Rare Rosewood Desk by Torbjorn Afdal for Bruksbo
Rare rosewood desk designed by Torbjorn Afdal for Bruksbo, Norway Circa 1950's. This desk is gorgeous in person, our pictures do not do it justice. The rosewood grain is exquisite and has light and dark tones with beautiful wood grain. The drawers made with very fine detailed zipper joinery. Original key and lock in working condition. Desk has been restored back to excellent condition. Made in Norway.
Dimensions: 37"L x 24" D x 35.75" H
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About the Designer:
Torbjørn Afdal was a Norwegian furniture designer. He graduated from the Statens Håndverks- og Kunstindustriskole in 1946 and immediately got a job at the design office Tegnekontoret Bruksbo AS.
Together with Norwald Rydjord and Rolf Hesland, he became one of the leading designers at Tegnekontoret Bruksbo and also in Scandinavia. His furniture was purchased by Jacqueline Kennedy when she was first lady in the White House. His furniture was also purchased by the Japanese emperor. In his older days, he designed the Storting's chairs and chairs and tables for the courthouse in Oslo. Furthermore, he designed the office of then Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland . At the exhibition Norwegian Icons Oslo 2013 he is represented with a number of his furniture. The catalog for the exhibition states, among other things, that Afdal was among the most productive furniture designers of the post-war period. Furthermore, it says that Afdal's work is primarily characterized by a refined understanding of materials and form. Around 1960, Afdal's furniture design took on a more architectural feel and the armchair Broadway was, together with the hunting chair Hunter, one of his artistic highlights from the period.
Afdal was also the artistic director of Bruksbo furniture workshop at Plus in Fredrikstad.
Afdal belonged to the Scandinavian/Danish design tradition and in his designs used traditional design language with clean lines and solid constructions. His most used materials were teak and rosewood in combination with leather and steel. He was strongly influenced by Danish furniture design and is mistakenly often stated to be a Danish designer