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Ib Kofod-Larsen Rosewood with Pebbles Coffee Table

Name: Ib Kofod-Larsen Rosewood with Pebbles Coffee Table
Brand: Ib Kofod-Larsen
Price: 2650 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

Teak coffee table designed by Ib Kofod-Larsen for Seffle Möbelfabrik. Remarkable coffee table with a polyester top with cast in natural pebbles. Ib Kofod-Larsen was born in 1921 in Denmark. Kofod-Larsen was trained as a cabinetmaker with the highest honours in 1944, and later completed his education at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 1948. The same year he opened his own studio in the Danish capital, embarking on a long and successful career. Throughout his career, Ib Kofod-Larsen worked with seating positions, construction, upholstery and bentwood shells. Due to his experimental approach to furniture, Dansk Glasfiber Industri hired him in 1953 to cooperate in developing heat-hardened polyester as part of the design of new furniture types. He focused mainly on furniture, but also designed radio and television cabinets, silver, glass, fabrics, textiles, curtains, wallpaper, and industrial design. Kofod-Larsen viewed Scandinavian design not as a regional phenomenon but as part of international modernism. He designed for several leading mid-century manufacturers, both in Denmark and abroad. His great international success placed him as the best-selling Danish architect in the US in the 1950s, working with furniture manufacturers in Germany, Sweden, Japan, the US, and the UK, and exhibiting throughout Europe and the US. Kofod-Larsen frequently worked with resplendent woods such as teak and rosewood, also including rich leathers. His first recognition as a designer came when he won the Holmegaard Glass Competition and received the Danish Cabinetmakers Guild’s annual award. These awards attracted the attention of the Danish furniture manufacturer Faarup Møbelfabrik. During his time at Faarup, he created some of his most beautiful works, like the rosewood ‘Model 66’ sideboard, and established himself as a furniture designer. Ib Kofod-Larsen belongs to the same period of Danish furniture design as several of the country's most notable designers. His works are clearly inspired by Scandinavian Modernism, and his pieces follow the basic outsets of Danish mid-century design, creating versatile, practical pieces with a graceful, minimalist aesthetic. Kofod-Larsen used natural grains and patterns in raw materials making these elements the focus of his designs. His works have the constant use of elegant woods, such as teak and rosewood, together with leather which results in a clean layout with sculptural lines.

Creator:

Ib Kofod-Larsen (Designer)

Dimensions:

Height: 20.87 in (53 cm)Width: 55.52 in (141 cm)Depth: 25.6 in (65 cm)

Style:

Scandinavian Modern (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Polyester,Rosewood,Stone

Place of Origin:

Denmark

Period:

1960-1969

Date of Manufacture:

circa 1965

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use. The polyester top has many minor scratches and scuffs from use. they could be buffed out quite easily, but they show the age of the table and add to the charm.

Seller Location:

Dronten, NL

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU931431878562

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Ib Kofod-Larsen

Furniture maker and architect Ib Kofod-Larsen was one of the greatest design minds to emerge from mid-century Denmark, and his impact was felt across the world, especially in the United States. Kofod-Larsen, who is known for his exemplary seating, tables and storage solutions, understood that the attention to detail, quality materials and functional design ethos of the Scandinavian modernism style he followed would become part of a major international movement.

Due to his foresight and innovation, Kofod-Larsen was one of the best-selling Danish designers in the U.S. in the 1950s, when mid-century modernism was at its most popular.

Originally trained as a cabinetmaker, Kofod-Larsen later studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and was most interested in designing practical yet graceful furniture, although he also dabbled in things like wallpaper and textiles. He favored natural grains and woods like teak and rosewood combined with leather, steel and fabric upholsteries to create inviting pieces. Working with manufacturers such as Faarup Møbelfabrik, Christensen & Larsen and Bovenkamp, he brought his sculptural aesthetic to the world.

Some of his seating designs have earned legendary status: The U-56 chair (1956) was renamed the Elizabeth because England’s Queen Elizabeth II is said to have picked up a pair during a 1958 trip to Denmark. With OPE Möbler, he created the Seal chair (1956) with a wooden frame shaped around leather upholstery. The sculptural Penguin chair (1953), produced by Selig and named for its curved back, became Denmark’s most frequently exported piece of furniture to the U.S. at the time. Its bentwood shell echoes the work of Kofod-Larsen’s modernist contemporaries Eero Saarinen and Charles and Ray Eames, while its options as a dining, lounging and rocking chair offer versatility for the home.

As mid-century modern furniture experiences a fresh wave of popularity in the U.S. — although, one could argue that it never really went away — Kofod-Larsen’s timeless pieces are among the most coveted vintage finds. Several of his designs continue to be produced, such as the Penguin chair, which has been manufactured by Brdr. Petersen since 2012.

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