Arne Vodder was born in 1926, in Denmark. Vodder began by training as a cabinetmaker in the mid-1940s, studying under the master carpenter Niels Vodder, at the School of Interior Design, and completed his training by qualifying as an architect at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen in 1947, where his teacher and mentor was Finn Juhl. Graduating in 1947, he worked at Hindsgaul in Copenhagen, primarily designing office furniture and decor. In 1950 Vodder partnered with architect Anton Borg to open their own design and architecture studio. The studio was based at various locations within Copenhagen, before finally settling north of the city, in the suburb of Holte. Together, Vodder and Borg designed furniture as well as low cost houses; their collaboration lasted until the 1970s.

Arne Vodder is best known for his furniture designs, characterised by their simplicity, timelessness, and elegance. Often inspired by the natural forms, and working with the Danish Modern principles of marrying form and function, Vodder created furniture that favoured natural materials, such as rosewood and teak, occasionally accented with colourful panels. During the 1960s, he designed several sideboards, now considered to be iconic pieces.

Although he is not as well known today as some of his contemporaries, Vodder enjoyed a successful career within his lifetime. His designs were well received: used by President Jimmy Carter in the White House, President Anwar Sadat in Cairo, and were included in the United Nations Office in Geneva, and the Vatican, as well as in a number of hotels, banks, and embassies worldwide. Vodder worked with several respected brands throughout his career, designing cabinetry, tables, seating and more for furniture makers Fritz Hanson, France & Søn, Nielaus, Cado, Ivan Schlechter, Bovirke, Vamo, Slagelse, and Kircodan (for which he designed garden furniture) Through the 1950s and 1960s, he worked in close collaboration with Sibast Furniture, designing much of the furniture exported by the company around the world, he also designed the interiors for Havemanns Magasin A/S, a large department store in Copenhagen. His work was exhibited widely both individually and in group exhibitions with the likes of Verner Panton and Nanna Ditzel.

Arne Vodder passed away in 2009.

The Model 209 desk and integrated sideboard was designed by Vodder around 1955 and produced by Sibast Møbelfabrik throughout the 1950s and 1960s.