Rosewood Desk by Bodil Kjaer

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Rosewood Desk by Bodil Kjaer

About the Item

Widely viewed as the best desk in the World. Three James Bond films have featured this commanding design classic: the innovative Bodil Kjaer desk also known as the Bond desk. This desk was originally called a ‘working table’ by Bodil Kjær, one of Denmark’s most revered furniture designers whose work was rarely produced in great numbers and was bought originally by people who had both the vision and the funds to buy the best! It was originally designed in 1959 for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Such is it's demand H.R.H. Prince Philip bought one for Sandringham, and Michael Caine and Oscar Peterson both owned one for their own homes. It has also been used by the BBC for Election Broadcasts. The desk of desks in Beautiful Rosewood-The preferred choice. The designer Bodil Kjær has been featured in The New York Times and Wall Street Journal Magazine. She designed a desk for MIT which was dubbed ‘The most beautiful desk in the world’ and eventually immortalized in 3 early James Bond movies. Danish architect, designer and professor Bodil Kjær (born 1932) is the female trailblazer of Danish midcentury design, who although tutored by modernist master Finn Juhl, in her own words “… never had much interest in following in the footsteps of the Danish rat pack”. Kjær looked to America, inspired by Charles and Ray Eames, and indeed many of her most notable designs stems from her time in the U.S., where she briefly worked at Paul McCobb, before moving to Boston to further her career in corporate interior architecture. Kjær’s reignited prominence as a designer in later years is well deserved. Pared back, elegant and decidedly modern, her iconic pieces slip effortlessly into contemporary life 60 years on. Today, Bodil Kjær is back in Denmark and lives on the east coast of Jutland where she continues to teach, do research and participate in the architectural development of the city of Aarhus.

Dimensions:
Height: 29 in (73.66 cm)Width: 73 in (185.42 cm)Depth: 37 in (93.98 cm)
Style:
Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Chrome,Rosewood
Place of Origin:
Denmark
Period:
1950-1959
Date of Manufacture:
1959
Condition:
Refinished. Wear consistent with age and use. This desk has been professionally restored to exact standard. Very Minor age related wear which is commensurate with age. Arguably the best example available online. Please request further images should you wish. Free shipping on full payment.
Seller Location:
Arundel, GB
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU8520234238262