SOLD Madsen & Schubell Danish Brown Leather Three Seater Sofa Mid Century Vintage Retro MCM

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Madsen & Schubell Danish Brown Leather Three Seater Sofa Mid Century Vintage Retro MCM

A mid century three seater seat sofa, designed by notable design duo Acton Schubell and IB Madsen.

The sofa is upholstered throughout in genuine textured brown Buffalo leather, and in perfect condition with tufted button details and handcrafted thick stitching.

The history of Ib Madsen and Acton Schubell originates with their fathers, Henry Hans Schubell and Arnold Madsen, a powerhouse duo in Danish furniture design throughout the mid-20th century, Henry Hans Schubell and Arnold Madsen collaborated as Madsen & Schubell with Dutch company, Bovenkamp and Vik & Blindheim on a range of furnishings, and created memorable lounge chairs, armchairs and other seating throughout the mid century.

Born in 1906, Schubell was an apprentice cabinetmaker turned foreman by his early 20s. As a supervisor for cabinetmakers Winter and Winding, Schubell oversaw furniture production in their workshop until the mid-1940s.

In 1944, a skilled upholster by the name of Arnold Madsen requested assistance from a cabinetmaker, to make a prototype lounge chair based on a plaster model he’d made. Accepting the challenge, Schubell impressed Madsen to the point that he suggested they enter into a partnership. The clam chair was their first collaboration as Madsen & Schubell.

In the backyard of a modest home in Copenhagen, Schubell built wooden frames which Madsen then upholstered. They sold their finished products to dealers under their joint name, earning enough money to move production to a factory outside the city.
Some models were under license by Norwegian company, Vik & Blindheim, while others were manufactured by Bovenkamp in the Netherlands.

The pair’s partnership ended in 1963 in order for the designers to establish separate companies.

Madsen opened a new upholstery firm with his son, Ib Madsen, under the name Madsen & Schubell, and Schubell continued to build frames for Madsen as Schubell & Son.

Dimensions
Height - 70cm
Length - 225cm
Depth - 90cm

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Please note that vintage furniture may have some slight imperfections, which is to be expected in keeping with its age, as we do not offer returns on items sold.