Grete Jalk

Denmark
1920 - 2006
Grete Jalk
Grete Jalk (1920-2006) is one of Denmark's most talented and influential mid-century designers. Her work raised the profile of Danish furniture internationally and is held in the permanent collections of many leading design museums. The MoMA has held Jalk's GJ chair in its permanent collection since its release in 1963.
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Grete Jalk pursued an impressive list of academic qualifications, starting with studies in law and philosophy before switching to design at the Drawing and Applied Art School for Women. Jalk then apprenticed as a cabinetmaker under Karen Margrethe Conradsen.

Later Jalk trained under Kaare Klint, Danish master furniture designer, at the Academy of Fine Arts Furniture School. She went on to create iconic designs for leading Danish furniture makers, as well as entire living environments. One environment was the "self supporting woman's den", illustrating the changing urban and social landscape at the time.

Today, Grete Jalk is a highly respected figure in Danish design history, not least for the awards she received but also for her dedicated effort towards documenting the work of the Copenhagen Cabinetmakers Guild before the institution closed. The resulting material produced four tomes of published design.

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Jalk was bold and experimental with innovative ways of using materials and forms. Her honesty and genuine interest in quality and experimentation has made her a Danish design icon. / Lange Production