Mid Century Danish Modern Teak Tall Dresser by Arne Vodder Denmark

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Mid Century Danish modern teak tall dresser by Arne Vodder denmark. Beautiful carved handles tall 5 drawer danish dresser. Amazing construction and quality woodwork. Stunning teak wood grain. Labeled on back. Located in Brooklyn NYC.Creator: Arne Vodder (Designer)Dimensions: Height: 42 in (106.68 cm)Width: 34 in (86.36 cm)Depth: 18.5 in (46.99 cm)Style: Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)Materials and Techniques: Teak,WoodworkPlace of Origin: DenmarkPeriod: Late 20th CenturyDate of Manufacture: 1960sCondition: GoodWear consistent with age and use. Great vintage condition.Seller Location: BROOKLYN, NYReference Number: 1stDibs: LU1793226087552Shop All Arne Vodder

Arne Vodder

Along with Vernor Panton, cabinetmaker and architect Arne Vodder was a leading light of what might be called the second generation of forward-thinking 20th-century Danish furniture designers those who, following in the footsteps of Hans Wegner, Arne Jacobsen, Finn Juhl and others, first applied the skills, traditions and philosophical tenets of Scandinavian craftsmanship to a modern furniture idiom.

Vodder was a graduate student in architecture trained by Juhl, a pioneer of furniture design credited with igniting the Scandinavian modernist movement that swept like wildfire across the United States in the postwar era. Vodder made his mark in the 1960s, when modern design had gained wide acceptance, particularly in the business world. Accordingly, many of Vodder’s chairs, created for manufacturers such as France Sn, Fritz Hansen and Sibast, are quiet in form projecting an air of sturdiness and strength, rather than avant-garde styling.

Vodders aesthetic flair is very pronounced in his vintage cabinets and storage pieces sideboards, bookcases, credenzas and buffets. In such pieces, the designer liked to play with asymmetry.

Vodders bookcases often have a seemingly random array of variously sized shelves and nooks. A typical Vodder sideboard of the mid-century period his classic Model 29 case piece is known to collectors might have four sections, each different in purpose and look: an open stack of vertical shelves, and other cupboards covered with sliding panels in contrasting colored laminates and wood veneers.

As you will see from the works on 1stDibs, Vodder had a sense of what kind of design was appropriate for which space: sobriety in the boardroom; playfulness at home.

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