Helge Vestergaard Jensen (b. Herning 1917, d. Copenhagen 1987)
A sculptural Brazilian rosewood daybed with circular brass fittings. Seat strung with nylon. Original loose mattress upholstered with green wool included. Designed 1955. This example made 1950s by cabinetmaker Peder Pedersen. H. 36/42 cm. L. 190 cm. W. 74 cm.
Provenance: The estate of cabinetmaker Peder Pedersen's daughter.
Model presented at The Copenhagen Cabinetmakers' Guild Exhibition at Designmuseum Danmark, 1955.
Literature: Grete Jalk [ed.]: “40 Years of Danish Furniture Design”, vol. 3, pp. 342–343.
In 1955 Helge Vestergaard Jensen presented four new models at the Cabinetmakers' Guild Exhibition made respectively by Cabinetmakers Peder Pedersen and Thysen Nielsen. In these four models (the “Racket Chair”, a dining chair, a low lounge chair and a daybed) Vestergaard Jensen had experimented with the use of nylon string.
The untraditional combination of nylon and wood illustrated the dichotomy of the union of a finely crafted wooden frame and the more industrial nylon material. Stripping the furniture of their heavy and sometimes clumsy upholstery made them appear light and visually delicate like sculptures.
CITES-certificate valid for transport and re-sale within the European Union included.
Condition report on request.
Items that are made of Brazilian rosewood or contain parts of it, require a CITES export permit in order to be exported from Denmark to a country outside The European Union. Buyers residing outside the European Union are required to obtain this permit. More information is available upon request.
Design: Evening sale, 7 March 2018