Name: BM0253-1 Shelving System
Brand: Carl Hansen & Søn • Børge Mogensen
SKU: CHS-BM0253-NCS-S9000-N-OIL-OAK-OAK-COMP-1
Price: 5720.00 USD
Availability: InStock

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Description

As a standalone anchor piece or configured with other modular BM0253 storage units, this double-width cabinet with sliding doors offers open shelves above. Crafted to exacting standards from tubular steel and sustainable FSC-certified oak or walnut, Carl Hansen & Søn puts Børge Mogensen’s midcentury shelving system into production for the very first time. Conceived in 1953, the collection continues to exhibit all the hallmarks of great, lasting design while ever-adapting to changing needs and spaces.

Specifications

Size

74.4" h x 59.1" w x 14.6" d (189x150x37cm)
Leg height: 7.9" (20cm)

Material

Oiled oak or walnut, powder-coated steel, veneer MDF

Brand

Carl Hansen & Søn

For Knud Erik Hansen, grandson of founder Carl Hansen and now the third-generation leader of the family-owned business, the way to the future also means honoring what has come before. Beginning in 1908 when a young cabinetmaker opened a small furniture workshop on the Danish island of Funen to today with Carl Hansen & Søn numbering some 400 employees worldwide, the company’s core mission in producing exceptional Danish Modern furniture has never wavered — an uncompromising commitment to the finest craftsmanship as reflected in the work of the best designers of the past and present.

The turning point came in 1949, when Carl’s son Holger Hansen took a chance on the then-unknown Hans J. Wegner, since revered for his now-classic Wishbone Chair, and the union continues to this day with the company as the world’s largest producer of Wegner’s furniture manufactured in Denmark. Alongside other Midcentury benchmarks from the likes of Ole Wanscher, Frits Henningsen, Arne Jacobsen and pioneering female architect Bodil Kjær, the company continues to introduce work from new Danish visionaries such as design duo Strand + Hvass, Thomas Bo Kastholm, Anker Bak and multidisciplinary artist Naja Utzon Popov. “If we play it cleverly and maintain our high quality and sustainability we have a great future,” says Knud Hansen. “Our furniture lasts for generations, so our quality is the key to our continuity. We have been producing wood furniture in Denmark for thousands of years.”