Vintage mid-century modern 2-seater brown leather sofa 3330 by arne vodder for fritz hansen

This two-seater sofa model 3330 was designed by arne vodder for the danish manufacturer fritz hansen during the 1960s. A museum piece, rarely available for sale, especially in the two-seater version. This sofa is upholstered in high-quality amber brown natural leather. Spacious and comfortable pillows are loosely placed. The wide armrests resemble the shape of a wing. The legs are made of black lacquered steel. Perfect proportions, scandinavian craftsmanship with a clearly marked line of furniture due this project timelessness. The traditions and philosophical assumptions of danish craftsmanship have been translated into a modern furniture idiom. Vodder was born in denmark in 1926. Trained as a carpenter and architect, he studied with finn juhl at the royal danish academy of fine arts in copenhagen. After school, he worked as a designer in hindsgaul, focusing primarily on office decor. In 1950, vodder founded his own architectural and design studio with architect anton borg. Over the years, the studio moved to several locations in copenhagen before finally settling in the suburb of holte, north of the city. Vodder and borg worked together until the 1970s. This sofa is in original vintage condition. It has a natural patina and traces of age, leather scrapes, pigment changes, traces of repair on the seat. The seat is 39 cm high. Literature: catalog of fritz hansen, april 1968, page 72. Mobilia magazine, no. 107-108, june/july 1964. Cataloged as model 3330.

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