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Poul Cadovius Abstracta

Poul Cadovius Abstracta Style Stacking Shelving Unit
By Poul Cadovius
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Incredible, Mid-Century standing shelving unit or room divider. Reminiscent of Poul Cadovius
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Shelves

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Mid Century Poul Cadovius Abstracta Game Table Needlepoint Surface
By Poul Cadovius
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Unique Poul Cadovius Abstracta game table. Iconic design with thin steel cube frame. Lift off game
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

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Original 1960 Poul Cadovius 'Abstracta' modular Shelf in chromed metal and Glass
By Poul Cadovius
Located in MONTREUIL, FR
Original Poul Cadovius “Abstracta” modular bookcase (not the re-edition). Designed for Royal System
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Vintage 1960s British Bookcases

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Poul Cadovius 'Abstracta' Free-Standing Shelf in Steel and Glass
By Poul Cadovius
Located in Glendale, AZ
Poul Cadovius’s “Abstracta” bookcases c. 1960’s. A sleek & sophisticated space age staple. Tall
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

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Poul Cadovius 'Abstracta' Metal, Teak, Glass Modular Display Unit, Denmark 1960
By Royal System, Poul Cadovius
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Minimal Danish design modular display shelving by Paul Cadovius Around 1960 Poul Cadovius made a
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vitrines

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Poul Cadovius Shelving Unit 'Abstracta', Denmark, 1960s
By Poul Cadovius
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Abstracta shelving unit designed by Poul Cadovius and produced in Denmark around 1960. Frame in
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Shelves

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Steel

Poul Cadovius 3-Piece Shelving System 'Abstracta', Denmark, 1960s
By Poul Cadovius
Located in Antwerpen, BE
3-Piece Abstracta shelving unit designed by Poul Cadovius and produced in Denmark around 1960. This
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Vintage 1960s Danish Minimalist Bookcases

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Poul Cadovius 2-Piece Abstracta Shelving Unit, Denmark, 1960s
By Poul Cadovius
Located in Antwerpen, BE
2-Piece Abstracta shelving unit designed by Poul Cadovius in Denmark around 1960. Frame with black
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

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Metal

Vintage Danish Abstracta Corner Bookcase by Poul Cadovius, 1960s
By Poul Cadovius
Located in Asaa, DK
Vintage Danish Abstracta corner bookcase by Poul Cadovius, 1960s. Mid-Century Modern
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Bookcases

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Aluminum, Steel

Abstracta Modular Shelf by Poul Cadovius for Royal System Smoked Glass - 2 Pcs
By Poul Cadovius
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Abstracta Modular Shelf by Poul Cadovius for Royal System with Smoked Glass - 2 Pc Set. Item
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Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Shelves

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Danish Modern Teak & Glass Shelving System Abstracta by Poul Cadovius, 1960s
By Poul Cadovius, Cado
Located in Odense, DK
Ingenious minimalist shelving or display unit SYSTEM ABSTRACTA designed by Poul Cadovius, Denmark
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

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Mid century modern scandinavian Original Shelf walnut and lacquered steel
By Poul Cadovius
Located in Courbevoie, FR
furniture to accommodate modern requirements in modern homes. That was the thinking behind Poul Cadovius
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2010s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Bookcases

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Ostergaard Steen Plastic White Chairs, 1970
By Steen Ostergaard
Located in Rome, IT
. Chief designer and developer for architect Poul Cadovius, Cado, France & Son and Abstracta 1970-1975
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Antique 1870s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Ostergaard Steen Plastic White Chairs, 1970
Ostergaard Steen Plastic White Chairs, 1970
H 29.53 in W 20.48 in D 17.72 in
'President' Fiberglass Lounge Chairs by Steen Ostergaard for Cado, 1968, Signed
By Steen Ostergaard, Cado
Located in Los Angeles, CA
designer and developer for architect Poul Cadovius, Cado, France & Son and Abstracta 1970-1975. Manager in
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Vintage 1960s German Space Age Lounge Chairs

