A long-time admirer of Tage Frid’s work, I have an attraction to Danish furniture style and design. So, when I came across some pictures in the public domain of an antique valet made in the 60s by Adam Hoff and Paul Ostergaard for Virum Mobelsnedkeri, Denmark, I knew I wanted one for my shop to handle my work clothes and aprons. Unlike the usual run-of-the-mill valets with a large footprint, this eye-catching piece—with a price tag of over $1,000—is wall-mounted and has a folding feature that allows it to be closed when not in use. The smaller footprint fits the bill for my modest workshop.
Working from the photos, I set out to build a similar valet for my shop. While retaining the original dimensions of the piece, I made a few minor cosmetic changes to the original design. They included using two species of wood rather than one for a contrasting
