Danish executive teak desk, Svend Aage Madsen, 1960s

Executive desk designed by architect svend aage madsen for sigurd hansen mobelfabrik. Drop-down top drawer and file drawer on left side. The drop-down drawer can be used either as extra workspace, or as a handy laptop storage place. Features solid teak buttressed legs attached to the sides. This piece is top-quality throughout. One example of this is the teak edgings on the side of the desk which extend all the way round the end piece, even on the bottom edge.great care has been taken choosing the materials used in this desk and the craftsmanship is top class. Check out our other quality vintage danish desks. Hovmand olsen desk chair can be purchased separately. Dimensions - w: 156 d: 76 h: 72cm. Knee hole - w: 56 h: 69cm. Svend aage madsen. As is the case for many scandinavian designers from the mid-century period, little biographical information on danish designer, svend åge madsen has survived. What is known has been gleaned from vintage dealers working with limited archival materials, like sales catalogues. Outside of nordic countries, the designer’s name is often written "svend aage madsen”. While some rare designs date from the late 1950s, the overwhelming majority of madsen’s furniture was designed in the 1960s. Madsen’s creations epitomize the danish modern style: he favoured warm teak and rosewood, organic silhouettes, and minimal decorative details. More specific features of his work include “boomerang” legs; sloped, arching desk drawers; and “floating” desk tops. A number of madsen’s desks were produced by danish manufacturers h.p hansen and sigurd hansen. Madsen also designed dining tables and sideboards for k. Knudsen & son; nesting tables for karl lindegaard; credenzas for allesø møbelfabrik; bedside tables and sideboards for falster møbelfabrik; and dressing tables for nb møbelfabrik.