ROSEWOOD CABINET BY HENRY W.KLEIN FOR BRAMIN

A set of three enfilade units, two of which open with a double door and the third with a single door. Each unit has two drawers at the bottom and rests on four chrome-plated metal feet. Good workmanship and overall condition, with minor signs of wear. Design by H.W. KLEIN. Published by BRAMIN in the 60s. Norwegian cabinetmaker and designer Henry Walter Klein earned several degrees in language and mathematics before devoting himself to cabinetmaking. During the war, he joined the Royal Norwegian Navy, then worked as a cabinetmaker. In 1949, he went to Frederikberg Tekniske Skole (Frederikberg Technical School) in Denmark, where Finn Juhl taught. In 1952, he graduated as a "Boligkonsulent" (interior architect). Back in Norway, Klein began practicing interior design. Together with an engineer, he began to develop a new method of manufacturing plastic furniture. He sold the patent to 46 companies, including Fritz Hansen and Bramin. In 1960, the Klein family moved to Bramming, Denmark, where their collaboration with Bramin began. In the 1980s, when the Bramin factory closed, Klein began working from home. He moved to San Francisco, designing numerous sofas for the American market. Design period, Circa: 1968 Dim: W:260cm, D:48cm, H:117cm.