Hunt for Danish furniture at vintage furniture store Noden
For Marko Yeo and Tawan Conchonnet, owners of vintage furniture store Noden, the reasons for their love of Danish furniture may be because of its effortless look and timeless design
For Marko Yeo and Tawan Conchonnet, owners of vintage furniture store Noden, the reasons for their love of Danish furniture may be because of its effortless look and timeless design. “There are vintage Danish pieces which, if you saw them in a contemporary home, you would not guess are from the 1950s,” says Marko.
At Noden, you’ll find furniture produced by many skilled Danish designers at Noden, such as Kaare Klint to Hans Wagner and Arne Jacobsen.
These designers graduated from Denmark’s Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen, credited to be the school that pioneered the academic study of furniture design.
In 2017, the store moved from its Oxley Bizhub location to a bigger showroom in Ubi Road, where the founders continue to bring in authentic vintage furniture, as well as meet and share knowledge with other lovers of Scandinavian design. Today, Noden is located within Henderson Building, located along Henderson Road.
The store carries designs by iconic Danish makers, such as the Arne Vodder tables, several Hans Wegner chairs, and chests and sideboards by the founders’ favourite designer, Kai Kristiansen.
Prices for these sought- after pieces range from $250 to $20,000, and are influenced by the year of manufacture, the designer identity and its rarity, among many other factors.
The type of wood used is also imperative to its value. Tropical wood, especially teak, is perceived as exotic and prized by Scandinavian designers. Oak, beech and birch are also commonly used.
The “Rolls-Royce of wood”, as Marko terms it, is the critically endangered Brazilian rosewood, so expect vintage furniture made of it to carry a heftier price tag.
Noden also carries vintage ceramic tableware and vases, as well as wooden clocks, linen textiles and candles.
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Noden is located at 211 Henderson Road, #02-02, Singapore 159552, Henderson Building. It used to be located at #04-03, 39 Ubi Road 1.
This article was originally published in Home & Decor.