LOW LOUNGE CHAIR

Details

Grete Jalk (Danish, b.1920)
Low Lounge Chair
designed 1962, produced 1963 by Poul Jeppesen, two-section teak-faced laminate secured by paired bolts
29 in. (73.5 cm.) high; 25 in. (63.5 cm.) wide; 27½ in. (78 cm.) deep
enamelled medallions inset to underside Danish Furniture Maker's Control and PJ, Made in Denmark, Design Grete Jalk

Literature

N. Oda, Danish Chairs, Kornisha Press, n/d, p.159 (example illustrated).
M. Eidelberg, (ed.), Design 1935-1965, What Modern Was, Le Musée des Arts Décoratifs de Montréal, Abrams, NY, 1991, p. 332 (analysis of this chair's design).

Special Notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

This remarkable and innovative chair design was the result of a series of experiments in moulded wood laminates begun by Jalk in 1962. Produced with a variety of surface veneers, the chair was presented to the market at a time when consumer interest in plywood furnishings was beginning to wane, and consequently, according to Oda's reference, only 150 examples of this exceptionally sculptural design were ultimately manufactured.

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