Grete Jalk (Danish, b.1920)
Lot 50

Grete Jalk (Danish, b.1920)

LOW LOUNGE CHAIR

Closed15 May 2008

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GBP 22,100

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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

Specialist note

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.