About
Lifespan: 1920–2006
Birthplace: Copenhagen
Manufacturers: Poul Jeppesen, France & Søn, Glostrup Møbelfabrik
Story
Grete Jalk (1920–2006) was a Danish furniture designer, editor and educator. She trained in furniture design and cabinetmaking during the 1940s and established an independent practice in the 1950s.
She is especially known for experiments with laminated plywood, including the 1963 GJ Chair, also known as the Bow Chair. Beyond furniture, Jalk contributed to the documentation and communication of Danish design through her editorial work for Mobilia and her compilation Forty Years of Danish Furniture Design.
History & Works
1920 (0 years old)
Born in Copenhagen.
1941–43
Trained in cabinetmaking with Karen Margrethe Conradsen.
1950–60
Taught at the furniture school.
1954 (34 years old)
Established her own design studio.
1963 (43 years old)
Presented the laminated-plywood GJ Chair / Bow Chair.
2006 (85 years old)
Died.
Furniture
References
Lex — Grete Jalk
Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon — Grete Jalk