Image source: &Tradition — X HM13
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X HM13
Hvidt & Mølgaard's 1959 X HM13, a 120 cm coffee table in form-pressed veneer on a steel frame
1200 × 470 × 610 mm
1959
China
Official product information
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Overview
X HM13 is a coffee table from Hvidt & Mølgaard, with the date 1959 on the page and the sheet. The page says it was revived from family archives and draws on ancient Egyptian folding chairs, with the sloping frame of the X chair it was created to complement.
Construction
The top is form-pressed veneer around a solid wood insert, milled to shape and lacquered. The frame is powder-coated steel. Plastic gliders are standard.
Specifications
H 47 × W 120 × D 61 cm (19 × 47 × 24 in). Weight 12.5 kg. Indoor use. FSC 100%. EN 15372 Level 2 (Tables).
Story
An archive table
The page's description opens with "Originally designed in 1959" and says the table was revived from family archives. It presents it as the high point of Hvidt & Mølgaard's work as creative collaborators.
Beside the X chair
The table is based on the principles of the X chair, for which it was first created as a complement, and shows the same sloping frame. The page traces its design to ancient Egyptian folding chairs.
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AX HM11
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Boomerang HM1
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Boomerang HM2
Hvidt & Mølgaard's 1956 Boomerang lounge chair with armrests, on slender brass or steel legs
Guild HM14
Hvidt & Mølgaard's 1954 wall shelf HM14: 75 cm of solid oak or walnut on cast aluminium brackets
Collection
X
X by Hvidt & Mølgaard for &Tradition: the 1959 lounge chair reissued in 2022 and the matching coffee table released in 2025, drawn from the family archives.
