Mid Century 1960s Danish Dining Table By Johannes Andersen Vintage Retro MCM

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Mid Century 1960s Danish Dining Table By Johannes Andersen Vintage Retro MCM

A stunning teak Danish dining table by Johannes Andersen dating from 1960’s.

Featuring a large oval top, which can be extended by adding either one or two leaves to it for extra guests. The legs are of a curvaceous design. Would look great in any kitchen or dining room.

Dimensions
Height - 73cm
Width - 163cm
Width With One Leaf - 218cm
Width With Two Leaves - 273cm
Depth - 109cm

Johannes Andersen is one of the talented Danish furniture architects that helped define the golden age of Scandinavian design. He was a leading figure in Danish furniture design throughout the 1950s and 60s, creating a significant catalogue of work. While Andersen primarily worked with Danish makers, his designs were also produced in other Scandinavian countries.

It's interesting that while Andersen has a prolific design portfolio, very little is known about the man himself. It is believed that he was born in 1903 in Aarhus, Denmark but there is currently no verifying source material to validate this. His documented designs and organic style align more with the second generation of Danish designers like Ib Kofod Larsen, Arne Vodder, Grete Jalk, and Sven Ellekaer who were all born in the 1920’s.

What we do have is a legacy of sophisticated and enduring furniture designed by Johannes Andersen. Vintage advertisements state that Andersen is an architect, so he would have been required to complete a cabinetmakers apprenticeship before studying furniture design and then architecture, most likely, at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture.

1957 was a big year for Andersen, his designs for George Petersen, Hovedstadens Mobelfabrik and Jensen & Lykkegaard were showcased at the Fredericia Furniture Fair. These sat comfortably alongside work from big name designers like Borge Morgensen, Niels Moller, Nana Ditzel, Kurt Ostervig, Arne Vodder, and Grete Jalk. Additionally, a Johannes Andersen desk designed for Falster Mobelfabrik was featured in American design publication Arts & Architecture – volume 74.

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