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Kaare Klint Safari Chair in Striped Canvas, Rud. Rasmussen

Creator: Kaare Klint - Rud Rasmussen Snedkerier
Offered by: FINCH hudson

Description
One of the most classic and well known Kaare Klint pieces, the safari chair was originally designed in 1933 after a British Military Officers chair and exhibited at the Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild Exhibition that year. Intended to be easily collapsable with peg construction and no glue joints. This version is manufactured later in the 20thc by Rud. Rasmussen, Denmark. Striped canvas upholstery was added later over the original tan canvas seat - which remains.

More Information

Documentation:	Documented elsewhere (exact item)
Origin:	Denmark
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	Canvas, wood
Condition:	Good. normal wear with age, small nicks to leather strap, small chip to seat back
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Mid Century, Scandinavian Modern
Incollect Reference #:	496003

Dimensions

W.	22.5 in;	H.	31.5 in;	D.	23 in;
W.	57.15 cm;	H.	80.01 cm;	D.	58.42 cm;

Seat H.	13 in;
Seat H.	33.02 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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