bo-ex furniture
classic furniture always in place
1951: Bo-ex furniture emerges as an exportdivision of Bovirke Furniture, a company producing furniture by renown Danish architects like Finn Juhl and later Preben Fabricius, Jørgen Kastholm, Jørgen Lund and Ole Larsen.
1980: The bo-ex furniture division is taken over by Gert and Jørgen Auhagen, owners of an upholsterbusiness primarily subcontracting to Fritz Hansen furniture and KEVI furniture.
1984: Visiting a coffeemerchant Gert Auhagen sees Scimitar Chair for the first time. He gets the chance to buy five chairs and Scimitar Table and does so without realising, that bo-ex-architects Fabricius & Kastholm designed the furniture.
1988: Doing business with upholsterer Ivan Schlechter Gert Auhagen purchases the rights to a chair, which turns out to be the very Scimitar Chair, he bought back in ’84.
1992: Bo-ex plans production of Scimitar Chair, but the original tools and moulds have disappeared. The production must be cancelled.
1994: Gert Auhagen assumes sole ownership of bo-ex furniture.
2000: The productionplan of bo-ex contains several pieces of furniture, and the complications in recreating Scimitar Chair are overcome. Architect Jørgen Kastholm takes part in the project.
2003: Reproduction of Scimitar Chair, Stool, Daybed and Sculpture Chair. At the Scandinavian Furniture Fair Scimitar Chair gets nominated Classic of the Year.
2008: Plans for more pieces of Fabricius & Kastholm furniture.
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