Edvard KINDT-LARSEN (Denmark 1901 – 1982)
Edvard Kindt-Larsen was a leading figure in Danish architecture and industrial design who worked closely with his wife Tove Kindt-Larsen. Between the 1930s and 1960s the couple were among Denmark’s predominant designers, active in areas of architecture, furniture design, silverware and textiles.
The greatest theme running through his early work is the idea of contrasts. He explored this in his furniture; he would combine smooth, painted surfaces in combination with untreated wood or put together several different types of wood in one piece of furniture. Gradually, this theme–and his work–evolved. Kindt-Larsen’s interest began to extend to the surroundings of the furniture he was designing and he also began looking more closely at textile design.
In 1940 Kindt-Larsen won a prestigious design competition held by A. Michelsen. It was only after this that he turned his attention to silver and began working on jewellery designs more seriously.