A severe, almost ecclesiastical cabinet by Danish artist Tage Andersen, made in iron and set with hand-made cobalt blue stained glass. Tall and narrow, its proportions feel more architectural than domestic – closer to an altar fragment than conventional storage.
The stained glass has been sandblasted, softening the surface and diffusing the light into dense, saturated planes, more in line with church glazing than decorative glass. It sits within a rigid, cross-braced iron frame, where sections of the metal have been abrasively finished – welds and joins lightly ground back and polished, catching the light against the darker, matte surface.
There’s a slight looseness to the making (which we adore) – edges not perfectly resolved, surfaces subtly uneven – which sits comfortably with Andersen’s hand rather than anything industrial. Loop-formed feet lift the piece from the ground, while linear, rod-formed finials introduce a restrained, almost devotional note.
There are traces of Gothic and Baroque influence, but stripped back – less ornament, more silhouette. Made by Andersen himself, the cabinet sits firmly within his language, where structure and theatre are held in balance.
Height approx. 242 cm
44 × 44 cm
Collection from Brixton, London or arranged delivery
About the artist
Tage Andersen (b. 1947, Thy, Denmark) began as a self-taught florist before moving into furniture and interiors. In 1987 he opened Huset Tage Andersen in Copenhagen – part studio, part gallery, part shop – which became the centre of his practice. His work often combines hand-forged iron, stained glass and natural materials, typically made in small numbers or as one-off pieces.
A severe, almost ecclesiastical cabinet by Danish artist Tage Andersen, made in iron and set with hand-made cobalt blue stained glass. Tall and narrow, its proportions feel more architectural than domestic – closer to an altar fragment than conventional storage.
The stained glass has been sandblasted, softening the surface and diffusing the light into dense, saturated planes, more in line with church glazing than decorative glass. It sits within a rigid, cross-braced iron frame, where sections of the metal have been abrasively finished – welds and joins lightly ground back and polished, catching the light against the darker, matte surface.
There’s a slight looseness to the making (which we adore) – edges not perfectly resolved, surfaces subtly uneven – which sits comfortably with Andersen’s hand rather than anything industrial. Loop-formed feet lift the piece from the ground, while linear, rod-formed finials introduce a restrained, almost devotional note.
There are traces of Gothic and Baroque influence, but stripped back – less ornament, more silhouette. Made by Andersen himself, the cabinet sits firmly within his language, where structure and theatre are held in balance.
Height approx. 242 cm
44 × 44 cm
Collection from Brixton, London or arranged delivery
About the artist
Tage Andersen (b. 1947, Thy, Denmark) began as a self-taught florist before moving into furniture and interiors. In 1987 he opened Huset Tage Andersen in Copenhagen – part studio, part gallery, part shop – which became the centre of his practice. His work often combines hand-forged iron, stained glass and natural materials, typically made in small numbers or as one-off pieces.
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