JACOB KJÆR (Denmark, 1896 - 1957) for BRAMIN.

JACOB KJÆR (Denmark, 1896-1957) for BRAMIN. Pair of armchairs, ca. 1950-1960. Rosewood and original leather upholstery. Measurements: 76 x 60 x 62 cm. Pair of armchairs of Danish design, with a rosewood structure and black leather upholstery. The exposed wood traces a right angle in the armrests describing the same line with the front legs, so that the soft and enveloping leather seat is balanced with this modern structure. However, the pure lines are softened by the warmth of a wood that shows off its qualities and grain. Jacob Kjær was a Danish furniture designer and cabinetmaker. Kjær trained as a cabinetmaker in the workshop of his father, who was also a furniture maker. After completing his training in Berlin and Paris, he exhibited his work at the 1929 Barcelona Universal Exhibition. Characterised by simplicity, his designs were based on the best materials. Inspired by classical English style, his clean, elegant designs are modern in interpretation. He did much to enhance the reputation of the Danish furniture industry as chairman of the Cabinetmakers' Guild from 1952 to 1957 and of the Arts and Crafts Committee for Exports from 1944 to 1957. One of his most notable works is the FN chair designed for use in the United Nations Building in New York City. Bramin-mobler is a Danish publisher also known as AS Jorgensens Mobelfabrik, based in Bramminge in Denmark. From 1955 to 1968, Bramin-mobler edited furniture for Hans Olsen, Arne Vodder, Jorn Utzon, Peter Karpf or Frank Reenskaug, among many other designers. The most famous and prolific designer of the Bramin firm was undoubtedly Henry Walter Klein.