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PIERRE CHAPO (Paris, 1927-1987).
Extending dining table model T40, 1970s.
Elm wood.
With two extensions. Without extensions the table has a round shape, with the extensions it becomes oval.
Measurements: 170 x 120 x 74 cm (measurements with one extension); 120 x 74 x 74 x 74 cm (measurements without extension).
Round/oval dining table T40 designed by Pierre Chapo. Like all Chapo furniture, this is a bold and robust piece of furniture anchored to tradition. It is distinguished by the four square-section legs that curve at the bottom (aesthetic that acquires the name of "duck foot") to converge at the central shaft.
Pierre Chapo was initially interested in painting, but his meeting with a shipbuilding carpenter in 1947 introduced him to wood and carpentry, and led him to study architecture at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. After traveling in Scandinavia, Central America and working for a year in the United States, he returned to Paris and pursued his interest in wood, crafting furniture mainly from solid oak, elm, ash or teak with a dual concern for contemporary design and traditional know-how. In the French capital he opened his own workshop. Influenced by the work of Charlotte Perriand for the alpine ski resort of Les Arcs, his participation in the 1967 Salon de la Société des artistes décorateurs earned him a bronze medal.
IB KOFOD-LARSEN (Denmark, 1921 - 2003).
Armchair, ca. 1960.
Teak wood, fabric upholstery.
Needs refinishing.
Measurements: 80 x 72 x 72 cm.
Armchair made of teak wood with fabric upholstery. Design by Niels Koefoed, refined and clearly modern, with a certain organic air typical of Danish design of the period. The wood, simply polished, is expressed in all its natural beauty. The body has a high, straight, sloping backrest, separated from the closed arms, with right-angled upper armrests.
Danish furniture designer and factory owner Niels Koefoed created a wide range of dining furniture in the typical Danish mid-20th century modern style. The KoefoedsHornslet furniture factory, named after the town in which it was located, was founded by Koefoed's father, Einar Koefoed, in the 1920s. The town of Hornslet had three furniture producers at the turn of the 20th century, each specialising in different areas of the design industry: fine furniture, upholstery and joinery. KoefoedsHornslet was dedicated to the production of fine furniture, although Niels' most popular designs were dining chairs. In 1964, Koefoed designed the modernist Eva Chair, which featured three vertical slats in the backrest, and was produced by Koefoeds in a choice of teak or rosewood. The "Eva" chair was part of a series of three dining chairs, the other two being the highly organic "Ingrid" chair (1960s) and the ladder-back "Lis" chair (1961), all of which are believed to be named after important women at Koefoed's. In 2004, KoefoedHornslet moved production to Thailand, where it continues today.