Mid Century Modern Furniture & Design
Timed Online Auction, 6 - 18 September 2024
Furniture
Lot Estimate
ZAR 17 000 - 19 000
About this Item
HW Klein teak coffee table, for Bramin, Denmark, 1960s
the circular top, with radiating startburst veneer on round tapering legs, with manufacturer's paper label,54cm high, 102cm diameter
Notes
Norwegian designer Henry Walter Klein was a polymath who gained a number of degrees throughout his lifetime. It was while serving in the marines however that he first turned his pursuits towards carpentry. After two years of cabinet making he was admitted to the prestigious Frederikberg Tekniske Skole in Denmark, where he was taught by prominent Danish architect and interior designer, Finn Juhl.
After completing his studies, Klein began developing a new method for manufacturing plastic furniture, eventually selling the copyright for his method to leading furniture companies including Bramin and Fritz Hansen.
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