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Sale J L Mollers Niels Moller Danish Modern Design A Retro Mid 20th Century Circa 1960s Teak Extending Dining Table And 4 Eon Chairs

Original price was: £2,600.00.Current price is: £2,340.00.

A Danish Modern dining table by the well known Danish manufacturer J.L Møller. Design by N.Ø Møller. Teak with black capped feet. . The table having a rectangular top with extending leaves underneath. Fitted frieze below, all raised on tapering supports.

(Measures approx. 73cm x 130cm x 90cm not extended.)

The chairs are Elliot’s Of Newbury – EON / E.O.N. – a set of four retro 20th century designer teak wood dining chairs. Each chair having slender padded curved backrests with teak backs. Each with tan vinyl upholstery to the back and seat rest. All raised on tapering supports. (Each chair measures approx. 81cm x 49cm x 47cm.)

els Møller was born in 1920 in Århus, Denmark. After completing an apprenticeship in cabinetmaking in 1939, he enrolled at the Århus School of Design for further studies. In 1944 he opened his own furniture company, JL Møllers Møbelfabrik, in a small workshop in his hometown. By 1952 the company had begun exports to Germany and the US. With increased production, they found themselves in need of more space and opened a larger facility just outside of Århus in Højbjerg. By 1974 they were exporting to Japan where their minimalist designs proved extremely popular. Japan remains one of the company’s biggest markets today. (Design Within Reach)

Soon after setting up shop Møller was recognized for his “consistent excellence in quality and workmanship.” (Pamono) His son Jørgen elaborated in an interview about his father: “My father never compromised on anything…When he designed a chair, he would find the materials and then design the furniture. Each design took him five years to complete.” (Design Within Reach)

Such dedication meant that Møller produced far fewer designs than his contemporaries, but the relative scarcity of his pieces makes them even more valued.

The emphasis on old craft traditions endures at JL Møllers. Even today the company avoids the use of assembly lines and, as far as possible, modern technology. An outline of their processes shows the attention to detail in their furniture production:

Each chair is handcrafted, with individual employees specializing in particular processes.
Tenons, mortices, and dowels are all glued by hand. While other components are dried down to 8% humidity, dowels are dried down to 5%. As a result, when the dowel contacts the glue, “it expands and is immovably fixed in position.”
Believing that polishing machines “treat all wood alike,” the company ensures that all chairs are polished by hand. With each chair getting individual attention, the best attributes of the wood can be brought out.
After being thoroughly inspected, chairs are packed fully assembled, not as “knock-down furniture in a box.” The workmanship is so sound, the company states on its website that it is “literally impossible to pull a Møller chair apart.”

Condition report:

There is some sun fading to the fronts of the vinyl leather seats. This cannot be seen when pushed into the table. The table top has been refinished with Osmo Wax

(Measures approx. 73cm x 130cm x 90cm not extended.)

Condition report:

There is some sun fading to the fronts of the vinyl leather seats. This cannot be seen when pushed into the table. The table top has been refinished with Osmo Wax

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