Danish Mid Century Teak 3 drawer planter side table with magazine shelf designed by Arne Wahl Iversen 1959, model 36
Vintage Danish Teak 3 drawer planter table by Arne Wahl Iversen 1959, model 36
Original Vintage mid-century Danish teak planter chest with slatted under tier, Model 36 designed by Danish architect and designer Arne Wahl Iversen for Vinde Møbelfabrik. Circa 1959-1961
The top surmounted to the left by a bank of three drawers with inset handles for additional storage, the right side fitted with the original detachable rectangular brown painted metal planter supported by three slats, the lower tier fitted with a slatted shelf on shaped stretchers, on four tapering cylindrical solid teak legs. Crafted in exceptional rich teak wood, with a fully finished back. The finished back side makes this planter/ table ideal for placement in an open floor plan, making it a great focal point.
The original lined zinc inset is waterproof, this is 52cm wide x 27cm deep x 9.5cm high.
A perfect addition to an entrance, lounge, office or sunroom. Stamped by manufacturer under a drawer with maker's stamp “VM” and "Model no. 36", “Made in Denmark” and Danish Control stamp
Dimensions: 56cm high, 99cm wide, 33cm deep
Condition: Remarkably well-preserved given its age, displaying only subtle indications of wear — please refer to the photos for a closer look. It has undergone a careful restoration and refinishing process using high-quality materials, where needed. The zinc planter with some paint loss and scuffing, and minor scuffing to wood, still persist, but barely noticeable. The table is in very fine original condition, showing only light wear, normal and consistent with age.
Danish architect-designer Arne Wahl Iversen can be counted among the most significant midcentury modern Scandinavian designers https://www.loftme.co.uk/arne-wahl-iversen-profile Famous for his designs for Komfort and Vinde Møbelfabrik. Arne Wahl Iversen was in Nyborg, Denmark, on November 9th 1927. He was a noted Danish furniture designer, whose interest in furniture design was inspired by his father, who had a furniture shop in Nyborg - about 80 miles to the west of Copenhagen. He apprenticed as a cabinetmaker and then went on to study furniture design at Odense Technical School, following this from 1949 to 1951 attending the Academy of Fine Arts, in the furniture making and design department, under the tutorship of Kaare Klint. At the young age of twenty-five, Arne Wahl Iversen set-up a studio workshop in his home town, with the ambition of creating elegant and functional furniture using high quality techniques and craftsmanship. In 1957 he started to collaborate with Ingvar Kamprad, the founder of IKEA in the Swedish market. At this time, well-known names like Arne Jacobsen, Finn Juhl and Hans Wegner had made Danish furniture art world famous, and Kamprad was keen for the young designer to come up with furniture designs for his company. This partnership only lasted a few years when Arne Wahl Iversen decided to go his own way. Arne Wahl Iversen produced his furniture in many different factories around Denmark, but he is probably best known for his models designed and manufactured at Komfort and Vinde Møbelfabrik. In 1968 his bedroom no. 92 from Vinde Møbelfabrik was exhibited at the furniture fair in Geneva. It happened that Monaco's Prince Rainier and his wife, Grace Kelly were attending, spotting it at the show and immediately ordered one. With a Hollywood icon and a royal prince as fans, this contributed to his bedroom furniture becoming popular in the US market. Initially, his furniture was primarily sold in Denmark, but from the end of the 60s it expanded to other major European countries and the American market. Arne Wahl Iversen was active until the mid-80s and died on 18th November 2016.
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