Johannes Andersen serving trolley by CFC Silkeborg

After completing his cabinetmaker apprenticeship in his early 20s, johannes andersen began to design for several furniture makers, including cfc silkeborg and trensum. A few years later, he opened his own workshop and enjoyed success from the outset. Free of the constraints of working under another studio, andersen quickly developed his own, distinctive style that drew on danish functionalism and human-centered design. After the end of world war ii, andersen noticed the worldwide postwar consumption boom and the burgeoning interest in scandinavian modern design. He took full advantage of this and began to sell his beautiful designed furniture to markets outside of denmark. Other scandinavian manufacturers took notice of andersen’s work, which led to many successful, career-long collaborations for the furniture maker. Andersen was deeply drawn to organic shapes and flowing lines. He transformed furniture’s traditionally square or rectangular panels and surfaces — like the tops of coffee tables and seat-backs of dining room chairs — into imaginative half-moons with rounded corners, beveled edges and fluid contours. His unexpected use of curves is the highlight of his sleek capri line for trensum and can be found in his comfortable saddle-shaped allegra bar stool and playful but elegant smile coffee table, which sports an anthropomorphic grin in the slot intended to hold magazines. Andersen wanted his furniture to be compact — he experimented with reducing the footprints of bulky furniture, and his simple, iconic sideboards and folding bar cabinets were born. These and other vintage johannes andersen furnishings are in high demand today by collectors and mid-century modern enthusiasts all over the world. This beautiful serving trolley bar cart is an example of his hung to rounded forms in slim lined design. The trolley is in good condition consistent with age and use.