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Grete Jalk
Grete Jalk was bold and experimental with new and innovative ways of using materials and forms. Her honesty and genuine interest in quality and experimental design have made her a Danish design icon.
Grete Jalk (1920-2006) was a Danish designer who made her mark on the design scene in the 1950s and 60s. She pursued an impressive list of academic qualifications, starting with law and philosophy studies in which she chose to abandon halfway through. Instead, she commenced her design career in 1939 at the Drawing and Applied School for Women, followed by an apprenticeship as a cabinet maker, where she graduated in 1946. Her studies included instruction from Kaare Klint and supervision from Karen Margrethe Conradsen.
