Grete Jalk

Inspired by Alvar Aalto's laminated bent-plywood furniture and Charles Eames' moulded plywood designs, she began to develop her own boldly curved models.

Her associate, cabinetmaker and furniture manufacturer Poul Jeppesen, had made some prototypes but they were burnt in a fire, bringing the project to an end.

[2][3] This was not Jalk's last collaboration with Jeppesen, she built upon her work in laminated plywood furniture with the creation of the side chair of 1962.

[4] Side by side with these rather advanced experiments, Jalk developed many simple sets of furniture for manufacturers, including a high desk and stool, a set of shelves in Oregon pine and a series of chairs with upholstered seats and backs on a curved steel base.

9-1 or the GJ Chair, it was manufactured for Poul Jeppesen, a company that would help Scandinavia become renowned for fine modern furniture.

[8][9][10] Jalk also designed wallpaper and upholstery, for example for Unika Væv, and silverware for Georg Jensen.

[2] Jalk also applied her creative talents to designing exhibitions, one of the best examples being the travelling show she arranged for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1974 which was taken to 25 destinations around the world.