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Kaare Klint
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Born in 1888 in the Frederiksberg district of Copenhagen, Kaare Klint grew up immersed in architecture and craft. His father, P.V. Jensen-Klint, was an architect best known for designing Copenhagen's Grundtvig Church, a project Kaare would eventually complete after his father's death in 1930. Klint trained as a furniture maker in Kalundborg and Copenhagen before studying at technical schools and the Artists' Studio Schools under the silversmith Johan Rohde.
In 1914, Klint designed the Faaborg Chair for Carl Petersen's museum on the island of Funen. The chair had to be light enough for museum visitors to reposition while viewing paintings, yet sturdy and refined. Its success established Klint's approach: studying historical furniture types, stripping away unnecessary ornament, and redesigning proportions to fit the human body.
Klint's partnership with Rud. Rasmussens Snedkerier produced the Red Chair (1927), the Safari Chair (1933), the Propeller Stool (1927), the Deck Chair (1933), and the Church Chair (1936). Each demonstrated his ability to draw from global sources while producing something distinctly Danish.
In 1924, Klint co-founded the School of Furniture Design at the Royal Danish Academy. His students included Hans J. Wegner, Borge Mogensen, Poul Kjaerholm, Mogens Koch, and Nanna Ditzel. He received the Eckersberg Medal in 1928 and was awarded Royal Designer for Industry in 1949. He died in Copenhagen in March 1954.
At auction, 101 items are recorded on Auctionist. Bruun Rasmussen Lyngby leads with 36 lots. The Faaborg Chair commands the strongest prices, with examples reaching 23,659 SEK and 22,335 SEK. Wing-back chairs have sold for 18,500 DKK and the Red Chair for 15,500 DKK.