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Period: 1940s
Creator: Kaare Klint
Kaare Klint Large Striped Sofa
Located in London, GB
Oak framed Classic sofa designed by Kaare Klint and made by Mastercabinetmakers Rud Rasmussen. Beautiful crisscross frame-work. Original upholstery which will make a statement in any...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Sofas
Materials
Mahogany, Upholstery
Kaare Klint Sofa Model 5011 in Original Cognac Leather Rud Rasmussen, Denmark
Located in WIJCKEL, NL
Two-seater sofa model 5011 in original cognac leather and six-legged mahogany base. Produced by Rud. Rasmussen Cabinetmakers, Denmark. Minor marks on the frame, patina to the leather. Back covered in original canvas.
Shown at the Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild exhibition in 1935. Signed with decal 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: Gorm Harkær, Klintiana: “Kaare Klint”, vol.2, pg 94.
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 chair...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Sofas
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Kaare Klint Three-Seat Sofas for Rud. Rasmussen 1940
Located in Hudson, NY
Two available Kaare Klint sofas design in 1940 for Rud Rasmussen cabinet maker upholstered in muslin.One of the foremost designers of early Danish modern.. Newly reupholstered in of...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Sofas
Materials
Wood
Kaare Klint, Settee, Black-Dyed Nigerian Leather, Rud Rasmussen, Denmark, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
An early all-original settee / two-seat sofa. Designed by Kaare Klint, produced by cabinetmaker Rud Rasmussen, Denmark, c. 1940s. Model 5011, designed in 1935.
Legs in mahogany.
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Sofas
Materials
Leather
1940s Kaare Klint Three-Seat Sofa for Rud. Rasmussen, Denmark
Located in Praha, CZ
- Suitable for new reupholstery
- Good original condition with some signs of use.
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Wood
1960s Danish Sculpted Sofa by Kaare Klint for Rud Rasmussen
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A majestic sofa having a sculptured body resting on eight (8) tapered mahogany legs, retaining the original red, navy and beige striped wool fabric. Desi...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Kaare Klint Model 6092 Sofa
Located in London, GB
A vintage model 6092 three to four seat sofa designed by Kaare Klint for Rud Rasmussen, 1940.
The settee stands on eight tapered solid mahogany legs which give the design gracefulness and lightness despite its size.
The sofa is upholstered in its original 'Greek Fabric...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
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Kaare Klint, Cognac Leather Safari Chair for Rud Rasmussen, 1960s
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Kaare Klint, Early Sofa, Nigerian Leather, Rud Rasmussen, Denmark, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
An early all-original sofa. Designed by Kaare Klint, produced by cabinetmaker rud Rasmussen, Denmark, c. 1940s. Designed in 1937.
Legs in mahogany.
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Kaare Klint Three-Seat Sofa Model 5011
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Kaare Klint three-seat sofa with tan leather with nails.
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Kaare Klint Table Sofa 6092
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Kaare Klint sofa in green wool with white stripes.
Legs of mahogany.
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Located in Lejre, DK
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