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Re: Is Danish Modern the furniture style of our time?

Different strokes for different folks.
In the early fifties a family moved in a few doors down. One of their sons became a life-long (55 yrs) friend. They are Danish. Their furniture was all Scandinavian. TEAK! It was beautiful.I'm sure that it influenced my views on what I enjoy in wood. There were few harsh lines, unlike the easy? to produce Shaker and Arts & Crafts styles touted by the likes of general American tastes, hence the adoration of the European trained artists like Maloof and Krenov etc.
I was further amazed that the furniture of my Danish friends was NOT Danish modern, most of the pieces had been inherited from their families (pre-war that is to say the first one). The style is timeless. Now that I'm interested in producing my own things, in my own home I have a few problems. Teak is a rare commodity if not extinct, the curving shapes can't be duplicated on a table saw (labour intensity) and I don't have Scandinavian DNA!
Thanks for the forum.

posted: 12:00 pm on December 31st