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Anyone know Danish company BPS M?
Hi I wanted to know if anyone knew a Danish company called BPS M? The logo is BPS with an M underneath. It is on a writing desk. If I can get a photo I'll post them.
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ID Guy can you post some...
ID Guy can you post some pics? My camera isn't working at the moment. If someone sees the logo it might jog a memory.
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Dear Fulla...
I suspect you are right. I do not know if the company still exists but Bernhard Petersen & Søn made furniture on the island of Falster in a place called Eskildstrup. Falster is the second island when you drive from the Puttgarten-Rodby havn ferry towards Copenhagen (the first one is Lolland)I do not think they ever worked with very well known designers but the quality of the pieces you are showing is evidence for the fact that the general quality of Danish furniture making is way above average.
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You are all right
The furniture is from Bernhard Pedersen & Son, Denmark.
Its my grandfather/father who ran/owned the company. Please send fotos of your funiture and I will ask my father to provide details.
Best regards,
Thomas Bernhard Pedersen, Copenhagen.
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Hej Thomas
JEg vil meget gerne vide mere om firmaet da vi tit har jeres møbler i vores forretning.
Danish homestore.
Du kan sende mig din email addresse og kontakt til
[email protected]
Mvh
Simon
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Wow, how often do you get a...
Wow, how often do you get a response from an actual family member of the company you are asking about!! I only bought the sideboard in the end and not the writing desk. I have provided a link to my Flickr page with the sideboard on. I would welcome as many details as possible, build , age, designer, original retail costs, stockist. Allot of questions but if you do not ask....
The sideboard has a burn to the top and I need to have the entire top veneer replaced. So construction data would also help.
Thank you ever so much!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/42892907@N06/sets/721576225933/...
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Searching for a BPS sideboard
Hello Forum, hello Thomas,
I own a lovely BPS highboard
Can anybody (Thomas?) provide some information about it?
Btw, I am looking for another BPS sideboard
Can anybody help?.
Best regards, Antonio
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Hi Fulla, thanks for the...
Hi Fulla,
thanks for the tip, but unfortunately it's not the same sideboard. I am sorry you missed the finders fee (C:
Best regards, Antonio
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Wow!
This thread has really come along, sorry for the delay... I took a quick shot of my BP&S sideboard, pls see below. Any info would be great? All I know is the original owners bought it new while living in northern California.
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Cool!
Mine attaches to the two feet via two screws thru the bottom of the top unit. Then that just sits on top of the lower unit. Mine is teak, the trim is solid but the longer sections are veneer over engineered wood.
Can you post pics of yours? I'd love to see it in rosewood.
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BP&S Buffet
When I got this buffet in 2006 after my parent's passing, I tried to locate info on Bernh Pederson & Son, Eskilstrup, to no avail; so happy to have it now! Its dimensions are 65"W x 31"H x 19.5"D, and is in great original condition.
They bought it in the mid-'70's from my father's boss, who bought it new in Lake Forest, IL, near Chicago. The solid construction and diappearing Tambor doors are a delight, admired by all who see it. I would like to know the approximate date of manufacture, as it's a keeper!
Thanks for any help,
TG
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Thanks for the pics, that rosewood looks swank! Do you have the top unit or just the bottom? I actually used it w just the bottom for our TV for awhile, but out new house has no built-in's so we are using it for a sideboard next to the dining table. Now I need to find a nice credenza for the TV!
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ID guy no top with mine. It...
ID guy no top with mine. It doesn't look like it ever came with a top as there are no holes or marks.
Unfortunately the veneer on top has a burn mark which went through to the wood below. So It needs a new piece of veneer on top. Just hope I can get the finish to match all over!
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Buffet/Sideboard.
Hi Antonio,
I don't want to sound like a dummy, but I don't know if it's Rosewood or Teak; it has a reddish tone to it, not honey-colored as the one with the chair and blue lamp (sudio shot) above. Regardless, I love it and it makes a dramatic statement as it's the first thing you see when you walk in my door.
I hope we hear back from Thoams Pedersen soon, as I'm sure his father would be honored by all the fuss we're making over their fine furniture. I'm dying to know the approximate date of manufacture! Mine never had the top piece.
Keep looking, there will be one out there somewhere with your name on it...
TG
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Hi TG, I am sure yours...
Hi TG,
I am sure yours looks terrific, much better in real life. I suppose both colors are teak with a different finish, maybe Thomas Petersen can tell us more about that.
You won't believe it but the one on the studio shot was missed by me in an ebay auction here in Germany because at that time I couldn't decide if that would be the right one. And now I cry myself to sleep every night (C:
I hope to read from Thomas soon, too
Antonio
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Got Pillow Cases?
