Poul Cadovius for Cado, Bookcase “Royal System”, 1960s

Poul Cadovius, attributed to. 
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Bookcase in teak bookcase, wall-mounted and modular, “Royal System” model. It consists of three boxes, one with three drawers, the second hollow and forming shelves and the third with two sliding doors. A shelf forms a secretary, the others can be placed in different places thanks to the shelves. Glass shelves for the hollow box.

Danish work realized in the 1960s.

Dimensions : H 200 x W 160 cm

Box with two glass shelves: H 56 x W 80 x D 22 cm
Three-drawer unit: H 42.5 x W 80 x D 38
Box with two sliding doors: H 42.5 x W 80 x D 38
Secretary: L 80 x D 54 cm Small shelves: L 80 x D 22 cm
Large shelf: L 80 x D 38 cm

Reference : LS47051501

Poul Cadovius (1911-2011) is a Danish designer. In 1945, he founded his own furniture company, named Royal Systems, which he later renamed Cado. He is famous for having invented in 1948 a modular shelving system called Royal System. This piece had a profound effect on mid-century design in the 1950s and 1960s. Between 1964 and 1967, Poul Cadovius acquired the famous manufacturing company France & Son. Within Cado and France & Son, Cadovius collaborates with big names in Danish design, such as Arne Vodder, Edvard Kindt-Larsen, Finn Juhl, Steen Ostergaard and Ole Wanscher.

Sources : Galerie Møbler, “Cado”, URL : www.galerie-mobler.com ; Dybdahl Lars, Furniture Boom mid-century modern danish furniture 1945-75, Strandberg Publishing, 2018, pp. 206-207