PETER HVIDT & ORLA MOLGAARD NILSON PAIR OF WRITING DESKS
Designer
Peter Hvidt & Orla Molgaard Nilson
Cabinet maker
Soborg Mobler
MODEL
unknown
Movement
Post WWII Danish Modern
Year
1947
Country
Denmark
Mahogany and Brass
Materials
condition
In the process of being restored at the moment respecting their original patina and condition, all by hand no machinery and no anding
Price
3500 each
6000 euros or best offer for the pair
Item number
0009
Quantity / number of items in the lot
2 writing desks
reference
Danish Design Museum
Søborg Møbelfabrik catalogue between1947-1949
The LC1 Armchair designed by Charlotte perriand, Pierre Jeanneret, and le Corbusier in 1928 it was called then Fauteuil a dossier basculant.
It was exhibited for the first time in 1930 at the exhibition of the (Union des Artistes Modernes (UAM))
In 1964 Heidi Weber signed a sublicense contract with Cassina, granting the rights to produce the chair for the italian market.
in 1965 the licence was extended to europe and then to the USA.
Heidi Weber under the supervision of Le Corbusier had full authority to control the LC1 production the original blue prints were adapted to fit the market productions to make the chair more accessible implementing strict quantity controls.
Heidi Weber had a 15 years contract with Le corbusier to produce only 4 models. It is thanks to Heidi Weber that all these furniture exist today as she was the only one who was able to convince Le corbusier to allow the manufacture of some of his creations.
Lc1 was produced by Cassina under the supervision of Heidi Weber. Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand and Pierre Jeanneret were still alive at that time when Cassina started producing the LC1 armchairs and Le Corbusier give his signature to be aposed on the production.
When Dino Gavina introduced Heidi Weber to Cesare Cassina, he never expected that this meeting would revolutionate the 20th century interior design. Making Cassina one of the most prestigious furniture manufacturer in the planet. It was the bigining a long adventure that reshapped the way that we see our interiors today.
This chair was part of the second generation when Cassina engraved the logo into the tubular steel metal. It was produced by Cassina under the supervision of Heidi Weber between 1969 and 1978
