Kristoffer Kjær is one of Denmark’s trendset-ting young designers whose work will be seen at Copenhagen’s brand new design fair COpenhagenDEsign. This replaces in 2009 the previous International Furniture Fair, which for decades helped to make Danish furniture designers world famous. Now the fair is being expand… Read More
Kristoffer Kjær is one of Denmark’s trendset-ting young designers whose work will be seen at Copenhagen’s brand new design fair COpenhagenDEsign. This replaces in 2009 the previous International Furniture Fair, which for decades helped to make Danish furniture designers world famous. Now the fair is being expanded to embrace all forms of design, architecture and interior furnishing.
When Kristoffer Kjær first exhibited at the Furniture Fair at the Bella Center in Copenha-gen two years ago, it was in the fair’s talent zone – among the ranks of the up-and-coming. He attracted attention with a sofa that seems to hover over the ground thanks to a frame design which makes the seating element itself hang effortlessly between the side sections.
“I wanted to design a completely different sofa, and it was such a success that it has developed into the Hover Collection, a complete range of chairs, tables, sofas and benches which all build on the same basic design,” says Kristoffer Kjær.
Since his debut at the Furniture Fair, he has been concentrating on his Hover Bench, which has sparked interest around the world as both a modern and timeless expression of the classic bench.
“The Hover Bench is both a luxurious piece of furniture and a unique piece of design with a sustainable history,” says Kristoffer Kjær. “The vertically positioned lamellae which form the seat of the bench, all originate from old Dutch colony houses in Indonesia. They are cut from century-old teak trunks that have been sawn up and treated with oil. The old teak wood has a glow and a character in the growth ring which makes the piece of furniture something quite exceptional.” Read Less
