Mogens Koch, shelving for Rud Rasmussen

MOGENS KOCH (Denmark, 1898-1992) for Rud Rasmussen.
Shelving system consisting of three cabinets, three shelves and three base units.
Solid oak.
It is in its original condition, in excellent condition, and has had only one previous owner.
Produced by Rud Rasmussen between 1950 and 1960, with label.
Measurements: 76 x 76 x 28 cm (bookcases); 76 x 76 x 36 cm (cabinets); 5 x 76 cm (plinth).

Shelving system composed of three cabinets, three bookcases and three base units. It is entirely made of solid oak with an organic character, a material that contrasts with the geometric rigor and purity of the structure.

Before teaching at the Royal Academy, Mogens Koch had the good fortune to be a student of the celebrated architect and professor Kaare Klint. Klint challenged Koch to draw timeless designs; not only furniture architect, but also in the design of monuments, buildings, textiles and silverware. Klint was obviously impressed with Mogens Koch's talent as a student, and after graduating he went on to work in the architectural firm of Carl Petersen, Ivar Bentsen and Kaare Klint. Koch worked in this studio from 1925 to 1932 and it was here that he learned to work with the principles of the Danish functionalist tradition: respect for the functional requirements of the task, simplicity in design, use of the experience of previous generations, and the use of modular units often of specific materials.