POUL CADOVIUS

Poul Cadovius was born in Copenhagen in 1911 and was originally trained as a saddler and upholsterer. He was a colourful and successful designer with a marked influence on the Danish furniture industry and furniture design - both in his own time and later. In 1948, Cadovius designed the Royal Shelving System, which through the 50s, 60s and 70s was the largest furniture success Danish furniture industry had. Poul Cadovius is one of the most colourful and successful personalities in Danish furniture industry’s history. “Architect, designer, self-taught inventor, manufacturer, innovator, the era’s furniture ‘enfant terrible.’