In his father's studio, Peder Moos was attracted by the organic forms of wood. At the age of 14, he began training at the carpentry school at Askov Højskole before moving to the Jutland region where he continued his studies before finally settling in Copenhagen in 1922.
Halfway between initiation and aesthetics, from 1925, Peder Moos undertakes a great travel that will push him to Paris where, in the aftermath of the international exhibition of decorative arts, he forges a solid knowledge about furniture, especially looking at the one produced in the eighteenth century.
After settling in a workshop in Copenhagen, he multiplies the collaborations and works with the cabinetmaker Peter Petersen, then in 1940 and with Vestergaard Jensen (1917-1987) fifteen years later. The pieces that come out of these artistic exchanges bear witness to a real attention for the detail and the refinement of the worked surfaces. Preferring the use of ankles and wooden wedges to metal elements for the maintenance of his furniture, Peder Moos regularly crosses the porous border separating the cabinet and the marquetry.
Most of his pieces are designed with limited means and in a functional spirit aimed above all to meet the needs of his time.
Peder Moos (1906-1991)
For the things I hold dear - Pièce unique
Estimate : 100 000 / 150 000 €
In 1956, the year he realized this cabinet of curiosity offered for sale by PIASA, he took the direction of the Carpentry section of the school of Kerteminde. Made of Rosewood and boxwood, this furniture with tapered lines reflects the meticulousness of Danish design work.
For more than ten years, the PIASA sales house has forged close links with the work of the Danish designer. The sale on September 17, 2014 dedicated to Peder Moos was accompanied by a book, written by Anne Bony, and published by PIASA Publishing.
