At the end of the 1920s, Kaare Klint read about the American cinematographer Marin Johnson and his wife's impressive and dramatic travels in "Safari: A Saga of the African Blue." The photographer and his young wife spent more than three years in Africa, documenting in words and pictures the African civilization, landscape, and wildlife. The book fascinated Kaare Klint; but what particularly caught his attention was an illustration of the couple's safari home - a double tent they used during expeditions away from the permanent camp - in the African landscape. In one picture, the couple could be seen comfortably reclining in chairs at the tent opening. They were simple camp chairs with canvas backs and seats;old officer chairs from London that could be folded together and transported from place to place.

In 1933, Kaare Klint designed his own version of this lightweight, portable easy chair. The chair could still be used in the field: possibly one of the first self-assembled item of furniture, it can be assembled and dismantled without the use of tools, and easily rolls up and transports in its accompanying box.

The Safari Stool matching the Safari Chair, is made of oiled light or smoked ash. It is available with seat and back in canvas, oxhide, or goat hide. It is also possible to add a cushion with or without buttons for extra comfort.