Antonio,
You must be washing a lot of pillow cases over that ebay loss ;). Believe it or not, I kept the buffet in the garage for three years before finally bringing it in the house 4 days ago! My sister was supposed to get it, but she went through a divorce and was unable to come and get it (has no place for it), so I finally brought it in.
She can have it (someday), when she gets her life together, but for the time being, she has visitation rights, and will have to admire it in my living room...
TG
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Hi all,
Sorry for the...
Hi all,
Sorry for the delay. Time is flying. My father has kept some old catalogues, pictures etc. and I will receive them this comming friday. Afterwards I will scan it all and share it with you. I have also printed out this thread and I will reply with his comments.
You are also welcome to speak with him directly (Niels Pedersen). He will be happy to answer your questions. His phone number is +45 40 16 61 49.
Best regards,
Thomas
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Wow!!!
Hi Thomas,
that's unbelievable good news! Thanks for your efforts. One question just in in before: is BPS sill running as company?
Best regards, Antonio
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My wife picked out the green and I agree it is a really fun color sets off the teak and grey tiles quite well. It is a Behr paint from Home Cheapo, I can dig up the sample if you want for the actual name if you want.
Thomas, can't wait to see the old catalogues! Thanks for your input on this thread, really cool to see.
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The weekend can't come soon enough!
Thanks Thomas for your kind replies, and thanks in advance for you and your Father's time in responding to our inquiries. I know we'll all be waiting anxiously for the True Word on our lovely furnishings!
My buffet is the first thing you see when you enter my home, and now that my parents are gone, is a constant reminder of them, as if they're still with us.
Best regards,
Tom Gibson
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I'm back.....We (my...
I'm back.....
We (my father & I) managed to find two boxes with old BPS stuff; Pictures, drawings, pricelists etc. and I have been scanning pictures throughout the whole weekend.
I still have many things to scan and nothing has been organized yet, but you are welcome to see what I have scanned so faar:
http://www.bernhard.dk/BPS_Furniture/index.html
The scanned catalogue is from 1958/1959
http://www.bernhard.dk/BPS_Furniture/index.html
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1000 Thanks!
Thomas,
I (we) can't thank you and your father enough for that fantastic imagery; the factory photos are priceless, and add greatly to the story.
Speaking of which, I think you have the makings for a book, a period-piece of one firm's contribution to Danish Modern Design in real-time, with incredible documentation.
I'll wait patiently to know the year of manufacture (+or-) of my Model 142-65 Sideboard/Buffet, but to see them under construction and catalogued is just beyond wonderful!
My very best,
Tom Gibson
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Wow!
This is amazing Thomas! Lots to look at. I had no idea BPS M was so prolific. Thanks so much for creating this resource.
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Price lists
...are now scanned and few more photos are added. Please notice that the old 'catalogue pictures' are hand painted!. They are from approx. 1951-1953.
We have one hundred negatives, which I can't scan, so they have been sent 'off-shore' to be scanned. They will arrive some time before the end of this year (week 52). We also have family photo albums that we will go through - to see if there are any photos from the factory.
Due to low demand in US, Germany, Japan, the dollar exchange rate, etc. etc. the business closed down in 1988/1989. The buildings were sold to one of the men who worked in the factory and the business still runs today (under the name 'PH's Snedkeri'). My father has rented some space in the factory and his main business is restoring furniture. Sometimes he's even restoring old BPS furniture. If you walk through the factory it looks almost the same as it looked 30 years ago. All the machines are there etc.
My grandfather is on the picture with the thunderbird, and to two guys on the production photos is my dad Niels (with the checked shirt) and my uncle Palle. My grandfather, the boss - 'smoked cigars in the office', my father was in charge of the production and Palle was in charge of sales/marketing. Palle was/is married with a canadian and today they live in Bullington/Canada (they moved from Denmark around 1987). Palle is still in the furniture business, selling furniture.
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Dear Thomas
These are very generous efforts and the story is fascinating. I am sure that for those who have furniture made by your family, it has increased the emotional value by more than you suspect. My colleague discovered in the process that her family's Danish furniture was made by BPS and got all excited about it...she just gave it away to her brother.
I read the Danish newspaper in one of your pictures and learned about some of the problems of the fluctuating American dollar at the time and the subsequent lay-offs and your uncle starting the trade office.
It is a side step, I know, but in view of the upcoming Copenhagen conference I think that telling these kind of stories is actually a contribution to energy and material conservation. For those who know the story of their furniture it surely is a way of making it more valuable and people that know the story will certainly be less inclined to throw it away. As has been said many times, it is not the level of our material wealth that endangers the planet but the fact that we throw it away too fast....so, thanks again!
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You read the Danish article
Are you Danish or ? and have you had any 'relations' with BPS ?
I found what seems to be the oldest photo of the production.
