Safari lounge chair designed by Kaare Klint – Wood structure assembly chair, Circa 1950

Furniture designed by Kaare Klint – Safari lounge chair circa 1950 – First versions of the chair designed in 1933

Assembly chair in wood, leather and stitched jute fabric and bears maker label at the back – Rasmussens Snedkerier, Denmark

Dimensions: 80 x 63.5 x 58.5 cm – 31.5 x 25 x 23 in.

Chair is not available anymore! Sold – Thank you.

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Kaare KLINT (1888-1954)

Kaare Klint was a Danish architect and furniture designer, known as the father of modern Danish furniture design. His style was epitomized by clean, pure lines, use of the best materials of his time and superb craftsmanship.

Kaare Klint was born on 15 December 1888 in the Frederiksberg district of Copenhagen, the son of Peder Vilhelm Jensen-Klint, then a struggling painter about to abandon his artistic career in place of a more secure career in architecture.

Klint apprenticed as a furniture maker in Kalundborg and Copenhagen from 1893 and took classes at technical school in Copenhagen, Jens Møller-Jensens furniture school, and the Artists’ Studio Schools under Johan Rohde. He was then articled to Carl Petersen and was also taught the architectural trade by his father, who had completed his first architectural project in 1896.

He founded the furniture school at the Royal Academy in 1924. As a result, Klint had a strong influence on Danish furniture, inspiring designers such as Poul Kjærholm and Børge Mogensen.

He also designed textiles, lamps, and organs.