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'''Le Klint''' is a [[Denmark|Danish]] light ficture company known for its lamop shades made out of pleated and folded paper.
[[File:Store Kirkestræde 1 - Le Klint shop.jpg|thumb|Le Klint shop in Store Kirkestræde in Copenhagen.]]
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'''Le Klint''' is a [[Denmark|Danish]] light furniture company known for its lamp shades made out of pleated and folded paper.


==History==
==History==
The design was originally created by the architect [[Peder Vilhelm Jensen-Klint]] in about 1900 for his own use. Unlike previous models of pleated lampshades it had a coller which made it stay in place without the use of string. Hensen-Klint's son Tage Klint patented the invention in 1938 but it took another five years before the company was founded and a production began. Taage Klint named the company after his daughter Lise Le Charlotte Klint, who also took part in the production.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pabon.dk/shop/cms-158.html|title=Le Klint 1 - den første skærm|language=Danish|publisher=Le Klint|accessdate=2011-11-17}}</ref>
The design was originally created by the architect [[Peder Vilhelm Jensen-Klint]] in about 1900 for his own use. Unlike previous models of pleated lampshades it had a collar which kept it in place without the use of string. Jensen-Klint's son [[Tage Klint]] patented the invention in 1938 but it took another five years before the company was founded and a production began. Tage Klint named the company after his daughter [[Lise Le Charlotte Klint]], who also took part in the production.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pabon.dk/shop/cms-158.html|title=Le Klint 1 - den første skærm|language=Danish|publisher=Le Klint|access-date=2011-11-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425231636/http://www.pabon.dk/shop/cms-158.html|archive-date=2012-04-25|url-status=dead}}</ref>


Tages Klint's brother, [[Kaare Klint]] and his son Esben Klint (1915-69) designed a large number of lamps and shades but other designers were also engaged in the design.
Tages Klint's brother, [[Kaare Klint]] and his son [[Esben Klint]] (1915–69) designed a large number of lamps and shades but other designers were also engaged in the design.


Poul Christiansen made new designs for Li Klint from 1967 to 1978, including the Sinus line.
[[Poul Christiansen]] made new designs for Le Klint from 1967 to 1978, including the successful Sinus line created by combining [[sine wave]]s which, when folded, form spherical lampshades.
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mekavi.com/lamper/designere/Poul_Christiansen|title=Lamper tegnet af Poul Christiansen|publisher=Nekavi|accessdate=2011-11-16}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mekavi.com/lamper/designere/Poul_Christiansen|title=Lamper tegnet af Poul Christiansen|publisher=Nekavi|access-date=2011-11-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326140036/http://www.mekavi.com/lamper/designere/Poul_Christiansen|archive-date=2012-03-26|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Image gallery==
<gallery class="center" widths=160px heights=130px>
File:Design Museum Denmark - library.jpg|Library at the [[Danish Design Museum]].
File:Arne Jacobsen villa - Le Klint lamp.jpg|Table and chairs, Danish Design Museum.
File:Sydney China Town - Le Klint 172.jpg|Poul Christiansen's Le Klint [[Model 172|172]] lamp in Sydney's China Town.
File:Le Klint Model 30.jpg|Le Klint ''Model 30''
</gallery>


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Official website}}
* {{URL|https://www.leklint.com/en-GB/Designers.aspx|List of designers}}


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{{Danish modern}}

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[[Category:Danish brands]]
[[Category:Lighting brands]]
[[Category:Furniture companies of Denmark]]
[[Category:Furniture companies of Denmark]]
[[Category:Companies established in 1943]]
[[Category:Design companies established in 1943]]
[[Category:1943 estabishments in Denmark]]
[[Category:Manufacturing companies established in 1943]]
[[Category:Danish companies established in 1943]]

Latest revision as of 09:08, 20 October 2023

Le Klint shop in Store Kirkestræde in Copenhagen.

Le Klint is a Danish light furniture company known for its lamp shades made out of pleated and folded paper.

History[edit]

The design was originally created by the architect Peder Vilhelm Jensen-Klint in about 1900 for his own use. Unlike previous models of pleated lampshades it had a collar which kept it in place without the use of string. Jensen-Klint's son Tage Klint patented the invention in 1938 but it took another five years before the company was founded and a production began. Tage Klint named the company after his daughter Lise Le Charlotte Klint, who also took part in the production.[1]

Tages Klint's brother, Kaare Klint and his son Esben Klint (1915–69) designed a large number of lamps and shades but other designers were also engaged in the design.

Poul Christiansen made new designs for Le Klint from 1967 to 1978, including the successful Sinus line created by combining sine waves which, when folded, form spherical lampshades. [2]

Image gallery[edit]

  • Library at the Danish Design Museum.
    Library at the Danish Design Museum.
  • Table and chairs, Danish Design Museum.
    Table and chairs, Danish Design Museum.
  • Poul Christiansen's Le Klint 172 lamp in Sydney's China Town.
    Poul Christiansen's Le Klint 172 lamp in Sydney's China Town.
  • Le Klint Model 30
    Le Klint Model 30

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Le Klint 1 - den første skærm" (in Danish). Le Klint. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-11-17.
  2. ^ "Lamper tegnet af Poul Christiansen". Nekavi. Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2011-11-16.

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