The Danish furniture designer Poul Cadovius was born in Frederiksberg (Denmark) in 1911.
In 1945 he founded the furniture production company Royal System. Shortly afterwards he got the idea to design a modular wall system, the famous Royal system. This wall system won the gold medal at the Finland Furniture Fair in 1950 and the silver medal at the XI Triennale di Milano 1957 and remains popular to this day.
In the mid-1960s he bought the famous furniture maker France & Son and renamed it CADO. However, he also continued to design France & Son and collaborated with the cream of the crop in Danish design; Grete Jalk, Arne Vodder and Finn Juhl. CADO closed its doors in the 1970s.
Although the Royal System was his most important contribution to Danish modernism, Cadovius registered more than 400 patents (including System Ultra and System Abstracta) during his long career.
Poul Cadovius died in 2011 at the age of 99.
See here some of our items by van Poul Cadovius:
Desk Royal System – Poul Cadovius – Cado
Article number 3020 Dimensions Total: 80 x 48 x 50 cm (lxdxh) Desk shelf: 80 x 48 cm Wall rails: 50 cm (h) Period 50s Designer Poul Cadovius Manufacturer Cado, Denmark Material Teak veneer Black lacquered wooden wall rails Black … Continued
Royal system, modular wall system – P. Cadovius
Article number 3017 Modular wall cabinet, Royal System, produced by Cado in the 1950s. This system has 3 black rails and 3 teak wooden shelves. Dimensions Total: 165 x 24 x 50 cm (lxdxh) 2 shelves: 80 x 20 cm … Continued
Royal system, modular Danish wall unit – P. Cadovius
Item number 7139 Modular wall unit, Royal system, produced by Cado in the 50s. This system includes 5 shelves and 2 black-painted wooden rails, each 2 meters high. This is a slightly different model compared to regular Royal systems, as … Continued
Royal system wall cabinet – P. Cadovius – Cado
Article number 5012 Modular wall unit, designed by Poul Cadovius in the 1950s. This system includes 3 wall mounts, 4 shelves, and a drop-down cabinet. Size Total 165 x 38 x 93 cm (lxwxh) Wall strips: 93 cm (h) Drop-down … Continued
Royal sytem, wall cabinet – Poul Cadovius – Cado
Article Number 5011 Modular wall unit with 3 long black wall mounts. Easily adjustable on how you want to place the shelfs and cabinets within the system. Dimensions Total: 165 x 30 x 200 cm (lxdxh) 3 wall rails: 200 … Continued
Wall unit Royal system – Cado – Poul Cadovius
Item number 5010 Danish modular wall unit designed in the 1950s by Poul Cadovius. This is a beautiful, tall narrow system with 2 wall rails that are 2 meters high. Small drawer unit and 4 shelves. In very good condition. … Continued