20th Century Coffee Table by Roland Wilhelmsson

18th century provincial Norwegian trestle table from the Baroque period in it's original finish. Ca 1750 Norway.

Rare early 20th century Danish console table in Lemon tree wood by Johan Rohde (1856-1935) for the art collector William Bendix (1865-1937) and produced by the brothers H.P & L Larse...

Designed by Roland Wilhelmsson, this “Kvadrat” table is from the era when Swedish design and culture started attracting design-conscious international buyers on a large scale. The model’s design is dated to 1972, and this particular table was manufactured in Huskvarna, where the manufactory still operates, for more than four generations now. Swedish furniture and interior design culture went through dramatic changes during the 1970s. The effects of the late 1960s’ rebellious view of design, production and consumption had an impact in the form of freer furnishings and resource-efficient furniture in simpler materials. In the mid-1970s, rustic pine furniture often in oversized dimensions - such as this table - suddenly became the highest fashion. Therefore, the local and resource-efficient craft received a renaissance. This “Kvadrat” coffee table...

A pine coffee table designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1970s. A design likely conceived by Roland Wilhelmson, this example possibly manufactured by IKEA around 1973. Overall Dimen...