Volther, Paul
Born in 1923 in Denmark, Poul Volther (1923-2001) trained as a cabinetmaker in Copenhagen and then studied furniture design at the Copenhagen Arts & Crafts School. He was a follower of Functionalism, paring down elements to their basic functionality, avoiding any unnecessary excess. He taught at Denmark’s Design School before working with another iconic Danish designer, Borge Mogensen at the giant Danish co-operative, FDB.
He became FDB’s head of design in 1959 and designed a wide range of armchairs and sofas. His masterpiece for which he is most famous is the Corona Chair, designed in 1961. It took 16 years for it to become a huge success, and in 1997 it was showcased at the Cologne Furniture Fair and at the Scandanavian Furniture Fair at the Bella Centre in Copenhagen. A year after Volther died, the chair became famous worldwide after it’s appearance at the 2002 EU Summit in Copenhagen. Today, over 3,000 pieces are sold every year, awarding it worldwide iconic status.
Second Hand: about 50% online;
Collectors Items: about 25% online;
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Over almost 30 years BeBoB is an organization, founded as a foundation out of caring about the 20th century design in combination with recycling. BeBoB follows minimum allowed list prices or less in new classics and collects over the years good industrial design objects as well as collectors items, which got sold for fair prices. BeBoB works as green as possible,brings a minimum of 10% of the profit to charity and is not focused on maximum profit money-wise and for that a good partner to deal with.
Second Hand: about 50% online;
Collectors Items: about 25% online;
More information by mail.
New : list-price, discount often starts from 10% and if you trade products you get an extreme good price.
Vintage / Bottom End ; mostly 35% to 65% of the list-price, often redone by our atelier. We offer excellent service on a beautiful location. And ... we'll try to find solutions in case you end up with any trouble with your purchase.
Collector's Items ; early produced products, more expensive but also a better investment.
We can find almost all Design Classics on request.
Second Hand: about 50% online;
Collectors Items: about 25% online;
More information by mail.