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karakter Office Desk

Office Desk

karakter Office Desk

OFFICE DESK

Designed by Bodil Kjær, 1959

We are proud to present our first design from a Danish designer. In this case, Danish architect, professor, and designer, Bodil Kjær.

The 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’ – or, the ‘James Bond desk’ as it was featured prominently in three early Bond movies.

designer

BODIL KJÆR

Coveted by renowned modernist architects Marcel Breuer, José Luis Sert and Paul Rudolph, Danish architect Bodil Kjær's Office Desk from 1959 has been dubbed 'the most beautiful desk in the world'. 

karakter Office Desk

Elevated on slender steel legs, the spacious, freestanding work table has an air of architectural transparency and is as practical as it is handsome. With its exquisitely pure lines, Office Desk is a premier example of Danish Modern design principles.

The Office Unit series was part of Kjær's design concept, Elements of Architecture, a range of functional furniture for open and flexible workspaces and everyday life developed in the 50s and 60s.

Its timeless sophistication has over the years placed it front and center on BBC's election night broadcasts as well as in three early James Bond movies.

information

BRAND

karakter

PRODUCT TYPE

Desk

PRODUCTION

Made in Denmark

COLLECTION

Office

COLORS

- Red 
- Grey lacquered frame

DESIGNER

Bodil Kjær

YEAR OF PRODUCTION

1959

MATERIAL

- Glu
- Oak
- Oak veneer

DIMENSIONS

- Height : 75.5 cm
- Width : 90 cm
- Length : 180 cm

karakter Office Desk
karakter Office Desk

LEGS

Steel

LINES

Pure lines

DESIGN

Pure and Simplistic design

FINISH

Clear lacquered oak, lacquered alu

PRODUCT MATERIAL

Table top in oak or walnut veneer with clear lacquer. Frame in steel with powder coating (red or grey) or in brushed stainless steel.

TABLETOP

Walnut

REQUIRED ASSEMBLY

Yes

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