Two Addition sofas designed by Kaare Klint for Rud 8775117142 modular design remains a coveted choice for Rasmussen, contemporary interiors. Denmark. 1933. History: Inspired by a French rococo sofa, Klint designed a Source: Carl Hansen versatile, modern sectional sofa. The first variant was Cuban mahogany and original red leather. created in the early 1930s for the prestigious New Carlsberg Foundation offices in Copenhagen. Klint then Biography: H: 79 cm/ 31'' continued to refine the design, presenting the final Kaare Klint is widely recognized as the father of Danish W: 92 cm/ 36 1/4'' Addition Sofa at the 1933 Copenhagen Cabinetmakers' modern design. It is hard to overstate his influence. He D: 66 cm/ 26'' Guild Exhibition. developed an entirely new analytical approach to Seat height: 35 cm/ 13 3/4'' The Addition Sofa is trimmed with piping to ensure furniture design that his students at the Danish beautiful, clean seams around the seat and back. The Academy of Art would emulate for years to come, yet Provenance: private Danish collection leather pleats create rhomboid panels that are held in was also inspired by historic designs from various place with leather-covered buttons and open up when cultures, modernizing and re-interpreting classic pieces Literature: pressure is applied to the sofa to keep the leather from for new generations. Dansk møbelkunst gennem 40 aar : Københavns overstretching. Snedkerlaugs møbeludstillinger 1927-1966 / Jalk, The sofa quickly earned accolades for its simple Kaare Klint died in 1954, having lived long enough to Grethe - Vol. 1 - p. 170 - Vol. 4 - p.212 and 214 - ISBN: construction and sophisticated upholstery and today the witness the start of the "golden age of Danish design" Modernity Stockholm AB Sibyllegatan 6, 114 42 Stockholm, Sweden Tel: +46-8-20 80 25, [email protected] www.modernity.se which he helped usher in. He was a mentor to many Danish designers who would go onto build very successful careers for themselves, including Hans J. Wegner, Mogens Koch, Arne Jacobsen, Børge Mogensen, and Poul Kjærholm. "Klint's work was characterized not only by the harmonious balance between form and materials, but also by his objects' relationship to their environment, with Klint ensuring that his pieces never dominated a given space. His were objects of timeless utility that united form and function to create a greater whole." Rud Rasmussen. Modernity Stockholm AB Sibyllegatan 6, 114 42 Stockholm, Sweden Tel: +46-8-20 80 25, [email protected] www.modernity.se.