Ib Kofod-Larsen
Danish architect and furniture designer Ib Kofod-Larsen (1921–2003) was a preeminent master of Denmark's mid-century golden age. Graduating from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 1948, where he won the prestigious Holger Christensen gold medal, Kofod-Larsen quickly gained international renown for his fluid wooden contours and expressive leather upholstery. Kofod-Larsen is globally revered for the Knitting Chair (1951), engineered with distinctive triangular elbow cutouts, and the sculptural Elizabeth Chair (Model IL-01, 1956), famously acquired by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. Produced today by Audo Copenhagen, his masterworks were originally crafted by master cabinetmakers Christensen & Larsen and British maker G-Plan.