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Spotlight on Mogens Kold one of Denmark’s top mid-century furniture makers

The Kold family set up a sawmill in 1914 and by 1925 under Martin Kold they had the largest hardwood sawmill in Denmark. In 1950 Martin’s son Mogens established Mogens Kold Mobelfabrik just as Danish designers were becoming well known outside Denmark and when there was an abundance of properly trained craftsmen who could produce pieces of the highest quality. After a fire they moved to larger premises and concentrated on the burgeoning export market for beautifully designed Danish furniture in the US, UK and Europe. By the time Mogens handed over the business to his son Soren in 1986 international sales were plummeting and the business like so many such companies didn’t survive much longer.