Erich BUCH (1923-1973) & HELTBORG MOBLER, DOMUS DANICA. - Lot 207

Erich BUCH (1923-1973) & HELTBORG MOBLER, DOMUS DANICA. Rosewood bar with two sliding glass doors opening onto shelves, one with two ice-cube holders, separated by a row of eight bottle racks. Black lacquered top. Publisher's label inside. H: 110 cm D: 40 cm L: 115 cm (Worn, small) Danish industrial designer Erik Buch (pronounced "Buck") was born in Copenhagen in 1923. A devotee of the modern Scandinavian style, Buch's organic, functional aesthetic gave rise to furniture that includes chairs, stools and cabinets. Like many of his Danish contemporaries, Buch combines fabric and leather with richly grained woods such as polished teak, oak and rosewood. Buch achieved his first success with the Model 49 chair (1949). The chair, produced in sculpted and dining styles, features a "floating" curved seat and a classic modern Scandinavian aesthetic. Perhaps his most famous creation, the Modèle 61 (1961) bar stool features a typically Scandinavian base and organic sculpted lines. Many of Buch's works are named after the year in which they were conceived, particularly those produced by cabinetmaker and furniture manufacturer Oddense Maskinsnedkeri. Oddense was renamed O.D. Møbler in the late 1960s or early 1970s, and this is reflected on the labels of later Model 61 productions. Other works by Buch include the Captain's Chair (1955) for Ørum Møbler, the Model 310 dining chair for Chr. Christiansen (1960s) and a T-shaped rosewood bar stool for Dyrlund (1960s).