Set Of 6 Scandinavian Design Chairs From The 1960s By Niels Kofoed

Beautiful set of six solid teak dining chairs, tan leather seat. Designed in 1961. Made at Møbelfabrik in Kofoed, model "Lis".

Niels Koefoed began his career working for various furniture manufacturers before founding his own company. During the 1960s and 1970s, designed numerous pieces of teak and rosewood furniture for his own company, as well as for other renowned Danish furniture manufacturers such as Faarup Møbelfabrik and G-Plan.

His creations are characterized by clean lines, great attention to detail and the use of high-quality materials. His furniture has been widely exported around the world and has become very popular in the USA, where it has been sold in department stores such as Bloomingdale's and Macy's.

Danish furniture designer and factory owner Niels Koefoed has created a wide range of dining room furniture in the typical Danish mid-century modern style.
The Koefoeds Hornslet furniture factory was founded in the 1920s by Koefoed's father, Einar Koefoed. Its name is a combination of the family name Koefoed and the name of the town where the factory was located: Hornslet. At the end of the 20th century, the town had three furniture manufacturers, each specializing in different areas of the design industry: fine furniture, upholstered furniture and cabinetmaking. Koefoeds Hornslet was dedicated to the production of quality furniture, although Niels' most popular models were dining chairs.

In 1964, Koefoed designed the modernist Eva Chair , which featured three vertical slats on the backrest, and was produced by Koefoeds in a choice of teak or rosewood. The latter was phased out, replaced by cherry. The Eva Chair was part of a series of three dining chairs, the other two being the highly organic Ingrid Chair (1960s) and the Lis Chair (1961), all of which would have been named after important women in Koefoed's life, Ingrid for example being Koefoed's daughter. The Peter Chair (1957) is said to have been named in honor of his son.