Kaare Klint, Rare Tabouret in Cuban Mahogany & Niger Leather, Model 3758

Pine bench model "Svensk Fur", designed by Göran Malmvall and executed by Larl Andersson & Söner in Sweden the 1940s. Great vintage patina, ready to use.

A timeless Scandinavian Modern bench or coffee table in solid thick pine by Roland Wilhelmsson, executed in Sweden, 1970. Characteristic visible wood joints and great craftsmanship....

A timeless Scandinavian Modern bench or coffee table in solid thick pine by Roland Wilhelmsson, executed in Sweden, 1970. Characteristic visible wood joints and great craftsmanship....

Organic shaped side or coffee-table with a solid Cuban mahogany top and birch oblong shaped legs. Probably designed by Philip Arctander.

Folke Bensow, rare pair of 'Park Benches Nr. 2', designed in 1925, executed by Näfequarns Bruk in Sweden. Black cast Iron and lacquered wood.  

Stool or small side table, executed in northern European pinewood. The design is simplistic, in the style of Axel Einar Hjorth, nice patina to the wood.   

Armchair model 3758 A in original red indian leather and mahogany base. Model designed in 1927 for the Danish Museum of Decorative Art, produced by Rud Rasmussen in the 1940’s. Signed with manufacturer’s label to underside: (Rud. Rasmussens Snedkerier). Kaare Klint is widely recognized as the father of Danish modern design. It is hard to overstate his influence. He developed an entirely new analytical approach to furniture design that his students at the Danish Academy of Art would emulate for years to come, yet was also inspired by historic designs from various cultures, modernizing and re-interpreting classic pieces for new generations. Literature: Kaare Klint, Harkær, pg. 28-30. Dansk Møbelkunst Gennem 40 Aar: 1927-1936, Jalk, pg. 169. Danish Chairs, Oda, pg. 22-23. Kaare Klint (1888-1954) is regarded as the founding father of Danish Modernim. As an architect, furniture designer and leading professor at the Department of Furniture Design at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, Klint established the principles of modern Danish furniture by combining a profound appreciation of traditional construction techniques with a modernist emphasis on function and a rejection of ornaments. Klint’s design was always based on relentless research; he never compromised. Every piece had to fulfill its purpose, be completely clear in its construction with dimensions and proportions corresponding to the human body and display materials and craftsmanship of the highest quality. Logic, often using a mathematical system of measures, and a constructive way of thinking were the foundation of Klint’s philosophy of furniture design. Like many of his contemporaries, counting Le Corbusier and Walter Gropius, he advocated standardization and functional requirements and dismissed the use of all ornamentation. But Klint realized his vision in wood and leather, using traditional craftsmen and working methods and often finding inspiration in historical models. In this way, he charted the course for an alternative Nordic Functionalism that idealized the workshop and the collaboration between furniture architects and cabinetmakers as opposed to the factory. Kaare Klint’s first major work was a collaboration with his mentor, the architect Carl Petersen. In 1914 they were commissioned to design furniture and fixtures for Faaborg Art Museum. One of the highlights to emerge from this commission was the Faaborg chair, a light and elegant chair with clear references to classical furniture. The construction and proportions of an 18th century English Chippendale...

Kaare Klint & Rud Rasmussen snedkerier. A stunning pair of rare Kaare Klint Model no. 4118S two-seater box-shaped sofas with profiled cross legged mahogany frame. (Also called X-Bas...

KAARE KLINT & RUD RASMUSSENS SNEDKERIER SCANDINAVIAN MODERN A pair of early and rare Kaare Klint easy chairs, model 5313, mahogany legs and Nigerian ...

The Barcelona chairs were designed between 1927 and 1932 by Kaare Klint, who is considered to be the father of modern Danish furniture design. This chair was made by cabinetmaker R...

Safari Footstool with solid ebonized brown wood frame and brown leather seat. The footstool, designed by Esben Klint and produced by Carl Hansen & Son...

Mahogany frame covered in Indian red leather designed by Kaare Klint in 1927 for the lecture hall of the Danish Museum of Art & Design in Copenhagen and manufactured by Rud Rasmussen...