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Unique Danish maple chair bench with long woven canvas seat

$2,605.62
£1,946.16
€2,200
CA$3,575.01
A$3,994.48
CHF 2,089.55
MX$48,985.10
NOK 26,700.54
SEK 25,319.19
DKK 16,748.18
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About the Item

This unique chair bench by Jørgen Gammelgaard (1938-1991) was made as a prototype for The Royal National Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark ca. 1983 when architects Eva and Nils Koppel decorated the new actors foyer as part of the extension at Kgs. Nytorv. It has a frame of maple with a black-lacquered back piece and a long seat with woven canvas. The idea was to create a piece of furniture for actors and especially ballet dancers to both sit and stretch during rehearsal- or performance-breaks. The hand-built prototype was never produced in numbers. In the late 1950s Jørgen Gammelgaard worked as a cabinetmaker with A. J. Iversen before studying at the Royal Academy in Copenhagen, where he worked under architects Poul Kjærholm and Ole Wanscher. Literature: ‘Jørgen Gammelgaard’ by Per Mollerup, 1995
  • Creator:
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 27.56 in (70 cm)Width: 21.66 in (55 cm)Depth: 39.38 in (100 cm)Seat Height: 16.54 in (42 cm)
  • Style:
    Scandinavian Modern (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
    1980-1989
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1983
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    DK
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU8693238645272

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