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Bodil Kjaer Executive Free Standing Desk for E. Pedersen & Son Denmark

About the Item

Bodil Kjaer large freestanding rosewood executive desk, model 901 with chrome-plated metal frame, cassette top with four recessed drawers. Produced by E. Pedersen & Søn, Denmark. Manufacturer’s label to the underside. Key included. The rosewood is Santos rosewood, no CITES export document is applicable. The desk featured in the 1960s in the New York Times and The Sunday Times. It became even more famous when it was in some of the first James Bond films: ‘From Russia with love’ & ‘You only live twice’. The desk also appeared prominently in BBC election broadcasts. Literature: Mobilia, June 1961. Young executives that Bodil Kjær encountered in her work in architecture and design in the late 1950es were open, creative and flexible in their way of working. So, she reasoned that it would be counter-productive for them to be offered traditional office furniture, and set out to design a system of office units from which they could create their own work environment — and change it according to the changing nature of their work. Designed in 1959 as a series of elements of architecture.

Creator:

Bodil Kjaer (Designer),E. Pedersen & Søn (Manufacturer)

Dimensions:

Height: 28.75 in (73 cm)Width: 78.75 in (200 cm)Depth: 39.38 in (100 cm)

Style:

Scandinavian Modern (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Metal,Rosewood

Place of Origin:

Denmark

Period:

1950-1959