MK10041 MODEL 52 – Design: Mogens Koch DESCRIPTION Japan +81 3 5413 5421 This small sofa, designed by Mogens Koch, is part of a small series of upholstered furniture, together with wing chair MK50 and sofa MK52, Opening hours designed by Mogens Koch from 1936. MonFri: 11 am 8 pm Sat. Sun. and The structural principle of the series is an upholstered part placed on a visible National Holidays: 12 a m 7pm frame in oiltreated mahogany. The sofa is covered with oxhide or goat hide fitted with leather covered nails. ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION THE DESIGNER Mogens Koch, der tog afgang fra Kunstakademiet i 1925, er særlig kendt for sine møbelklassikere såsom Byggereolsystemet og Foldemøblerne. Rud Rasmussen's Snedkerier and sustainability Koch var 192532 ansat på henholdsvis Carl Petersens, Ivar People's fascination of the combination of good design and wood, as well as Bentsens og Kaare Klints tegnestuer, hvor han lærte at arbejde med other natural materials, is something that transcends time and fashion. At principperne bag den danske funktionelle tradition: respekt for opgavens Rud Rasmussen we believe that this fascination helps to explain the great funktionskrav, enkelhed i formgivningen, brug af tidligere generationers interest in our furniture, and we take concerns about the sustainability of the erfaringer samt anvendelsen af ofte materialebestemte modulenheder. natural resources upon which we depend for our products very serious. That is why we strive every day to improve our production methods, logistics and Der var altid et særligt samspil mellem Mogens Kochs eget liv og de møbler sales efforts in respect of scarce natural resources. han tegnede gennem årene.Ingen af dem blev til som kunstneriske manifester, men opstod ud fra en given opgave og blev skabt til et bestemt We only buy wood from sustainably managed forests. All sourced wood formål. Således også hans reolsystem, som i første omgang var tiltænkt hans meets EUTR 2013 regulations, Danish Forest Legislation and current eget hjem på Hulgårdsvej ved Bellahøj i København. international certifications. Oak, beech and ash come primarily from Danish forests which are managed according to the principles described in Denmark's National Forest Programme; some of these wood types are also sourced from other similarly managed European forests, or, in the case of walnut and cherry, North American forests. We use every possible bit of these fine hardwoods in our furniture production. Inevitably, however, there are some scraps, which are then used to produce other products or recycled in district heating plants. Boligens små rum fordrede blandt andet et fleksibelt opbevaringsmøbel og i 1928 tegnede han de første skitser til den kvadratiske bogkasse, som i det forholdsvis lille modul 76 x 76 cm havde en stor og varieret brugsfunktion. Hans møbeldesigns hører til blandt nogle af de mest elegante og afgørende løsninger til krav om komfort, funktion og æstetik og hans møbler har været centrale i Rud. Rasmussens produktion siden 1932. Koch fik tildelt mange hædersbevisninger, blandt andet Eckersberg Medaljen i 1938, C. F. Hansen Medaljen i 1963, Snedkerlaugets Årspris i 1964 og ID prisen i 1992 . Koch blev Ridder af Dannebrogordenen i 1954, Ridder af 1. grad CONTACT INFORMATION i 1963 og Kommandør i 1969. Rud. Rasmussens Snedkerier For Rud. Rasmussen designede Mogens Koch klassiske møbler så som: Nørrebrogade 45 2200 Copenhagen N MK40880 Reol Denmark MK99200 Foldestol +45 3539 6233 MK50 Øreklapsol [email protected] MK99190 Barnebarnsstol www.rudrasmussen.com Opening hours VARIANTS CHOICES AND DIMENSIONS MonFri: 10am 4pm Carl Hansen & Søn Flagship Store Bredgade 21 1260 Copenhagen K Denmark +45 6447 2360 [email protected] www.carlhansen.com www.carlhansen.com/bredgade Opening hours MATERIAL MATRIX MonFri: 11am 6pm Oil Sat: 11am 4pm Mahogany Carl Hansen & Søn Flagship Store Japan Aoyama Artworks 1/2F 2510 Jingumae Shibuyaku, Tokyo, 1500001 TESTS AND CERTIFICATIONS All tests and certificates are available on request.