Deluxe Niels Moller 'Model 78' Rosewood Dining Chairs by Moller
Neils O. Moller is a celebrated mid-century Danish designer and founder of the highly successful furniture making company JL Møllers Møbelfabrik. The company was founded in 1944 and continues to produce some of Denmark's most premium furniture to the same high standard today.
The 'Model 78' dining chair was designed in 1962 and is one of the most coveted Moller designs. It's a luxurious offering aimed squarely at the top end of the market. This set is executed in lavish Brazilian rosewood with a rich tobacco grain.
Each piece is checked and carefully hand restored at our Kingsland studio workshop. Our focus is preserving the character and patina of the design while ensuring it displays beautifully in a contemporary interior.
Each piece is checked and carefully restored at our Kingsland studio workshop. Our focus is preserving the character and patina of the design while ensuring it displays beautifully in a contemporary interior.
- Joints checked and reglued
- Timber cleaned and stains removed
- Veneer repairs if needed
- Surfaces polished / refinished
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Deluxe Niels Moller 'Model 78' Rosewood Dining Chairs by Moller
Note: We showcase a curated edit from the Mr. Bigglesworthy catalogue. Please contact us to view specific items.
Danish designer and cabinetmaker Niels Otto Møller grew up in a family of furniture makers. He followed in his father's footsteps finishing his cabinetmaking apprenticeship in 1939 and going on to complete further training at design school in Arhus.
Moller was bursting with ideas for his own designs and eager to craft them to a high standard under his own strict technical supervision. In 1944 he founded the company JL Møller Møbelfabrik using the name of the family joinery business set up by his father, Jorgen L. Møller in the 1920's (which had been forced to close during the depression).
Niels Moller immediately began to design and produce several lines of furniture; namely dining chairs and tables. JL Møller quickly became well known for unerring quality and timeless modern designs with a series of highly successful chair designs such as the Model 71, 75 and 77 being designed between 1951 and 1959.
Primarily crafted from rosewood and teak, Møller's designs took inspiration from the forms of contemporary jewellery. Neils Møller would take his son out every weekend to see the latest designs in galleries and stores. You can see this attention to detail in the fine forms of his furniture designs. Chairs are executed with the precision of a jeweller and the forms perfectly embrace the body.
Under the leadership of Møller, his company flourished and expanded internationally. Critical success also came from winning Danish Furniture Prizes in 1974 and 1981.
