Cado Danish Furniture

Cado was established in the mid-1960s when Danish designer and manufacturer Poul Cadovius purchased France & Søn, a well-established furniture manufacturer credited with industrialising teak furniture production in Denmark. Under Cadovius’s ownership, Cado produced his revolutionary wall-mounted shelving systems – Royal System, System Ultra, and System Cado – alongside furniture designed by other prominent Danish designers including Ole Wanscher, Arne Vodder, Grete Jalk, Finn Juhl, and Sigvar Bernadotte. The company manufactured dining tables, chairs, lounge seating, and modular storage systems primarily in teak and rosewood throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Cado’s production combined Cadovius’s innovative space-saving concepts with traditional Danish craftsmanship, creating furniture that balanced functionality with mid-century modern aesthetics.