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Stunning lounge chair model 128 designed by one of the few female mid-century furniture designers Grete Jalk for France Sn, Denmark 1960. This elegant shaped lounge chair is handcrafted in solid teak wood and the new cushions are newly upholstered with off-white Richwool fabric. The light upholstery looks great in contrast with the refined teak woodwork. It features two curved slats that adorn the open back of this beautiful chair with its organic shapes and clean lines giving it a stunning profile. With its refined sculpted armrests and intricate wood grain, it shows the clear and comfortable lines she was reputable for. In addition to the fact that the chair look amazing, it also sits very comfortable with great back support.
This well-crafted lounge chair is in excellent condition; newly upholstered and the wood is refinished with a high quality UV and water protective lacquer with preservation of authenticity. Marked with a metal manufacturer tag underneath the seat. An incredible catch for any modern home, office or interior.
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Outside Europe: 200 – 400Creator: Grete Jalk (Designer),France Sn (Manufacturer)Dimensions: Height: 31.89 in (81 cm)Width: 31.11 in (79 cm)Depth: 29.93 in (76 cm)Seat Height: 17.33 in (44 cm)Style: Scandinavian Modern (In the Style Of)Materials and Techniques: Fabric,TeakPlace of Origin: DenmarkPeriod: 1960-1969Date of Manufacture: 1960Condition: GoodRefinished. Reupholstered. Wear consistent with age and use. This well-crafted lounge chair is in excellent condition; newly upholstered and the wood is refinished with a high quality UV and water protective lacquer with preservation of authenticity.Seller Location: Etten-Leur, NLReference Number: 1stDibs: LU5196241206712Shop All Grete Jalk
Grete Jalk
What would the reputation of mid-century Danish furniture be without legendary female designer Grete Jalk? A pioneer of Scandinavian modernism, Jalk sought to craft furniture that was both cost-efficient and high in quality, each piece made for the evolving interiors and design sensibilities of the day. She continues to be celebrated for her sleek and minimal armchairs, lounge chairs, coffee tables and more.
Jalk was born in 1920 in Copenhagen. She studied at the Drawing and Applied Art School for Women before enrolling at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, where famed designer Kaare Klint was among her instructors. Jalk completed her studies in 1946 and began a cabinetmaker apprenticeship. That same year, she won an award at the Copenhagen Cabinetmakers Guild competition. Jalk also participated in the 1951 Milan Triennial exhibition, where her designs earned more acclaim and attention.
In 1954, Jalk opened her own design studio and began working with major Danish furniture manufacturers like Fritz Hansen and Glostrup Mbelfabrik. She found inspiration in plywood experiments carried out by Alvar Aalto and Ray and Charles Eames, and she quickly became known for her pared-back, expressive designs, which touted fluid forms and were made of alluring woods such as teak and rosewood.
Jalks best-known work is the 1963 GJ chair, a collaboration with cabinetmaker Poul Jeppesen that won first place in the Daily Mail International Furniture Competition. Made of two pieces of molded teak plywood, the sculptural GJ lounge chair is part of the collections of the Museum of Modern Art and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
While creating her iconic furniture designs, Jalk wore many other hats. She taught at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and served as an editor of the Danish design magazine Mobilia from 195662 and 196874. In 1974, Jalk curated a traveling design exhibition for the Danish Foreign Ministry and was named a member of the Danish Design Council in 1981. She was also the editor of 40 Years of Danish Furniture Design: The Copenhagen Cabinet-makers’ Guild Exhibitions 19271966, published in 1987.
Jalk passed away in 2006 at the age of 86. In 2008, Danish furniture manufacturer Lange Production was granted exclusive rights to reproduce the GJ chair, a design as fresh and original today as ever.
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France Sn
Danish manufacturer France Sn is best known for its prolific output of elegant mid-century modern furnishings in teak and leather, yet its multinational beginnings took shape during the 1930s.
After businessman Charles William Fearnley France (18971972) moved from his native England to Denmark in 1936, he began to operate a small mattress factory alongside his friend Eric Daverkosen, a Danish cabinetmaker, under the name France Daverkosen. Shortly afterward, Daverkosen passed away, and when Denmark was invaded during the Second World War, Charles was captured and sent to a prison camp in Germany. When he was released, the British entrepreneur set out to produce furniture in the early 1950s, setting up a shop in Hillerd to manufacture the kind of sleek beech and teak goods that were gaining widespread acclaim around the world. In 1957, Frances son James joined the business, and the company changed its name to reflect the addition.
Throughout the 50s and 60s, France Sn produced a stunning array and staggering quantity of designs, with elegant modernist lounge chairs and armchairs, teak and rosewood dining tables and other furnishings by the likes of Finn Juhl, Grete Valk, Ole Wanscher, Peter Hvidt and Orla Mlgaard-Nielsen all gracing its catalogues.
Even as there was a focus on mass production at France Sn and the brand doesnt quite enjoy the same renown as fellow mid-century Danish furniture makers such as Carl Hansen Sn Charles France believed in making quality furniture, and the companys offerings evoke the warmth of the handcrafted work that is typically associated with Scandinavian modernism.
In the 1960s, the company was bought by Danish designer Poul Cadovius, who folded it into the operations at CADO, a company he founded during the 1950s. Surviving examples of early work from the brand as well as modern icons by the likes of Verner Panton that followed in later years continue to be in demand.
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