Dagmar Breathes New Life Into Entre Collection by Kai Kristiansen

"By 1954, Danish Modernist Kai Kristiansen designed the now-iconic Entre series for Danish manufacturer Aksel Kjersgaard, which epitomized the era's focus on clean lines, streamlined manufacturing, and practical beauty - in many ways setting the standard for what has now became a signifier of good taste. Today, Dagmar London stewards a decades-old classic Kristiansen design into a new era with the expanded Entre Collection as part of long-term collaboration between the Scandinavian brand and Kristiansen family."

"Modular, sleek, and accessible, the original series - comprising benches, bedside cabinets, and chests - was one of the first collections that offered pieces versatile enough in language and utility to use separately as well as systematically, able to furnish nearly any kind of space. Revolutionary for the time, each piece's intrinsic elegance imbued a timeless sensibility that captivates modern audiences almost seventy years later."

"It is the Entre Bedside Table, though, that boasts the iconic half-moon cutouts. This simple embellishment serves as a slight handhold for those operating either of the drawer configurations, which are available in and models. That central element, encapsulated within a delicately rendered cabinet structure, is given an even greater lightness of form by the leg proportions and placement, jutting out just past the drawers to form a wide, stable stance."

Kai Kristiansen designed the Entre series in 1954 for Aksel Kjersgaard, embodying Danish Modernist clean lines, efficient manufacturing, and practical beauty. Dagmar London now stewards an expanded Entre Collection in collaboration with the Kristiansen family. The original modular lineup of benches, bedside cabinets, and chests functioned independently or as a coordinated system to furnish diverse spaces. The contemporary launch includes two bedside tables, a bench, and a stool, featuring gently chamfered legs, half-moon drawer pulls, and modular configuration. The Entre Bedside Table preserves the half-moon cutouts as handholds and uses leg proportions that extend past the drawers for a light, stable stance. New finishes include light oak and deeper walnut.

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