Along with one of Denmark’s most influential 20th-century furniture and interior designers; Verner Panton, Arne Vodder was a leader of what might be called the “second generation” of forward-thinking 20th-century Danish furniture designers. Those who, following in the footsteps or Arne Jacobsen, Finn Juhl, Hans Wegner and others, first applied the skills, traditions and philosophical tenets of Danish craftsmanship to a modern furniture idiom.

Vodder chair

As a graduate student in architecture trained by/ and close friend of Finn Juhl, Vodder made his mark in the 1960s, when modern design had gained wide acceptance, particularly in the business world. Accordingly, many of Vodder’s chairs are quiet in form, projecting an air of sturdiness and strength, rather than avant-garde styling.

Arne Vodder furniture

Vodder’s aesthetic flair was very pronounced in his cabinets and storage pieces; sideboards, bookcases, credenzas and buffets. In such pieces, Vodder liked to play with asymmetry. His bookcases often have a seemingly random array of variously sized shelves and nooks. A typical Vodder sideboard might have four sections, each different in purpose and look: an open stack of vertical shelves, and other cupboards covered with sliding panels in contrasting colored laminates and wood veneers. Arne Vodder had a sense of what kind of design was appropriate for which space: sobriety in the boardroom; playfulness at home.

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