1960s 'BO-562' SOFA BY JØRGEN KASTHOLM AND PREBEN FABRICIUS FOR BO-EX DENMARK
A very rare and beautiful piece designed by Jørgen Kastholm & Preben Fabricius and produced in the 1960s by BO-EX Denmark, the ‘BO-562’ sofa is a masterpiece of Danish design and craftsmanship. The cast steel frame elegantly supports the padded seat sections and offers luxurious comfort from the down filled cushions.
This particular example features freshly upholstered cushions in soft cognac leather whilst retaining the original leather on the supports which presents in good vintage condition.
A sensational piece and now available to view at our Alexandria Studio. Please contact us should you have any questions about this or any of our available pieces.
Dimensions: Height: 26.78 in (68 cm) Width: 59.06 in (150 cm) Depth: 29.53 in (75 cm) Seat Height: 14.97 in (38 cm)
JØRGEN KASTHOLM
The Danish furniture designer Jørgen Kastholm created furniture where Form, Function and Finish comes together beautifully. He produced a collection of furniture that is today an intrinsic part of Danish design DNA.
Kastholm first trained as a blacksmith, and later went to study architecture at the School of Interior Design in Copenhagen under Finn Juhl. Here he met cabinetmaker Preben Fabricius. He graduated as an Architect in 1958. In 1961 Fabricius & Kastholm opened a design studio together in Denmark.
They exhibited at the Furniture Fair in Fredericia where the German furniture manufacturer Alfred Kill noticed their work and offered them a contract with Kill International. In 1968 the pair went separate ways.
Kastholm was appointed professor at Bergische University in Wuppertal where he taught design from 1975 to 1996.
He continued his work in Germany as well as in his house in Mallorca. He returned to Denmark shortly before he died in 2007.
PREBEN JUUL FABRICIUS
Fabricius was trained as a cabinetmaker by Niels Vodder before attending the School for Interior Design where he studied under Finn Juhl. It was there that he met the blacksmith Jørgen Kastholm. They had a common approach to furniture design, never wanting to compromise on aesthetics. In 1961, the pair set up a design studio in a Gentofte cellar without any firm arrangements with manufacturers. In 1965, they exhibited at the furniture fair in Fredericia where the German furniture manufacturer Alfred Kill noticed their work. Kill had a reputation for high quality but initially Favricius and Kastholm were not keen to design furniture for factory production. Only when Kill offered them DM 2,500 a month each, with no preconditions, did they agree to work for him. They travelled to Stuttgart with their first designs for production in Kill's factory in nearby Fellbach. Their international breakthrough came at the Cologne Fair in 1966 when they exhibited a whole series of office and home furniture leading to orders from ten large furniture concerns. Their minimalistic designs, both attractive and comfortable, were usually in steel and leather. The Tulip Chair, the Grasshopper Chair and the Scimitar Chair are among their most successful works.
The pieces of furniture they produced during their seven-year period of cooperation from 1961 to 1968 were so distinctive that many are still produced today as classics. As a result of disagreements, the pair decided to terminate their cooperation in 1968.
Fabricius and Kastholm was awarded the Illum Prize (1968) and the first German Gute Form prize for their FK Tulip chair (1969).
Fabricius died in March 1984 when he was only 52.
A very rare and beautiful piece designed by Jørgen Kastholm & Preben Fabricius and produced in the 1960s by BO-EX Denmark, the ‘BO-562’ sofa is a masterpiece of Danish design and craftsmanship. The cast steel frame elegantly supports the padded seat sections and offers luxurious comfort from the down filled cushions.
This particular example features freshly upholstered cushions in soft cognac leather whilst retaining the original leather on the supports which presents in good vintage condition.
A sensational piece and now available to view at our Alexandria Studio. Please contact us should you have any questions about this or any of our available pieces.
Dimensions: Height: 26.78 in (68 cm) Width: 59.06 in (150 cm) Depth: 29.53 in (75 cm) Seat Height: 14.97 in (38 cm)
JØRGEN KASTHOLM
The Danish furniture designer Jørgen Kastholm created furniture where Form, Function and Finish comes together beautifully. He produced a collection of furniture that is today an intrinsic part of Danish design DNA.
Kastholm first trained as a blacksmith, and later went to study architecture at the School of Interior Design in Copenhagen under Finn Juhl. Here he met cabinetmaker Preben Fabricius. He graduated as an Architect in 1958. In 1961 Fabricius & Kastholm opened a design studio together in Denmark.
They exhibited at the Furniture Fair in Fredericia where the German furniture manufacturer Alfred Kill noticed their work and offered them a contract with Kill International. In 1968 the pair went separate ways.
Kastholm was appointed professor at Bergische University in Wuppertal where he taught design from 1975 to 1996.
