Danish Cabinetmaker Armchair with Ottoman, Denmark, circa 1940s

The difference between Danish mid-century and other furniture is that there was this partnership between the designer and the cabinetmaker that resulted in ground-breaking creations....

Danish Mid-Century Modern furniture reflected Scandinavian materials and craftsmanship and mixed them with a modern style, and the period from roughly 1940 through 1960 was a high point for Danish furniture makers. This set shows why. This particular chair silhouette has been popular since the 1930s, from around the time Flemming Lassen designed the overstuffed easy chair, the “Tired Man”, for The Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild Competition in 1935. The curved and organic lines of the design create an elegant silhouette for both the chair and ottoman. The design of this chair is characterized by organic, curved shapes that create a cosy and welcoming sensation. Since the enveloping back forms the arms as well but doesn’t reach all the way to the beginning of the seat, the design is very open and appears light. The gentle lines are highlighted by the soft wool blend upholstery that uniquely covers the entire bodies of the chair and footstool, including the legs as well. As a representation of early modernist seating...

This beautiful Danish lounge chair is an early example of Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern design as well as outstanding craftsmanship with a quality that honours the materials and th...

Danish Modern evolved from the craft traditions of cabinetmaking in Denmark, bolstered by the Copenhagen Cabinetmakers Guild Exhibitions from the 1920s onwards. It was further energi...

This Danish cabinetmaker lounge chair is characterized by the best qualities of the country’s mid-century design. From the restrained aesthetic to the elegant pairing of materials, t...

This armchair is an elegant and comfortable evidence of the mastery and artistry of the Danish cabinetmakers who defined mid-20th century modern seating. This model is of the highest...

Danish Cabinetmaker Sheepskin Armchair, circa 1940s. This tall Lounge chair produced by a Danish Cabinetmaker in the 1940s and is typical of ...

Danish Cabinetmaker Sheepskin Armchair, circa 1940s. This tall Lounge chair produced by a Danish Cabinetmaker in the 1940s and is typi...

A Danish Cabinetmaker 1940s lounge chair reupholstered in luxurious cotton-wool blend off-white bouclé fabric from Chase Erwin in England. This chair was made in Denmark in the 1...

A pair of beautiful, curvaceous lounge chairs hand-made by a Danish Cabinetmaker in the 1940s. This pair have been reupholstered in luxurious sheepskin from Skandilock, Sweden. The l...

Danish Cabinetmaker Sheepskin Lounge chair, circa 1940s. Lounge chair in the manner of Fritz Hansen produced in Denmark in the 1940s, featuring wonderfully curved arms and back and ...

Danish cabinetmaker lounge chair new upholstered with lambskin. Legs of stained beech. Made in the 1940s.