Margareta Lundahl Röllakan Rug Midcentury Swedish Hand-Woven Flatweave, 1950s

Large Mid-century Swedish rug, hand woven wool, flatweave ‘röllakan’ according to Ingrid Clarkson. Geometric pattern in green, pink, grey and lightgree...

Danish Modernism free-standing office desk or dining table by Borge Morgensen, made of fined teak top and beech frame, fitted with drop-leaves on ...

The low table PK 61 Kjaerholm created to complement the PK 22 lounge chair is one of his most elementary designs. The table is constructed of four welded steel elements joined with m...

Three-seater sofa model 5011 in original leather and eight-legged ash base. Produced by Rud. Rasmussen Cabinetmakers, Denmark. Minor marks on the frame, patina to the leather. Shown at the Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild exhibition in 1935. Kaare Klint is widely recognized as the father of Danish modern design. It is hard to overstate his influence. He developed an entirely new analytical approach to furniture design that his students at the Danish Academy of Art would emulate for years to come, yet was also inspired by historic designs from various cultures, modernizing and re-interpreting classic pieces for new generations. Literature: Gorm Harkær, Klintiana: “Kaare Klint”, vol.2, pg 94. Kaare Klint (1888-1954) is regarded as the founding father of Danish Modernim. As an architect, furniture designer and leading professor at the Department of Furniture Design at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, Klint established the principles of modern Danish furniture by combining a profound appreciation of traditional construction techniques with a modernist emphasis on function and a rejection of ornaments. Klint’s design was always based on relentless research; he never compromised. Every piece had to fulfill its purpose, be completely clear in its construction with dimensions and proportions corresponding to the human body and display materials and craftsmanship of the highest quality. Logic, often using a mathematical system of measures, and a constructive way of thinking were the foundation of Klint’s philosophy of furniture design. Like many of his contemporaries, counting Le Corbusier and Walter Gropius, he advocated standardization and functional requirements and dismissed the use of all ornamentation. But Klint realized his vision in wood and leather, using traditional craftsmen and working methods and often finding inspiration in historical models. In this way, he charted the course for an alternative Nordic Functionalism that idealized the workshop and the collaboration between furniture architects and cabinetmakers as opposed to the factory. Kaare Klint’s first major work was a collaboration with his mentor, the architect Carl Petersen. In 1914 they were commissioned to design furniture and fixtures for Faaborg Art Museum. One of the highlights to emerge from this commission was the Faaborg chair, a light and elegant chair with clear references to classical furniture. The construction and proportions of an 18th century English Chippendale...

Vintage Swedish blue flat woven rug by Erik Lundberg Size: 6'5" × 9'9" (195 × 297 cm) Celebrate the clean sophistication of Swedish modernism with this exquisite flat-weave rug by re...

Beautiful flatweave carpet designed by Ulla Parkdal in Sweden during the 1950s. Great original condition. Measurements without fringes.

Magnhild Lundsten Swedish flat-weave rug - Sweden, 1950s - 101" x 59" Beautiful long and narrow Swedish flat-weave rug by Magnhild Lundsten. S...

A striking handwoven Röllakan rug by Swedish textile artist Greta Sjöqvist, crafted in the 1950s. This exceptional example of mid-century Scandinavian Modern design features a bold g...