Vintage easy chair Portex no. 111 by Hvidt & Mølgaard 1940s
About this vintage design furniture
Peter Hvidt and Orla Mølgaard: Portex easy chair with frame in beech and upholstered with grey artificial leather. The furniture series Portex (anagram for export) is designed in 1944. The hind legs are steam bended, while the front legs are turned. One of the first Danish Modern icons.
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Features
- Length
- 60 cm
- Height
- 80 cm
- Depth
- 64 cm
- Designer
- Peter HVIDT & Orla MOLGAARD NIELSEN
- Condition
- Good
- Period
- 1940s
- Origin
- Scandinavian
- Colour
- Grey
- Main material
- Beech
- Other material
- Leatherette
delivery and return
- Shipped from : Denmark
- Delivery time :
- 1 week for small items
- 2 to 5 weeks for bulky products
- Return possible: up to 14 days after delivery
About the designer
Peter HVIDT & Orla MOLGAARD NIELSEN
Hvidt & Mølgaard Nielsen is a mid-20th-century Danish design duo consisting of Peter Hvidt and Orla Mølgaard Nielsen. Peter Hvidt was born in Copenhagen in 1916 and studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts before working as a designer for various companies. Orla Mølgaard Nielsen was born in Copenhagen in 1907 and also studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, before working as an architect and designer.