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Fabric, Fiberglass

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By Empire Art Products Co.
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By Robert Whitley
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Located in Countryside, IL
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POUL CADOVIUS Abstracta room divider
By Poul Cadovius
Located in LA Arnhem, NL
POUL CADOVIUS Abstracta room divider. The abstracta system designed by Poul Cadovius for the Royal
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Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Poul Cadovius Abstracta Shelving Unit
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Poul Cadovius Abstracta Modular Shelving System
By Poul Cadovius
Located in The Hague, NL
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Poul Cadovius Abstracta Modular Shelving System
By Poul Cadovius
Located in The Hague, NL
Minimalist shelving unit designed by and produced by Royal System, Denmark, circa 1960. This modular system exists of black metal tubes with connectors, floating birch wooden and gla...
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Poul Cadovius Abstracta Modular Shelving System
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Poul Cadovius Abstracta Modular Shelving System
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Located in The Hague, NL
Minimalist shelving unit designed by and produced by Royal System, Denmark, circa 1960. This modular system exists of black metal tubes with connectors, floating glass shelves.   
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Poul Cadovius Abstracta bookcase unit Denmark 1960
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Poul Cadovius Abstracta Shelving System, Denmark 1960s
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Abstracta shelving unit designed by Poul Cadovius and produced in Denmark around 1960. This unit
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Poul Cadovius Abstracta Shelving System, Denmark, 1960s
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Poul Cadovius 'Abstracta' 1-Piece Shelving Unit, Denmark 1960’s
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Poul Cadovius 'Abstracta' Metal, Teak, Glass Modular Display Unit, Denmark, 1960
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Large Abstracta System Cabinet by Poul Cadovius, Denmark, circa 1950
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By Poul Cadovius
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
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Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Wall System Cado in Teak
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Poul Cadovius Abstracta Bookcase Unit, Denmark, 1960
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Minimalist Chrome and Glass Side Table by Poul Cadovius, 1960s
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Poul Cadovius Abstracta For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the poul cadovius abstracta you’re looking for. Each poul cadovius abstracta for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, glass and wood. There are many kinds of the poul cadovius abstracta you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A poul cadovius abstracta is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern and Scandinavian Modern styles are sought with frequency.

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Prices for a poul cadovius abstracta start at $1,046 and top out at $23,214 with the average selling for $3,420.

Poul Cadovius for sale on 1stDibs

While Poul Cadovius is most famous for his modular floating shelving system, his career in design didn’t actually start with wall units.

Born just outside of Copenhagen in 1911, Cadovius began manufacturing window treatments in the 1940s with his partner, Hother Brønner. He soon turned his focus from Venetian blinds to furniture, finding success designing svelte pieces in teak, a richly colored hardwood favored by the Danish mid-century modernists.

In 1945, Cadovius founded the furniture manufacturer Royal System with his designs, including the 1948 Royal System shelving unit, a space-saving solution that underscored Cadovius’s penchant for problem-solving in a multifunctional way. Rather than balance shelves on wooden or metal legs, it held them to the wall with brackets.

Cadovius followed the Royal System shelving unit with the System Ultra in 1957, the System Cado in 1960 and the System Abstracta, which was installed throughout the exhibition halls of the 1962 Cologne Furniture Fair. All expanded on his idea of wall-mounted shelving that saved space while offering functionality, allowing for limitless combinations of storage, shelves, work surfaces and other units. The Royal System proved to be especially popular and is still produced by Danish furniture brand dk3 today, with early models continuing to be in demand.

Along with the shelving systems, Cadovius designed everything from lounge chairs to mushroom-shaped bus shelters, and he held over 400 patents. In addition to being a designer, he was also an entrepreneur with an eye for opportunity, such as purchasing Danish manufacturer France & Søn in the mid-1960s and folded it into Cado, a company he founded years earlier. He used this as an occasion to experiment with his designs, conceiving such unusual pieces as an aluminum-based dining table topped with rosewood and hand-painted by artist Susan Fjedldoe Mygge.

Cadovius’s innovations in shelving continued throughout his career, with examples like the sculptural Butterfly shelf and vertical pieces mixing shelving and storage. In 2018, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Royal System, dk3 reissued the celebrated shelving system as well as a more compact version reimagined for 21st-century homes.

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