Mid-century sofa by Aksel Bender Madsen for Bovenkamp, The Netherlands 1960's

Teak and oak sofa by Aksel Bender Madsen for Bovenkamp, with new two tone beige upholstery.

Designer Aksel Bender Madsen, who was a Danish furniture designer in the midcentury. Together with his friend and business partner Ejner Larsen, he made over 300 furniture items. Many of those are now Classic mid-century design pieces. He also worked with Kaare Klint and Arne Jacobsen for some time. The most famous item by his hand is the metropolitan chair, which was a lounge chair designed for the Arts of Denmark exhibition in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Other items are teak coffee tables, dining chairs, sofa’s and sideboards. He also worked for Bovenkamp, a Dutch furniture manufacturer. For Bovenkamp he designed the beautiful “Edith” and “Karen” lounge chairs. Those chairs are among the most beautiful chairs of the Danish modern era.