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Super high quality and elegant bar cabinet or dry bar in rosewood by Torbjørn Afdal for Mellemstrands Møbelfabrik. This item is true Scandinavian high end furniture. It is made of the most beautiful rosewood and has nice brass details. Inside the bar cabinet there is place for your favourite liquors, wines or other drinks you like. Six bottles can be places at the bottom in the holes. Above is storage space for your glass, ice buckets, cigars and more. Because of the mirror and built in light, this is all presented in a chic manner. A shelf can be pulled out for easily making your drinks at the cabinet. Cabinet comes with original keys and is marked by maker at the back. In good condition. The glass shelf is missing, We have restored the wood. Tørbjorn Afdal Torbjørn Afdal was a furniture designer from Norway. He is considered among the greatest Norwegian designers of the mid-century. He made many classic pieces such as his Krobo bench, Minerva office chair, Hunter lounge chair, Minerva sofa and a couple of rosewood bar cabinets or dry bars.

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* Please note that items made of Rosewood are subject to a special export process that may extend the delivery time an additional 2 to 4 weeks
Creator Torbjørn Afdal
Manufacturer Mellemstrands Mobelfabrik
Production Period 1960 to 1969
Country of Manufacture Norway
Identifying Marks This piece is attributed to the above-mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark
Style Scandinavian Modern, Vintage
Detailed Condition Good — This vintage/antique item may have some wear such as scratches and other signs of ageing.
Product Code ZO-938828
Restoration and Damage Details
Glass shelf missing, Wood restored
Materials Brass, Glass, Mirror, Rosewood, Wood
Color Brown, gold
Width 124 cm 48.8 inch
Depth 42 cm 16.5 inch
Height 110 cm 43.3 inch
Weight Range Standard — Between 40kg and 80kg
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About the Creator

Torbjørn Afdal

Torbjørn Afdal (1917-1999) is remembered as one of the most prolific and well-respected Norwegian designers of the postwar period. Born in 1917 in the Voss region of Norway, Afdal studied at the National Academy of Craft and Art Industry, graduating in 1946. He was taken on as a designer by Bruksbo Tegnekontor (Bruksbo Drawing Office), eventually becoming the company's top designer.

Afdal’s Krobo Bench (1960) was an instant success in Norway, perhaps because its ultra-minimal aesthetic rendered it uniquely flexible; this was the bench that could be anything you wanted it to be. Afdal also designed liquor cabinets and dry bars, including Bacchus (1955) and, more famously, Times (1960s), a rosewood liquor cabinet on castors with subtle brass detailing. Afdal’s other creations include the Hunter Lounge Chair (1962) and the Minerva Office Chair (1965).

Many sources state that Afdal’s Form Dining Set (1959) was awarded the gold medal at the So Wohnt Europa furniture fair in Munich, but Pamono's editors are still working to confirm this. While many vintage dealers list either Bruksbo or Mellemstrands Møbelfabrik as Afdal's manufacturers, the labels appear together and should be considered one and the same company.

Afdal’s designs were collected by US First Lady Jackie Kennedy for the White House, Japanese Emperor Hirohito, and Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland.

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