Set of 4 Model 290 Chairs Attr. To Steen Østergaard for Poul Cadovius

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A set of four Danish Cado chairs attributed to Steen Østergaard for Poul Cadovius circa 1966. Dark brown molded chairs … Read more A set of four Danish Cado chairs attributed to Steen Østergaard for Poul Cadovius circa 1966. Dark brown molded chairs with sleek curves and inset teal cushions are also stackable.

From 1962 to 1965, Østergaard worked in the studio of revered furniture designer and architect Finn Juhl before establishing his own firm. Østergaard’s watershed moment came in 1968 when he created the iconic Cado 290 chair. Later produced in 1970 by Danish designer Poul Cadovius’s Cado company, the chair — a brilliant one-piece work of polyamide nylon reinforced with fiberglass by way of injection-molding — features an elegant form inspired by the stackable seats created by Danish designer Verner Panton, who started experimenting with the concept of single-piece plastic chairs in the late 1950s. However, unlike the revolutionary Panton chair, Østergaard’s design includes cushions affixed directly onto the chair’s frame. See less