Large four-part bookcase, by Poul Cadovius, Editions CADO
Denmark, circa 1960

History

Poul Cadovius founded CADO in the late 1950s. In 1964, CADO acquired Manufacture France & Sön, one of Denmark’s largest furniture manufacturers. Poul Cadovius created the well-known CADO modular shelving system, also known as the Royal system. CADO collaborated with a number of renowned designers such as Finn Juhl and Steen Ostergaard. CADO used stamps or printed labels.