Karakter • OFFICE DESK
Desk
Structure in clear lacquered oak. Feet in black lacquered aluminium. Designed by Bodil Kjær in 1959. Karakter Edition.
The entire Karakter collection can be ordered in our physical stores.
REF. 86801
W.180 x H.75 x D.90cm
Ready to deliver in 2 a 3 months
This iconic desk, designed in 1959, was the first of its kind with its pure and simplistic design, almost floating mid-air.
Bodil Kjærs’ design has been called ‘the most beautiful desk in the world’ and eventually immortalized in 3 early James Bond movies.
Danish architect, designer and professor Bodil Kjær (born 1932) is the female trailblazer of Danish midcentury design, who although tutored by modernist master Finn Juhl, looked to America, inspired by Charles and Ray Eames, and indeed many of her most notable designs stems from her time in the U.S., where she briefly worked at Paul McCobb, before moving to Boston to further her career in corporate interior architecture.
Kjær’s reignited prominence as a designer in later years is well deserved. Pared back, elegant and decidedly modern, her iconic pieces slip effortlessly into contemporary life 60 years on. Today, Bodil Kjær is back in Denmark and lives on the east coast of Jutland where she continues to teach, do research and participate in the architectural development of the city of Aarhus.
Karakter is a Danish design company founded on a spirit of exploration and an uncompromising attitude towards quality.
Rooted in the Scandinavian design tradition with an international outlook, Karakter presents a portfolio of furniture, lighting and objects that is relevant, honest, expressive and sometimes playful.
Aspiring to build an enduring legacy, Karakter works with contemporary designers presents works by the masters like Joe Colombo and Angelo Mangiarotti.
