IB Kofod Larsen Rosewood 12 Drawer Dresser

Designed by Ib Kofod-Larsen, this rarely seen rosewood 12 drawer cabinet is beautifully constructed with dove-tailed drawer fronts with sculpted drawer pulls. It is perfectly suited for use as a dresser or credenza. The case is supported by solid rosewood tapered legs. This piece is huge at 83.5 inches it is one of the biggest danish dresser. It will work well in a master bedroom as a shared dresser for a couple, with 12 drawers it offers tons of storage.

Condition: Restored to excellent vintage condition. All drawers slide smoothly.

Dimensions: 83.5”L x 17.75”D x 31.5”H

About the Designer:

Ib Kofod-Larsen formed part of a movement known as Danish Modern, but he went slightly under the radar and worked in the shadow of Kaare Klint, Hans J. Wegner, Børge Mogensen, Arne Jacobsen, Finn Juhl and Nanna Ditzel. Today he is called one of the most underrated – but most exciting – names on the Danish design scene. And one of the greatest design brains Denmark ever had.

Although he himself felt like an artisan – and he had no academic approach to furniture design – there is something poetic and artistic about his designs. The soft lines. The visual lightness. The graphic purity. The free, artistic expression. He was a purist. A man of detail. At first glance, his furniture may seem simple, but at closer inspection it is full of detail. It is inventive and borders on engineering.

He drew, sculpted, made prototypes, was involved in production and participated in the entire process down to every test and launch. He was a creative designer, maybe one of the greatest designers in the golden age of Danish design. He took an innovative approach. Not just to furniture, but to ways of thinking about furniture.

Ib Kofod-Larsen is the epitome of Danish furniture. He sits in the tension field between art and design. Although his furniture has clear references to and takes many of its attributes from the mid-century period, it has a contemporary look that makes it difficult to decode whether his pieces were designed then or now. He made the simple and straightforward into something unusually elegant and that makes him extremely interesting.