Arne Hovmand Olsen Rare
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Leather, Teak
Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Teak
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Wicker, Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Papercord, Teak
Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Teak
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20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Rosewood
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks
Brass
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Upholstery, Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Brass
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Wood
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Rosewood
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Teak
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Upholstery, Teak
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Teak
20th Century Dining Room Chairs
Brass
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Teak
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Wool, Teak, Plywood
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sofas
Faux Leather, Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Benches
Oak, Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Fabric, Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Teak, Faux Leather
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Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sofas
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Faux Leather, Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Brass
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks
Rosewood
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Upholstery, Beech, Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Brass
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Brass
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Upholstery, Oak, Teak
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Rattan, Teak
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Side Chairs
Naugahyde, Cane, Teak
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Wood, Maple
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Throughout the 1950s and ‘60s, Arne Hovmand-Olsen created furnishings that boasted all of the alluring qualities now associated with vintage Scandinavian modern design. The esteemed Danish designer favored high-quality teak, oak and rosewood for his sideboards, chairs and dining tables. Elsewhere, Hovmand-Olsen’s side tables and credenzas feature elegant organic curves and tapered legs, while his graceful armchairs and dining chairs are characterized by slender frames and sculptural seat backs.
From an early age Hovmand-Olsen showed an interest in drawing and an aptitude for design. In 1938, he began his apprenticeship as a cabinetmaker under Peder Olsen Sibast, the founder of Sibast furniture company. Owing largely to the creative direction of Peder’s son, designer Helge Sibast, during the mid-century era, the manufacturer is internationally revered today for its wide range of sleek and collectible modern furniture.
In 1941, Hovmand-Olsen enrolled in a technical school to study furniture design, and opened his own workshop shortly after graduating. He created a range of furnishings for such notable manufacturers as Mogens Kold Møbelfabrik, Elven Geertsen and Jutex. He found success in Denmark, but attained even greater notability when he began selling his work in America.
Mid-century-era design from this region of the world — including objects like Arne Jacobsen’s Egg chair, Alvar Aalto’s undulating Savoy vase and Tapio Wirkkala’s leaf-shaped birch-laminate tray — took off in the States after the Second World War, when Scandinavia’s simple, curvilinear wooden furniture, home goods and textiles suddenly seemed the perfect foil for glass-and-steel skyscrapers.
Hovmand-Olsen closed his workshop during the 1970s. Today his work is widely collected by enthusiasts of mid-century Scandinavian modern furniture.
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