Danish armchair in rosewood and blue velvet resting on four legs of rectangular section linked together by four spacer bars: two on the sides at the same height, one in front higher and one at the back, perpendicular to those on the side, allowing the seat to rest. The two back legs extend in height to a crossbar to support the backrest.
Slightly sloping padded seat and backrest.
Upholstery entirely reupholstered in our workshops with a fabric from Nobilis.
Sticker of the brand on the frame of the seats.
Work done in 1962.
France & Søn is a Danish design company that created iconic pieces from the 1950's to the 1970's by collaborating with great names in design such as Peter Hvidt, Finn Juhl or Arne Vodder. The company was founded in 1948 by British businessman Charles W. France and Danish cabinetmaker Eric Daverkosen with a desire to create mattresses. But in 1952 the company France & Daverkosen settled near Copenhagen and turned to the mass production of Danish furniture which remains however of good quality. It produces in particular seats in light teak with cushions for seat and back.
In 1957, Julian France, the son of Charles France, joined the company and the name was changed to France & Søn. Older pieces continued to be created with the original company name, but each year new collections were also released with the new company name.
Between 1964 and 1967, the manufacturer Poul Cadovius bought France & Søn and renamed the company CADO. However, the old pieces of France & Søn continue to be produced and new collaborations are set up with great designers like Verner Panton. The company closed its doors at the end of the 1970s.
France & Søn had a huge success especially thanks to its work with teak on an industrial scale, an impressive feat at the time and one that would launch a real trend in Scandinavian furniture. In addition, his products can be disassembled to reduce export costs, allowing him to develop in Germany and the United States.
Ole Gjerløv-Knudsen (1930-2009) is a Danish designer known for his "Moduline" collection that he created in collaboration with Tørben Lind and his OGK daybed. After an apprenticeship with a cabinetmaker, he studied architecture at the Royal Danish School of Fine Arts and furniture design at the Danish School of Arts and Crafts where he later taught from 1967 to 1990. In the 1970s, he joined the large Swedish design company IKEA in creating the Skopa chair in molded plastic