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DUX Scandinavian Modern Teak Draw Leaf Extending Dining Table by Folke Ohlsson

Name: DUX Scandinavian Modern Teak Draw Leaf Extending Dining Table by Folke Ohlsson
Brand: Dux of Sweden
Price: 4995 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

Handsome vintage Scandinavian Modern teak draw leaf extending dinning table by Folke Ohlsson for DUX. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear. There is a mark on each leaf where it has rubbed as it was pulled out and both leaves are a slightly different color from the main top as so often happens in this type of table where the main top gets light and the leaves do not. Please see photos and zoom in for details. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, 1960’s. Hey there, did we catch you DUX hunting? LOL! Sorry… Well, you certainly found a fantastic Scandinavian Modern teak draw leaf extending dining table by Folke Ohlsson for DUX. First, let’s just address the STUNNING vertical grain in the teak! It is absolutely gorgeous and framed with wide edge banding! And this table is so versatile! It’s fabulous utilized as a smaller rectangle table when dining for two or four or as a breakfast nook or game table BUT if you want to have friends or extended family over and need more places to seat guests, simply lift the top and the draw leaves pull out from under the table and attach at the ends to create a larger space and more seating. AWESOME!! The smooth clean lines of this Scandinavian Modern table will blend beautifully with many interior design styles from Danish Modern to modern country or a mountain rustic house, and from mid-century modern to industrial or a home with a western flair. It is perfect for a growing family, someone who loves to entertain, or someone that likes to have options and versatility! Plus, the chair combinations are limitless. Folke Ohlsson is a Scandinavian modern Swedish furniture designer who was born in 1919, raised, and educated in Sweden. But in 1953 Ohlsson moved to the United States and established Dux, Inc. an American iteration, or namesake of the Scandinavian furniture industry’s largest manufacturer of upholstered furniture. This creation of an American company producing Scandinavian furniture may be for what Folke Ohlsson is best remembered. Well, that and the invention/introduction of knock-down furniture which is still used today by the likes of Ikea! Ohlsson headquarter the company in San Francisco for three years before moving it to Burlingame, California in 1956. Over the years other great designers i.e., Bruno Mathsson and Edward J Wormley did designs for the company, but it was the designs of Folke Ohlsson’s armchair and sofas that were prized for their traditional details and modernist simplicity not to mention formal recognition and awards. Folke Ohlsson passed on October 23, 2002. Elite manufacturer & designer, versatility, and FULL of Scandinavian Modern Style!! This teak draw leaf expanding dining table has it ALL! Now, make it yours!! Table Size: • Height – 29 inches • Width Closed – 60 inches • Width Open – 82-104 inches • Depth – 42 inches • Knee Clearance – 25 inches • Weight – 121.3 Pounds Crated Size: with legs removed • Height – 12 inches • Width – 66 inches • Depth – 48 inches • Weight – 225 Pounds.

Creator:

Dux of Sweden (Maker)

Attributed to:

Folke Ohlsson (Designer)

Dimensions:

Height: 29 in (73.66 cm)Width: 60 in (152.4 cm)Depth: 42 in (106.68 cm)

Style:

Scandinavian Modern (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Teak

Place of Origin:

Sweden

Period:

Mid-20th Century

Date of Manufacture:

circa Mid-Late 20th Century

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use. There is a mark on each leaf where it has rubbed as it was pulled out and both leaves are a slightly different color from the main top as so often happens in this type of table where the main top gets light and the leaves do not. Please see photos.

Seller Location:

Topeka, KS

Reference Number:

Seller: 414-TBL-3761stDibs: LU1873329158732

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Today, Swedish manufacturer DUX’s most popular furniture lines — as well as the furnishings created by its first president, Folke Ohlsson — are synonymous with the work that vintage mid-century modern design obsessives love. Also important, the brand is known for some of the most commonplace means of furniture shipping and production in the modern era.

In Sweden, Studio Ljungs Industrier AB is the large family-owned parent company of Duxiana (in America, DUX). Initially a purveyor of bedding that is today celebrated for its ergonomically guided designs, Ljungs Industrier was founded by entrepreneur (and chocolate maker) Efraim Ljung in 1926. In 1950, Folke Ohlsson, then leading Ljungs Industrier’s design team, decamped to the States to explore how he could expand DUX’s business, which at that point included a wide range of furniture. Ohlsson established a DUX office not long after he arrived in California, first in San Francisco and later in Burlingame.

On the West Coast, the booming postwar American market was eager to embrace DUX’s affordable and practical bedroom furnishings, tables, armchairs and other seating. Characterized by sleek walnut and teak frames and low-slung silhouettes, the brand’s designs were emblematic of a generation of Scandinavian modernism that had gained popularity owing to visionaries such as product designer and architect Greta Magnusson-Grossman, who arrived in California from Sweden a decade prior to Ohlsson, and Finn Juhl, who created a Danish modern line for Michigan’s Baker Furniture Company in 1951.

DUX frequently collaborated with top-tier furniture design talent — among them Bruno Mathsson, Edward Wormley and Alf Svensson, a chief designer in the Malmö, Sweden, office of Ljungs Industrier — expanding the brand’s portfolio and establishing credibility as a design source. Ohlsson’s own designs, such as his comfortable leather lounges and wool-upholstered reclining rocking chairs, continue to be among the brand’s most desirable — and most imitated — however.

In 1949, DUX put into practice an idea that Ohlsson patented for the so-called “knock-down,” or “KD,” chair, a term referencing easy, flat-pack assembly. It saved DUX space in warehouses and money on transportation and was a concept that would provide inspiration to hundreds of subsequent companies — most notably fellow Swedish brand IKEA.

Today, vintage DUX sofas and dining chairs are valuable collector’s items. Find this coveted seating and other authentic DUX furniture on 1stDibs.