Tove & Edvard Kindt Larsen

Husband and wife team Edvard & Tove Kindt Larsen sit comfortably among the most gifted of Danish designers of the mid 20th century. From the 1930s to the 1960s, the couple were among Denmark's predominant designers, active the areas of architecture, furniture design, silverware and textiles.

Much of Edvard Kindt-Larsen's success is due to the collaboration with his wife Tove, whom he married in 1937. Both Edvard and Tove studied under Kaare Klindt at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in the late 1920s. Working as a team, they exhibited a high sense of quality and appreciation of current trends.

The couple specialized in furniture design, presenting their work at the annual exhibitions of the Cabinetmakers Guild. Edvard was a prominent figure in design circles as he organised the Cabinetmakers Guild exhibitions from 1943 to 1966. The Kindt-Larsen's were fascinated by the idea of contrasts and this can be seen in their furniture where they often combined different timbers and materials.

Edward Kindt-Larsen also worked as an architect and was awarded the Eckersberg Medal in 1949. The couple also designed home textiles for Gabriel in Fredericia and silverware for A. Michelsen.