Teak nesting table set designed by Arne Hovmand-Olsen for Mogens Kold, Denmark, 1960s
Teak nesting table set designed by Arne Hovmand-Olsen for Mogens Kold, Denmark
Danish Mid-Century Modern nesting tables designed by Arne Hovmand-Olsen, and manufactured by Mogens Kold in teak.
What a find! A stylish and extremely well-made multifunctional set of 3 Danish modern teak nesting tables, includes two smaller tables that fit perfectly underneath a larger table. Makers mark intact including the Danish control stamp. They are signed by MK (Mogens Kold)
Large table x1: 80cm x 40cm x Height 50cm
Medium tables x2: 38cm x 37cm x Height 46.5cm
Lightly refurbished and refinished to a very high standard, the condition is superb throughout.
Examples of these tables sell for around $1495
MOGENS KOLD
Danish furniture maker Mogens Kold Mobelfabrik produced some of the most coveted furniture of the mid-20th century. The revered Danish Furniture maker Mogens Kold collaborated with some of Denmark's leading architects and designers to produce high-end, progressive furniture that is highly sought after today. Arne Hovmand-Olsen, Ib Kofod Larsen and Nanna Ditzel are just a few of the big names that have collaborated with Mogens Kold to create timeless Danish masterpieces. The history of Mogens Kold can be traced back to 1914 when the Kold family established the Kerteminde Steam Sawmill and Vognfabrik. After a fire in 1925, head of the family, Martin Kold moved the company to Copenhagen's port area and developed it into the country's largest hardwood sawmill.In 1950, Martin's son Mogens Kold, established Mogens Kold Mobelfabrik. The company quickly gained a reputation for its high-end furniture designed by leading architects and designers. After a fire in 1958 Mogens Kold moved the company to a much larger factory and focused on exporting furniture to Europe, the UK and the burgeoning American market. Mogens Kold was always very interested in the process of design and in 1972 was involved in creating one of Denmark's first design centers. In 1986 Mogens Kold handed over the business to his son Soren Cold. Unfortunately in the following year international sales plummeted and by the early 1990s the company was forced to cease production.
- https://mrbigglesworthy.co.nz/designers/100/mogens-kold
ARNE HOVMAND-OLSEN
Arne Hovmand-Olsen had the world in mind, both before and after the 1950s, when he became one of Denmark’s renowned furniture designers.
Arne Hovmand-Olsen was born in Kirkeby Sogn, Denmark in 1919 to a farm family. Showing an early aptitude for drawing and design, in 1938 he was apprenticed to the cabinetmaker Peder Olsen Sibast at his furniture manufactory on Denmark’s island of Funen. Interested in producing his own designs, in 1941 Hovman-Olsen enrolled at a technical school in Århus, specialising in furniture design, and established his own workshop soon after finishing his studies.
Typical of Danish Modern furniture design, Hovmand-Olsen’s creations were characterised by clean lines, organic curves, and the use of quality materials, like beautiful grained wood such as teak and rosewood. Encompassing seating, tables, secretaries and sideboards, his designs quickly met with success, first in Denmark, and eventually across the Atlantic in the United States of America.
Hovmand-Olsen worked steadily designing furniture for companies such as Alf Juul Rasmussen, A. R. Klingenberg & Søn, Bramin, Elven Geertsen, J.L. Møller, Jutex, Mogens Kold Møbelfabrik, P. Mikklesen, Pedersen & Knap, and Skovmand & Andersen.
The studio closed in the 1970s due to Arne Hovmand-Olsen’s ill health. He passed away in 1989.
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https://afternoah.com/page/mid-century-design/danish-modern/arne-hovmand-olsen
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https://www.warmnordic.com/global/arne-hovmand-olsen/ahol.html
As with most Mid-Century pieces, it is a good combination of solid wood and a high-quality wood veneer.
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