Karakter Cross Plex Table
Cross Plex Table
CROSS PLEX TABLE
Designed by Bodil Kjær
The Cross Plex table was created as part of Kjær’s forward-thinking functional Elements of Architecture furniture program developed between 1955 and 1963.
Over the decades this crisp occasional table has retained its timeless appeal, making it a welcome addition to a range of contemporary settings.
Constructed of a cruciform acrylic base that supports a square glass top, the inherent transparency of the CrossPlex brings an air of lightness to the room.
DESIGNER
BODIL KJÆR
She has been featured in The New York Times and Wall Street Journal Magazine. She designed a desk for MIT which was dubbed ‘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, in her own words “… never had much interest in following in the footsteps of the Danish rat pack”.
Kjær 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.
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BRAND
karakter
PRODUCT TYPE
Dining Table
PRODUCTION
Made in Italy
COLLECTION
Principal
MATERIAL
Tabletop in glass, frame in polycarbonate (PMMA)
DESIGNER
Mikal Harrsen
ENVIRONMENT
Indoor
REQUIRES ASSEMBLY
Yes
DIMENSIONS
- Height : 35 cm
- Width : 80 cm
- Length : 80 cm
DETIAL
Founded on rebellious curiosity and a passion for the unique, Karakter is a bit out of the ordinary. Rooted in the proud Danish design tradition, but always maintaining an international outlook, Karakter presents a striking portfolio of furniture, lighting and objects from designers who have already written the history of design to those who are aspiring to write the future.
YEAR OF PRODUCTION
2023
GLIDERS
Glass
DETAIL
The solid wood dining table boasts a clarified form, repeating a simple angle throughout table legs and ends of the table top, while the dining chair with its circular seat and gently rounded backrest, beautifully upholstered, adds a softness to the clear, unfussed geometry, an invitation to linger.
