Jan Lunde Knudsen
1922 - 1990Jan Lunde Knudsen was one of Norway’s most internationally-oriented furniture designers who came to prominence in the 1960s. For most of the ’50s, he lived in the United States. After returning to Norway in the early ’60s, he worked for a period designing furniture for Sørlie møbler. The model Rondo was produced in 1961. It was an elegant stack chair that came in wood or steel with leather or fabric. The same theme – a curved back – was used by Lunde Knudsen for Tele, designed for Sørlie møbler around 1963. Lunde Knudsen’s INFI series met a high international standard. It was constructed over a wide range of modular solutions that could be combined into hundreds of varieties. The exclusive series was relatively widely exported; even in Japan, INFI won a major design prize.
1960年代のデザイナーのなかでも、もっとも国 際感覚が豊かだったデザイナーがヤン・ルンネ・クヌットセンでしょう。彼は50年代のほとんどをアメリカ で過ごした後、60年代初頭にノルウェーに帰国す ると、Sørlie møblerのデザインを手がけるようにな ります。木製とスチール&レザー仕様の 2パターン が揃うスタッキングチェア〈Rondo〉を61年に発 表。Rondo同様に、大きく曲線を描く背面が特徴的 な椅子〈Tele〉は、63年にデザインしたものです。100パターン以上の組み合わせが可能なモジュール家具 〈INFI〉シリーズは、海外でも大きく取り扱われ、上 級ラインは日本でも販売。主要なデザイン賞も受賞 しました。
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