One of the last living mid-century Scandinavian design pioneers and a female pioneer in the field of architecture in her time, Bodil Kjær, conceived her Principal series in 1961 as part of an architectural exploration of interior solutions for modern living, called Elements of Architecture.

Comprising a dining table and an upholstered dining chair, the Principal series epitomises Kjær’s forward-thinking cosmopolitan outlook and modernistic design language that slips fluidly into contemporary interior. 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.

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Karakter Copenhagen proudly presents works by some of the most celebrated masters of furniture and lighting design; icons of the 20th century including Joe Colombo, Angelo Mangiarotti and Achille Castiglioni. It also celebrates and showcases pieces by some of the most promising new design talent of today, including Laura Straßer, Aldo Bakker and Anatomy Design. Piece by piece, old and new, Karakter is building a legacy of beautiful design rooted in the Scandinavian tradition.One of the pieces available at Tollgard’s London showrooms is the Chair 300, by Joe Colombo. This chair epitomises Joe Colombo’s focus on democratic design which served its end user. It is a strong, comfortable and supremely functional piece of furniture, with customisation options including leathers from Sørensen Leather and textiles from Kvadrat.

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Bodil Kjaer

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”.

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