Terms and conditions of use
Safari armchair
designed 1933
Medium
beech, leather, canvas, (other materials)
Measurements
81.8 × 57.6 × 59.2 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mr M. Oberman, 1974
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
Kaare Klint’s research of the furniture of other eras and cultures provided him with many design ideas based on models that had passed the test of time. One of the traditional furniture forms analysed and adapted by Klint was the collapsible safari chair used by nineteenth-century explorers. The design proved highly appropriate to modern demands: it was light, easily stored, comfortable and inexpensive. It became the first chair produced in Europe to be sold as a flat pack for ease of shipping.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Copenhagen, Denmark
Accession Number
D100-1974
Department
International Decorative Arts
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Physical description
'safari' or 'Colonial' armchair, 4 square-in-section uprights tapered/turned towards feet.