Kaare Klint
(Danish, 1888–1954)
Biography
Kaare Klint was a Danish architect and furniture designer remembered as the father of Modern Danish furniture design. His Safari Chair, Faaborg Chair, and numerous other pieces are recognized for their harmony between materials, form, clean line, and traditional craftsmanship. With a nearly scientific method, Klint studied the dimensions of household objects, related them to society’s demands for functionality, and based his new designs on these studies. Born on December 15, 1888 in Copenhagen, Denmark, he was the son of the architect Peder Vilhelm Jensen-Klint. Klint went on to study at Jens Møller-Jensen’s furniture school and the Artists’ Studio School under John Rohnde. He founded the Furniture and Spatial Design departments at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen, shaping the careers of future designers Poul Kjærholm, Kai Kristiansen, and Børge Mogensen. Upon his father’s death in 1930, Klint assured the completion of his father’s monumental Grundtvig’s Church. The designer died on March 28, 1954 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Klint’s works are in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, Cooper Hewitt in New York, the Smithsonian Design Museum in New York, and the Danish Museum of Art and Design in Copenhagen, among others.
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Kaare Klint
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-(model-safaristuhl).jpg "Faltstühlen (set of 6) (model Safaristuhl), 1933")
Kaare Klint
Faltstühlen (set of 6) (model Safaristuhl), 1933
Sale Date: June 20, 2013
Auction Closed
.jpg "Safari Chair armchairs (2 works)")
.jpg "The red chair (set of 6)")
.jpg "The red chair (set of 6)")
.jpg "Armchair (model 5313), 1936")
.jpg "The Red Chair (set of 4)")
.jpg "Mix easy chair (model 4396)")
Edvard Kindt-Larsen and Kaare Klint
Sale Date: June 13, 2013
Auction Closed
.jpg "The Red Chair (pair)")
.jpg "The Red Chair (pair)")
.jpg "The Red Chair (set of 12)")
.jpg "The Propeller Stool (pair)")
.jpg "The Propeller Stool, matching tray (set of 2)")
.jpg "Safari Chair (pair)")
.jpg "Freestanding three seater sofa (model 6092)")
.jpg "Safari Chair (pair)")
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