Description
This beautiful square coffee table in mahagony was designed by the Swedish designer Carl Malmsten and has elegant beveled legs. The table is called “Alltid redo” (Always prepared).
Designer: Carl Malmsten
CM (1888-1972), was a proponent of traditional Swedish craftsmanship available for a wide audience at a reasonable price. CM was very much inspired by the nature. ”Swedish grace” was mostly CM´s elegant furnitures. In 1916, he established his studio in Stockholm. He designed for NK Stockholm and for a number of highly important clients as Gustaf VI Adolf in the Ulriksdal Palace, Stockholm’s Concert Hall , Waldorf-Astoria in New York among others. CM was awarded with several prestigious awards including the Prince Eugen Medal. He founded the Carl Malmsten Furniture Studies in Stockholm, which became a department at the Linköpings University in 2000.
Design period: 1950-1959
Production period: 1950-1959
Materials: Mahogany
Attribution marks: Branded “CM”
Condition: Good condition. Slightly restored. Table leg has been mended.
Size: Height 54 cm, Width 100 cm Depth 100 cm
