Poul Henningsen. Dining table, 1950s-60s

POUL HENNINGSEN (Denmark, 1894 - 1967).
Dining table, 50's-60's.
Laminated wood top. Aluminum foot.
Attached label on the back.
Use marks. Slight flaws.
Measurements: 74 x 120 x 120 cm.
Dining table designed by Poul Henningsen. On a tentacular aluminum structure, of ductile appearance when folded in graceful tubular legs, sits the circular top. They are two separate pieces, whose combination results in an elegant and singular piece of furniture.
Danish designer, architect and critic, Poul Henningsen was one of the key figures in Danish cultural life in the interwar period. He studied architecture between 1911 and 1917, but never graduated, as he decided to become an inventor and painter. Nevertheless, he worked as an architect and became one of the most prominent advocates of functionalism. In his career as a designer, his most famous creation was the "PH Artichoke" lamp, a simple lamp that used hallmarks of light to avoid glare and create an aesthetic effect of great beauty. Its success enabled Henningsen to finance his later work. He is currently representing at the Danish Museum of Art and Design, the MoMA in New York and the Victoria & Albert in London, among many others.