First in the series was the Red Chair in a Large edition (1927),
created especially for the lecture hall of the new Danish Museum of
Art and Design, and shown at the Danish Pavilion at the 1929
Barcelona International Exposition.
Klint believed that long-existing archetypes could and should
inform contemporary design. In developing his Red Chair Series, he
studied several English chair designs, including the Chippendale,
combining elements to create a new construction with a modern
expression and excellent support.
Klint continued to work on the series adding two narrower
versions - The Red Chair Small (1928) and The Red Chair Medium
(1933) to comfortably fit various dining tables, making The Red
Chair available in three different sizes. The series also features
a variant with armrests (1930).
The chair is made of solid wood and features leather seat and
back.
