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Furniture by Hovmand Olsen

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We saw this amazing table by Hovmand Olsen on the Mid-Century Modernist. Olsen's work belonged to the Danish Modern movement. The furniture seems very innovative to us, like the Reversible Game/Dining Table. It's the perfect versatile, small-scale piece: leather on one side, teak on the other, with two leaves. We went looking for a little more...

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Armchair, Photo by Brian Franczyk at Architonic


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Cinq Chaises on Artnet


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Clock Cabinet on Artnet


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Occasional Chair from objsdart


The Occasional Chair from the last photo reminded us a lot of Maxwell's post on a chair he saw at Butter, although we couldn't find anything that was a true match. Anyone else know Hovmand Olsen's furniture well enough to match it or not with Maxwell's chair?

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seating - dining & sidechairs, tables - dining & occasional, Danish Modern, Hovmand Olsen

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I grew up in a house full of Danish Modern furniture, and my Mom still has that table. I guess after 30 years it is now a collectors peice. I will have to make sure she never sells it.

posted by Lynne F on February 1st 2008 at 3:58pm
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