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Office Desk (Karakter)
Freestanding desk on slender steel legs by Bodil Kjaer, 1959, with oak or walnut top; Karakter.
1800 × 755 × 900 mm
1959
Approx. $7,500 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
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Overview
Office Desk is a freestanding worktable by Bodil Kjaer, dated 1959, from Karakter x Cassina. It has been dubbed 'the most beautiful desk in the world'.
Construction
The desk is elevated on slender steel legs that carry a top in oak or American walnut; the frame is powder-coated steel or brushed stainless steel, with two top finishes and two frame finishes.
Specifications
- Overall: 180 x 90 x 75.5 cm (Office Desk)
- Top: natural oak, Canaletto walnut
- Frame: brushed stainless steel, painted Japanese red
Story
The most beautiful desk in the world
The architects Marcel Breuer, José Luis Sert and Paul Rudolph coveted Bodil Kjaer's Office Desk of 1959, and it has been dubbed the most beautiful desk in the world.
Pure lines on slender legs
A spacious, freestanding worktable on slender steel legs, it has an air of architectural transparency and is as practical as it is handsome.
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Principal Stool (Karakter)
Round stool with upholstered seat and ash or walnut structure, Karakter x Cassina.
Collection
Karakter x Cassina
Karakter x Cassina: the Danish company Karakter, acquired in 2019, with pieces by Bodil Kjaer, Joe Colombo, Verner Panton, Gianfranco Frattini and others.
