Danish France & Son Fireside Chair In Rosewood And Blue Velvet, 1962 - LS3705B1511

Danish rosewood and blue velvet low chair resting on four rectangular section legs connected to each other by four spacer bars: two on the sides at the same height, one at the front higher and one at the back, perpendicular to those on the side, allowing the seat to rest. The two rear legs extend up to a crossbar to support the backrest.
Slightly inclined padded seat and backrest.

Upholstery completely reupholstered by our workshops with fabric from Nobilis.

Brand sticker on the frame of the low chairs.

Work carried out in 1962.

France & Søn is a Danish design company that created iconic pieces from the 1950s to the 1970s by collaborating with big 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 nevertheless remained of good quality. In particular, it produces seats in light teak with seat and back cushions.
In 1957, Julian France, the son of Charles France, joined the company and the name changed to France & Søn. Old pieces continue to be created with the original company name but each year new collections are also released bearing 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 in the late 1970s.
France & Søn had a huge success thanks in particular to its work with teak on an industrial scale, an impressive feat at that time and which will allow it to launch a real trend in Scandinavian furniture. In addition, its products can be dismantled in order to reduce export costs, thus allowing it to develop in Germany and the United States.

Ole Gjerløv-Knudsen (1930-2009) is a Danish designer known for his “Moduline” collection which 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 would later teach from 1967 to 1990. In the 1970s, he teamed up with the big Swedish company of inexpensive design IKEA by realizing the Skopa chair in molded plastic.

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