{"product_id":"kaare-klint-dark-ash-301-27-table-light","title":"Kaare Klint Dark Ash 301 Table Light","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn ash \u0026amp; brass table light, designed by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.artandutility.co.uk\/collections\/all\/kaare-klint\" title=\"Kaare Klint\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKaare Klint\u003c\/a\u003e for \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.artandutility.co.uk\/collections\/all\/le-klint\" title=\"Le Klint\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLe Klint\u003c\/a\u003e, Denmark, circa 1950.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Model 301 is an exceptionally elegant example of Danish Modernism, and a design that speaks to why Denmark's particular response to Modernity, often described as more humane, proved so successful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn contrast to the harder, more industrial character of early-20th-century Modernism, this lamp is warm, flowing and, crucially, contains something of the familiar. This was fundamental to Kaare Klint's approach. Rather than rejecting the past, Klint drew upon historically successful furniture types and principles of classical design, refining and adapting them for modern life. Although fresh, unfussy and distinctly modern, the Model 301 remains rooted in this tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTurned from beautifully grained ash wood, the lamp features a broad circular base with a delicate lip, from which rises a slender, gently tapered stem. The continuous silhouette is punctuated by two incised collars, reminiscent of the nodes on bamboo, before transitioning to the stepped brass lighting components.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe subtle detailing on an otherwise restrained form is characteristic of Klint's approach: decoration is incorporated into the construction and silhouette rather than applied to it. As a result, the simplicity of the design allows the natural materials to become a focal point of the object.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe attribution and early date of the Model 301 are supported by two period publications from 1948: Mogens Koch's Moderne Dansk Kunsthaandværk and Decorative Art: The Studio Year Book 1943–1948, edited by Rathbone Holme and Kathleen M. Frost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSympathetically restored and rewired using a generous 3 metres of three-core cloth-covered cable in antique brown. The lamp may be purchased with or without the newly made shade in a textured linen-cotton fabric.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Le Klint","offers":[{"title":"With Shade","offer_id":62622293197187,"sku":null,"price":900.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"No Shade","offer_id":62622293229955,"sku":null,"price":850.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/9331\/1702\/files\/esben-klint-model-301-27-dark-ash-table-lamp-le-klint.jpg?v=1789493158","url":"https:\/\/www.artandutility.co.uk\/products\/kaare-klint-dark-ash-301-27-table-light","provider":"Art \u0026 Utility","version":"1.0","type":"link"}