High-Back Madsen Armchair

A pair of high back Italian 1960 armchairs designed by Emilia Sala and Giorgio Madini.Newly upholstered in Kvadrat wool. Beautiful and extremely confortable.

A Larsen and Madsen XXL armchair. Wenge frame. 1964 Design and later reupholstered in light gray velvet. Excellent condition..

An elegant pair of Gio Ponti style arm chairs edited in the 1950s. Wooden frame, bronze spring seats and organic vegetable filling in the in...

A pair of Ico Parisi Italian armchairs edited in the fifties.Reupholstered in Italian wool fabrics. Metal enameled and brass legs.Extremely confortable. .Free profesional packing is...

An armchair designed and edited by Frits Henningsen in 1933. Cuban mahogany frame ;professionally reupholstered in brown leather. Brass nails. Excellent condition. Shipping worldwide...

A bentwood armchair, Medea model,designed by Vittorio Nobili and edited by Fratelli Tagliabue in the 50s.Stamped and fully original.   

Regency high back armchair, with concave tall back , beautifully shaped and scrolled arms with reeded top edge(notice the natural wear to the reed...

The modern high back dining armchair is a beautiful piece of furniture that combines both comfort and style. The padded backrest, carved and ...

This beautiful rattan armchair was designed in style of Gio Ponti and Lio Carminati. It was manufactured in Italy and designed as the cruiser's Conte Biancamano chair. The chair rema...

Lounge chair with ottoman by Ib Madsen for Madsen & Schübell, Denmark, circa 1950s. The chair and ottoman retain original black leather upholstery and feature multiple settings for c...

This “Clam” chair has a beloved design thanks to which it is considered by many as one of the most attractive chairs of Nordic Design. At the same time, this chair is arguably also the most mysterious piece on the Danish furniture market. The model has a rather perplexing history, and has been attributed to several designers before, the latest being the Danish architect Phillip Arctander. However, recent research revealed that the “Clam” is the model that in fact started the story of Madsen & Schubell. Arnold Madsen designed this model in 1944 in his small basement workshop in Gothersgade, Copenhagen. This chair has a characteristic organic shape with soft curves, perched on club-shaped beech legs. The name comes from the shape of the seat and back that together form the silhouette of an open clam. The round armrests compliment the overall round feel of the chair. The seat is slightly raised towards the front, while the back is tilted to provide great sitting comfort. The seat and back are covered in light sheepskin, adding to the soft and cosy feel of this “Clam”. Interestingly, Hans Schubell invented the special connecting piece of this chair, formed from only one piece of wood. The rest of the seat and backrest were glued to this single piece. In 1944, the chair was already exhibited in conjunction with the presentation of the newly opened furniture store NY FORM A/S in Copenhagen, which sold the leading design of the day. In 1945, the Clam went into serial production as the first model of the new furniture company Madsen & Schubell and many well-known stores soon included Madsen & Schubell in their product range. Illums Bolighus was one of them, as were the Messen department store and the Copenhagen furniture store Nordisk Staal-og-Møbel Central. In 1953, Madsen & Schubell sold the licence of the chair to the Norwegian company Vik and Blindheim. Condition: In good vintage condition. Wear consistent with age and use. The chair has been reupholstered recently in light sheepskin. Each of our items can be re-upholstered by our in-house atelier in a fabric of choice. Please reach out for more information. Dimensions: 26.38 in W x 33.27 in D x 32.28 in H; Seat height 14.96 in; Arm height 22.64 in 67 cm W x 84.5 cm D x 82 cm H; Seat height 38 cm; Arm height 57.5 cm About the designer: Henry Hans Schubell...

Armchair design in 1949 slid teak legs with black leather upholstery made by Willy Beck.