly with the style of this period in design. In his designs, Zalszupin blends simplicity of form with sensuality. Materials of the highest quality are the essence of his design practice. With a marble top affixed on thin, exquisitely curved wooden bases, the Romana coffee table...
Marble
$2,134
H 19.69 in W 29.53 in D 59.06 in
Mid-Century Modern Danish Large Teak Coffee Center Table, Glostrup Denmark 1960s
By Glostrup Møbelfabrik
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Vintage midcentury large rectangular long coffee or center table by Glostrup Møbelfabrik, made in Denmark, circa 1965. This beautifully constructed solid teak table features solid wo...
Teak
Teperman, Coffee Table, c. 1960
By Móveis Teperman
Located in PARIS, FR
This coffee table made in the 1960s by the Brazilian workshop Teperman owes its charm to its deliberately refined design highlighting the great beauty...
Glass, Hardwood
Graphic Scandinavian Teak Coffee Table with Glass Top, 1960s
Located in Voorburg, NL
Scandinavian teak two-tiered coffee table with a glass top manufactured in the 1960s. The glass top is nicely etched around the sides. Very nice graphic design with clean and simple ...
Glass, Teak
$25,900
H 9.45 in W 59.06 in D 39.38 in
Quartzite Coffee Table by Celina Decorações, Midcentury Brazilian, 1960s
By Celina Decoracoes
Located in New York, NY
Produced in the 1960s by Celina Decorações, this coffee table has a plywood base with Rosewood veneers and two wooden slats that support the quartzite top. Founded in 1938 in Rio de...
Marble
Midcentury Aluminium and Glass Coffee Table, 1960s
Located in Steenwijk, NL
Three aluminium moulded legs, held together by two chromed metal parts with a glass top. All in a very good condition with some signs of age and use. This table is of unknown origin...
Metal
Sold
H 30 in W 108.25 in D 49 in
Round Expandable Dining Table by Arne Vodder, Rosewood with Pewter Details
By Arne Vodder, Sibast
Located in Kansas City, MO
Arne Vodder for Sibast Brazilian Rosewood dining table with three leaves and pewter feet and accent on the table legs. Beautiful grain pattern in the rosewood. The table is 49 inches...
Pewter