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GJ Coffee Table by Grete Jalk, new edition
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Grete Jalk
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Lange Production
- LANG025 On demand. Delivery time 8-10 weeks
€ 1,800.00 Incl. VAT
GJ Coffee Table
Grete Jalk, 1958
Originally created for the American market around 1960, the GJ Coffee Table was manufactured by France & Son — the Danish company founded by Poul Cadovius. The furniture was delivered flat-packed as knockdown solutions to simplify export, a strategic concept that became key to France & Son’s remarkable success in the United States.
Today, the GJ Coffee Table is delivered fully assembled. It is available in oil-treated European oak or American walnut, with all woodwork proudly Made in Denmark.
| Year | 1960 |
| Dimensions | Height: 44 cm Diameter: 105 cm |
| Material | • Frame: Oil-treated american walnut • Top: 12 mm smoked tempered glass |
| Style | Classique Neuf |
| Origin | Denmark |
Grete Jalk
Denmark (1920-2006)
After studying philosophy at Copenhagen University and training as a cabinetmaker in the early 1940s, Jalk studied furniture design at the Copenhagen School of Arts and Crafts, and Industrial Design and the Royal Danish Academy of Arts. Best known for her furniture design, including laminated plywood furniture for manufacturer Poul Jeppesen, and tubular steel furniture for manufacturer Fritz Hensen, such as the easy chair of 1964. She also worked in other design media, including textiles, metalware, and wallpaper. One of the major exponents of Danish Modern in the 1950s and 1960s she also wrote about furniture design, including Dansk Møbelkunst (Danish Furniture Art).
