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Kaare Klint canvas safari chair, designed 1933

Creator: Kaare Klint
Offered by: FINCH hudson

Description
Professor Kaare Klint (1888-1954) designed this chair in 1933 to be portable and disassembled, much like the English Officer's chair from which it takes clues. Simple ashwood frame is doweled and supported with leather straps. Olive green canvas seat sling and seat back with a loose cushion on top. Iconic. Produced by by Rud. Rasmussen cabinetmakers in Denmark. Still in production today - this example of recent manufacture. Sold individually, pair available. Seat height 11.8"

More Information

Documentation:	Documented elsewhere (exact item)
Origin:	Denmark
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	ashwood, canvas, leather
Condition:	Good.
Creation Date:	1933 design
Number of Pieces:	2-3
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Mid Century
Incollect Reference #:	650056

Dimensions

W.	22.5 in;	H.	31.9 in;	D.	22.5 in;
W.	57.15 cm;	H.	81.03 cm;	D.	57.15 cm;

Seat H.	11.8 in;
Seat H.	29.97 cm;

Message from Seller:

FINCH hudson….. a unique and expertly curated collection of vintage and modern goods for the home – a spirit of timelessness and quality that combines the Hudson Valley’s centuries long tradition of local goods made by hand and made well with a spirit of space and living…not tethered to a single time or specific fashion. Its an understanding that a lifestyle is a collection that implicitly values the modern’s place with the traditional and that style is the union of good pieces

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