In 1956, Vodder and Borg moved their design studio to Bredgade 37, where they gradually had more employees working for them.
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Vodder’s workpace mid 1950’s
Designes for Slagelse Møbelværk mid 1950’s
Vodder’s next Career steps
The collaboration was now extended to also include Slagelse Møbelværk, France & Søn, P. Jeppesen Møbelfabrik, Store Heddinge, as well as P. Olsen Sibast, located in Stenstrup, Funen.
Chair designed for France & Søn early 1950’s
Vodder starts New partnerships
P.O Sibast
The market now changed from production in carpentry workshops to actual factories.
In 1953 Viggo Velin took the initiative to bring together Vodder, furniture dealer and designer George Tanier from New York and Ole Sibast, P.O. Sibast Møbler. This meeting led to a very fruitfull collaboration between the parties.
Tanier, who also had an exhibition on Moma, New York in 1953, wanted a special range of “Danish Modern” furniture for the American market and Vodder and Sibast where able to deliver.
Tanier wanted a series of furniture, designed with a clear common characteristic in the design. The design should have different combination options, which should be able to cover the needs of the different rooms, so that all rooms in a home or workplace could be furnished with a continuous line.
The series had to be characterized by having a clear Scandinavian design, but at the same time had they had to be adapted to the American market.
The initial sketch work included a series consisting of approximately 30 different designs stretching from bars, cabinets, chests of drawers and dressing tables to sofa sets, dining tables and beds.
After evaluating various samples from several manufacturers, the choice fell on P.O. Sibast in Stenstrup, who then became the permanent partner in the collaboration. The series was continuously expanded and after some initial difficulties with the transport packaging, Tanier and thus Vodder and P.O Sibast succeeded in North America.
Examples above of early designs sold by Tanier
Vodder develops partnership with
P.O. Sibast
Over the years, Vodder increasingly concentrated on the quality features that met the needs for executive offices, conference rooms and for more private environments with representative functions.
Vodder’s furniture are designed with many beautiful details, and each one has a modest and simple expression. Vodder was very successful abroad, which meant that in the 60s and later, you could find many of his furniture in the offices of famous persons.
Among these, you would find President Jimmy Carter in the White House, President Anwar Sadat in Cairo, Pope Paul V in Rome and in UN officies, offices in bank headquarters, embassies in many countries and hotels all over the world.
Through his collaboration with P.O. Sibast, Vodder developed some of his finest designs in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Vodder’s other partnerships in the mid 1960’s
In 1964, Vodder and Borg moved their design studio to Holte, north of Copenhagen, as once again they needed more space.
Alongside the collaboration with Sibast, Vodder also designed furniture for a number of other well-known Danish furniture factories, including France & Søn A/S, the later Cado and Fritz Hansen.
Borg & Vodder huse
Together with his partner Anton Borg, he developed one of the first real tract house neighborhoods, and over time they built more than 1,200 of these houses. A rather unusual success in this area, which makes its own special demand for understanding the environmental and physical needs of the core family. Something could indicate that it is precisely this ability that is Arne Vodder’s strength