The Germans call it ‘gute Form’: clearly defined contours, perfectly executed lines and a lightness of volume. One example of such elegant design and craftmanship is Walter Knoll’s iconic FK chair, created by Danish designers Preben Fabricius and Jørgen Kastholm.

Trained, respectively, as cabinetmaker and blacksmith, but meeting later, while studying interior design in the 1950s, Fabricius and Kastholm were united in their uncompromising philosophy of ‘perfection, aesthetics and minimisation’, devoting themselves to optimising shapes, materials and ergonomics.

Having founded their creative studio in 1961, Fabricius and Kastholm caused a minor sensation at the 1966 Cologne Fair when they exhibited a series of minimalist but comfortable office and home furniture in steel and leather. The pair would go on to create numerous contemporary classics, most notably the FK chair.