Best regards,
Thomas
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Hi Thomas,
I am neither Danish, nor did I previously had any contact with BPS M. But by pure coincidence my "boss" at Volvo was a Dane by the name of Kay Nielsen. From Sweden I moved to Holland and the director of the company that invited me there was Danish. The company eventually ended up Dutch hand but I had left by the time. When I was still running the design department it became part of the Danish A.P. Moller group. I moved to Canada and there again the president of the company was Danish, so...I do not even remember when I learned to read Danish but I learned english from the last Dane in that serie and apparently I even have a Danish accent in English. The rest of the story you can read in the Designaddict index...
There migth still be a connection I am not aware of. Before I joined the Montreal based Company Danesco (Danes company) they imported Danish furniture, fabrics and lighting (Louis Poulsen,etc. BPS M could have been one of those furniture manufacturers. Your father would probably know.
http://www.designaddict.com/design_index/index.cfm/fuseacti/...
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Thomas you are a star. It's...
Thomas you are a star. It's great to have back ground information to the furniture I own from your families company. One of the photos shows the sideboard I have being made!
Talking about the sideboard, unfortunately the veneer on the top needs replacing. Would you father know what rosewwod veneer was used so I can match it? I also wanted to know how the finish was applied and what finish it is? To me it look's like it could have been a spray finish?
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Further details
You are welcome to speak with my father (Niels Pedersen) directly. He will be happy to answer your questions. His phone number is +45 40 16 61 49.
Regards,
Thomas
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Photo
Hi Simon,
Small detail: Its a 'd' in Pedersen and no 't' in Bernhard. The correct name is "Bernhard Pedersen"
Do you have a larger photo (ie. more pixels) of the photo with the egg chair?. Can I please have a copy ? --> thomas at bernhard.dk
Thanks in advance.
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Bernhard Pedersen & Son, Denmark
Hello Thomas,
We have a dinner table and chairs from Bernhard Pedersen & Son, Denmark. Please can you help us to find who the designer are and some history?
Kind regards
Lotta
(lottelisa at hotmail.com)
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Photo
Hi, do you have a photo of your BPS furniture ?
Have you tried http://bernhard.dk/BPS_Furniture ?
You can also email the photos to tbp at intercity.dk
I have also created a page on facebook, just search for Bernhard Pedersen & Son
Regards,
Thomas
http://bernhard.dk/BPS_Furniture
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Bernhard Pedersen Sideboard with Tambour Doors
I live in Australia and I recently purchased a lovely Bernard Pedersen sideboard with tambour doors that needs restoration. Unfortunately, the inside has been modified and the piece that would have stopped the doors at the centre of the cabinet is missing. I wondered if you could provide information or pictures of the missing piece for the restorer? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Kindest wishes
Sue Walker
PS. I've included a link which shows a sideboard that appears to be the same as mine
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Hi there
I have just...
Hi there
I have just acquired a fabulous sideboard with a BPSM label inside the cupboard section.
I'm wondering if it has a name and some details about its origins.
I've not taken any photos yet, but it's 80cm high, 186cm long and 45cm deep. It has four fairly shallow drawers on the left hand side (no handles - they're sort of recessed) and two cupboards to the right. Squarish legs.
Any info gratefully received - I gather the company owners grandson was watching this thread a while ago - it would be really good to make contact if possible. Thanks.
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Have enjoyed all BPS info and pics!
My mother purchased her dining set from in 1970 from a store just south of San Francisco. She LOVES Danish modern and the entire house is furnished in this style since the 1960's I decided to research this furniture on my recent visit and the first link I found for "BPS furniture" was this one. What great luck that was! I got all of the information and pictures I was looking for. My mom swore that her set was solid walnut, but most of the pictures in the catalogue listed the wood as either teak or rosewood. I finally found her unit (hutch 160) and, low and behold, it listed walnut as a third possibility. Mom danced around doing a "happy dance". I took some neat pictures of the piece, but unfortunately, I have them on Flickr, but can't get them to post?? I wanted to thank everyone for their posts and comments. It really made my researching and digging job easy.
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thanks thomas
we just picked up a 188 from what appears to be the mid 70's. it's in near mint condition and we had to google the tag - leading us to this post, and your fantastic collection of scans.
thanks to you and your father.
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top piece
Hi,
I have the top and bottom piece of your hutch. I also have the teak hutch. Both for sale if you are interested. Beautiful pieces. Liz
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BPS Sideboard
Hi all,
I bought my second piece of BPS art: a Sideboard Buffet No 142 in teak (as new!!). Now I got a small collection together with a Cupboard No 165 in teak too (mint as well!).
My Hifi gear fits perfectly into the cupboard. Since the Hifi is very heavy (the turntable weights > 60 kg) I will have the cupboard internally reinforced by a carpenter, but will take care that those mods will not be visible at all. My dream was to have it made at the workshop of Thomas' father in Stockholm, but transport is goint to bee too expensive from southern Germany and back.
Best regards, Antonio
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