Teak Flip-Top Partners Desk by Jens Quistgaard for Peter Løvig Nielsen
View Similar Items
Teak Flip-Top Partners Desk by Jens Quistgaard for Peter Løvig Nielsen
About the Item
- Creator:Jens Quistgaard (Designer),Peter Løvig Nielsen (Manufacturer)
- Dimensions:Height: 34 in (86.36 cm)Width: 64 in (162.56 cm)Depth: 28.75 in (73.03 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:Mid-1960s
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Newly refinished.
- Seller Location:North Miami, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: 15050180971778
Jens Quistgaard
The postwar-era work of Danish sculptor and designer Jens Harald Quistgaard is still exceedingly popular in living rooms, dining rooms and kitchens in the United States, Europe and Japan, particularly in the homes of mid-century design enthusiasts. Having created serving pieces and barware for Dansk Designs for 30 years, Quistgaard produced striking Scandinavian modernist designs that married function with sophisticated form.
After demonstrating artistic talent at a young age, Quistgaard was gifted a forge and anvil so that he could work in his mother’s kitchen. He built toys, jewelry and hunting knives under his father’s tutelage. Later, he spent years learning from local artisans how to produce wood, metal, ceramic and glass models. Quistgaard’s career path solidified during his apprenticeship as a silversmith with legendary Danish silver firm Georg Jensen.
By 1954, Quistgaard had become known for his designs in Denmark when American entrepreneur and businessman, Ted Nierenberg, discovered his work. The two formed a partnership to mass-produce Quistgaard’s wares in New York while the designer remained in Copenhagen.
The long-distance relationship flourished for three decades, during which millions of Quistgaard pieces were manufactured in the factories of Dansk Designs, Nierenberg’s company. Owing primarily to the partnership between Dansk Designs and Quistgaard, many Americans became familiar with Scandinavian modernism. In the postwar era, American tastemakers sold the citizenry on the “Scandinavian dream,” suggesting that, like us, the inhabitants of the Nordic nations valued home, hearth, family and good craftsmanship and design, as well as democracy.
The designs for Quistgaard’s Købenstyle line and other collections during the mid-1950s were revolutionary, with bowls built like barrels and charming, lightweight monochrome tableware in enameled steel. Quistgaard utilized exceptional materials in the creation of his coveted cookware and serving pieces, opting for warm teak and exotic woods and reintroducing steel as a go-to option for kitchen wares.
Quistgaard’s designs won numerous awards and are held in the collections of museums all over the world. His work can be found in the Victoria & Albert Museum, the Louvre, the Museum of Modern Art and elsewhere.
Find vintage Jens Harald Quistgaard decorative objects, serveware and other furniture on 1stDibs.
- 1950s Wrought Iron, Walnut, and Rush Desk by Arthur UmanoffBy Arthur UmanoffLocated in North Miami, FLMid-century designer Arthur Umanoff's signature combination of wrought iron, walnut, and woven rush up the style quotient in this charming circa 1950 writing desk with laminate inset...Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks
MaterialsWrought Iron
- Pair of Jens Risom Lounge ChairsBy Jens RisomLocated in North Miami, FLStylish and comfortable, these meticulously restored pair of American mid-century modern lounge chairs by Jens Risom have new silver boucle upholstery on walnut bases. Originally bor...Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
MaterialsUpholstery, Walnut
$8,500 / set - Set of Six Fully Restored 1960s Teak Dining Chairs by Niels O. MøllerBy Niels Otto Møller, J.L. Møllers MøbelfabrikLocated in North Miami, FLFully restored set of six Niels O. Møller (model No 78) teak dining chairs for J.L. Møller, circa 1960. Newly upholstered in grey pinstriped Belgian linen. Branded frames.Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
MaterialsLinen, Teak
- Teak Tall Chest of Drawers, Model BM64 by Børge Mogensen, C. 1960- Two AvailableBy Børge MogensenLocated in North Miami, FLDesirable teak tallboy chests with inset brass handles, designed by Børge Mogensen (Model Bm-64) in 1957 and manufactured by cabinetmaker P. Lauritsen, in Denmark, circa 1960. Four n...Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
MaterialsBrass
- Loveseat by Gigi Radice for Minotti, Italy circa 1950By Gigi Radice, CassinaLocated in North Miami, FLA quintessential 1950s Mid-Century Italian loveseat by Gigi Radice for Minotti, upholstered in a luxe wool boucle by Beacon Hill, perched on black enameled steel legs with with polis...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Loveseats
MaterialsBrass, Steel
- Walnut Open Armchairs by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for WiddicombBy T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Widdicomb Furniture Co.Located in North Miami, FLNewly upholstered solid walnut armchairs by T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Furniture, circa 1950. Two available, priced and sold individually at $3200 each.Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
MaterialsUpholstery, Walnut
- Flip-Top Desk by Jens Quistgaard for Peter Lovig Nielsen in OakwoodBy Lovig Dansk, Jens QuistgaardLocated in Halle, DEFlip-Top Desk by Jens Quistgaard for Peter Løvig Nielsen, Denmark. A top example of the mid century danish design movement. The top piece/shelf is hinged and the table can be converted in a larger working...Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
MaterialsOak
- Stamped 1961 Danish Teak Peter Lovig Nielsen for Hedensted Mobelfabrik DeskBy Hedensted Møbelfabrik, Lovig DanskLocated in GBWe are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original Mid-Century Modern circa 1961 Peter Lovig Danish Teak bookcase back desk designed for Hedens...Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
MaterialsTeak
$3,566 Sale Price20% Off - Danish Modern Teak Peter Lovig Nielsen Flip-Top Writing Desk, 1975Located in Shippensburg, PADANISH MODERN PETER LØVIG NIELSEN TEAKWOOD FLIP-TOP WRITING DESK With Lovig Dansk brand to underside Denmark, manufactured in 1975 (marked to two drawer undersides) Item # 306OPB21A This brilliant desk was designed by Peter Løvig Nielsen and originally was offered finished in teak, oak and rosewood. The present example is the soothing teak veneer. We love with this design how Lovig utilizes a hinged shelf on the desk top that flips down, allowing the profile and working space to be flexible - flipping down the shelf allows a much larger desk space, while still allowing all of the shelves to be used for storage and organization. The flipping shelf is comfortably divided with open paper compartments, two with a removable dovetailed box...Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
MaterialsTeak
- Peter Løvig Nielsen for Hedensted Møbelfabrik 'Boomerang' Desk in TeakBy Peter Løvig Nielsen, Hedensted MøbelfabrikLocated in Waalwijk, NLPeter Løvig Nielsen for Hedensted Møbelfabrik, desk model 'Boomerang', teak, brass, Denmark, 1960s. Beautifully formed teak writing desk designed by Peter Løvig Nielsen and produced...Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
MaterialsBrass
- Boomerang Desk by Peter Løvig Nielsen for Hedensted MøbelfabrikBy Peter Løvig NielsenLocated in St-Brais, JUA very special desk designed by Peter Løvig Nielsen. Made in Denmark, produced by Hedensted Møbelfabrik. It features a boomerang shaped table top with raised edges, three drawers in ...Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
MaterialsTeak
- Peter Løvig Nielsen Teak Boomerang Desk Danish Denmark, 1968By Peter Løvig NielsenLocated in Geneva, CHBoomerang teak & brass desk by Peter Løvig Nielsen produced by Hedensted Møbelfabrik, Denmark 1968 3 frond drawers, 1 bar cabinet at the back, with key. Beautiful legs with brass d...Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Desks and Writing Tables
MaterialsBrass
