Showrooms

Kaare Klint - Rud Rasmussen Snedkerier

Kaare Klint Safari Chair, Canvas and Leather, Rud. Rasmussen

Documentation

Documented elsewhere (exact item)

Origin

Denmark

Period

1920-1949

Materials

canvas, ashwood, leather

Dimensions

W.	22.5 in;	H.	31 in;	D.	25 in;
W.	57.15 cm;	H.	78.74 cm;	D.	63.5 cm;

Seat H.	13 in;
Seat H.	33.02 cm;

Condition

Good. Normal wear with age, lightening to canvas color, particularly the back

Creation Date

Late 20thc

Description

Born in the late 19th century - designer Kaare Klint helped found the Furniture School at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen in 1923 and was a leading educator to many of the early Scandinavian Modernist students including Poul Kjærholm and Børge Mogensen. With early examples in the late 1920s - Klint designed the classic safari chair we are offering in 1933. Stitched dark brown canvas seat and seat back over doweled ashwood flexible frame is accented with a loose leather cushion and leather-strap arms that wrap around the front leg. Produced by one of Denmark's oldest cabinetmaker's Rud. Rasmussens and still in production today. Great vintage condition.

Styles / Movements

Campaign, Mid Century, Scandinavian Modern

Incollect Reference Number

424178