N/A Knudsen Lind Cabinet, 1965

Ole Gjerlov-Knudsen and Torben Lind, cabinet for France and Sons, Denmark  c.1965

Ole Knudsen trained as a cabinet maker, serving as an apprentice to master cabinet-maker Ludvig Pontoppidan. He was educated at the Danish School of Arts and Crafts and the Danish Royal Academy before working with architects Kay Korbing and later Vilhelm Lauritzen. He collaborated with the architect Torben Lund from 1962 and became Rector of Department of Furniture at the School of Arts and Crafts from 1967.

Knudsen and Lind designed both seating and cabinets for France & Sons and their Moduline buttoned leather and wood-frame seating was highly respected and widely used in commercial interiors.

The solid and veneered teak cabinet offered reflects a similar geometric and simple arrangement in its design. The frame is clearly defined as both a structural element and through the exposed joints, a decorative detail. The exposed hinges reflect classical and historical influences. Overall the cabinet demonstrates a timeless quality. The high cost of cabinetmaking to achieve the fine detailing, married with brass hardware meant it was an expensive design and now a scarce example of high quality Danish design.

Dimensions:
174w x 46d x 87cmh