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Thursday, April 17, 2014

In the store: Inventive table design

Just when you thought no one could come up with a better table, enter some very beautiful and space-saving sets by Illum Wikkelso and Poul Norreklit, respectively.

Wikkelso designed this rosewood set of three tables for Silkeborg. They fold to fit inside a beautiful storage table.

Storage table with three folding tables inside

Storage table with three folding tables partially extended

Storage table with three folding tables removed

Close-up of folding table

Poul Norreklit designed the Magic Cube. Rather than store his tables inside a larger piece, the solid-looking cube is formed by fitting six teak and chrome tables together. We have a pair of these in the store, and they are a perfect size for end tables.

Cube in the center assembled, surrounded by another cube disassembled

One of the cubes assembled

Six of these tables fit together to form a cube

Monday, March 12, 2012

Illum Wikkelsø

Illum Wikkelsø (1919-1999) was a Danish cabinetmaker and designer. He studied at the Copenhagen School of Arts and Crafts with contemporaries such as Hans Wegner. Upon graduation, he worked for cabinet maker Jacob Kjaer. Later he went to work for the firm of Peter Hvidt and Orla Molgaard-Nielson. He opened his own design studio at a two-century old farm near Århus in 1954.

Wikkelsø believed that furniture should be solid and durable but should also delight the eye while embracing the body. His work is characterized by simplicity but often has surprise elements.

Wikkelsø designed for several of Denmark's finest furniture makers, such as C.F. Christensen, N. Eilersen, Holger Christiansen, Komfort/Dansk Form, Søren Willadsen Møbelfabrik, Hjørring Møbelfabrik. His designs received a number of prestigious awards.

From deconet.com and roomscape.net