Danish Rectangular Pine Coffee Table, Denmark, ca 1970s

This coffee table is aesthetically, a tempered Modernism in design: clear forms without exaggeration with the high-quality work of a Danish cabinetmaker. Humble in its material and s...

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...

During the 1950s, Denmark was at the forefront of the Mid-Century Modern movement, which emphasized simplicity, clean forms, and high-quality materials. This period was deeply influe...

In European, and thus in Dutch mid-century furniture design, there was an early emphasis on wood as it connected everyday objects, such as furniture to nature. This rustic, solid oak...

A pair of pine side tables or coffee tables designed by Aksel Kjersgaard and produced by Odder, Denmark, 1970s. Dimensions of first half 19.5” H x 35” W x 27.5” D Dimensions of se...

Fluted rectangular coffee table with a travertine table top. Italy, 1970s.

Danish modern oval shaped sofa table in solid pine. Crafted by a Danish cabinetmaker in the 1970s. Made in the style of Rainer Daumiller. A great patina and the original vintage cond...

Large coffee table in solid pine from Sweden, 1970s. Unknown maker.