He continued his work in Germany as well as in his house in Mallorca. He returned to Denmark shortly before he died in 2007.
PREBEN JUUL FABRICIUS
Fabricius was trained as a cabinetmaker by Niels Vodder before attending the School for Interior Design where he studied under Finn Juhl. It was there that he met the blacksmith Jørgen Kastholm. They had a common approach to furniture design, never wanting to compromise on aesthetics. In 1961, the pair set up a design studio in a Gentofte cellar without any firm arrangements with manufacturers. In 1965, they exhibited at the furniture fair in Fredericia where the German furniture manufacturer Alfred Kill noticed their work. Kill had a reputation for high quality but initially Favricius and Kastholm were not keen to design furniture for factory production. Only when Kill offered them DM 2,500 a month each, with no preconditions, did they agree to work for him. They travelled to Stuttgart with their first designs for production in Kill's factory in nearby Fellbach. Their international breakthrough came at the Cologne Fair in 1966 when they exhibited a whole series of office and home furniture leading to orders from ten large furniture concerns. Their minimalistic designs, both attractive and comfortable, were usually in steel and leather. The Tulip Chair, the Grasshopper Chair and the Scimitar Chair are among their most successful works.
The pieces of furniture they produced during their seven-year period of cooperation from 1961 to 1968 were so distinctive that many are still produced today as classics. As a result of disagreements, the pair decided to terminate their cooperation in 1968.
Fabricius and Kastholm was awarded the Illum Prize (1968) and the first German Gute Form prize for their FK Tulip chair (1969).
Fabricius died in March 1984 when he was only 52.
A very rare and beautiful piece designed by Jørgen Kastholm & Preben Fabricius and produced in the 1960s by BO-EX Denmark, the ‘BO-562’ sofa is a masterpiece of Danish design and craftsmanship. The cast steel frame elegantly supports the padded seat sections and offers luxurious comfort from the down filled cushions.
This particular example features freshly upholstered cushions in soft cognac leather whilst retaining the original leather on the supports which presents in good vintage condition.
A sensational piece and now available to view at our Alexandria Studio. Please contact us should you have any questions about this or any of our available pieces.
Dimensions: Height: 26.78 in (68 cm) Width: 59.06 in (150 cm) Depth: 29.53 in (75 cm) Seat Height: 14.97 in (38 cm)
JØRGEN KASTHOLM
The Danish furniture designer Jørgen Kastholm created furniture where Form, Function and Finish comes together beautifully. He produced a collection of furniture that is today an intrinsic part of Danish design DNA.
Kastholm first trained as a blacksmith, and later went to study architecture at the School of Interior Design in Copenhagen under Finn Juhl. Here he met cabinetmaker Preben Fabricius. He graduated as an Architect in 1958. In 1961 Fabricius & Kastholm opened a design studio together in Denmark.
They exhibited at the Furniture Fair in Fredericia where the German furniture manufacturer Alfred Kill noticed their work and offered them a contract with Kill International. In 1968 the pair went separate ways.
Kastholm was appointed professor at Bergische University in Wuppertal where he taught design from 1975 to 1996.
He continued his work in Germany as well as in his house in Mallorca. He returned to Denmark shortly before he died in 2007.
PREBEN JUUL FABRICIUS
Fabricius was trained as a cabinetmaker by Niels Vodder before attending the School for Interior Design where he studied under Finn Juhl. It was there that he met the blacksmith Jørgen Kastholm. They had a common approach to furniture design, never wanting to compromise on aesthetics. In 1961, the pair set up a design studio in a Gentofte cellar without any firm arrangements with manufacturers. In 1965, they exhibited at the furniture fair in Fredericia where the German furniture manufacturer Alfred Kill noticed their work. Kill had a reputation for high quality but initially Favricius and Kastholm were not keen to design furniture for factory production. Only when Kill offered them DM 2,500 a month each, with no preconditions, did they agree to work for him. They travelled to Stuttgart with their first designs for production in Kill's factory in nearby Fellbach. Their international breakthrough came at the Cologne Fair in 1966 when they exhibited a whole series of office and home furniture leading to orders from ten large furniture concerns. Their minimalistic designs, both attractive and comfortable, were usually in steel and leather. The Tulip Chair, the Grasshopper Chair and the Scimitar Chair are among their most successful works.
The pieces of furniture they produced during their seven-year period of cooperation from 1961 to 1968 were so distinctive that many are still produced today as classics. As a result of disagreements, the pair decided to terminate their cooperation in 1968.
Fabricius and Kastholm was awarded the Illum Prize (1968) and the first German Gute Form prize for their FK Tulip chair (1969).
Fabricius died in March 1984 when he was only 52.
