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The Swedish designer Bruno Mathsson belongs to the pioneers of Scandinavian furniture art, renowned for his experiments with the techniques of bent laminated wood. Preoccupied with finding the perfect sitting curve Mathsson already in the early 1930s worked with a highly developed laminating technique, giving him a freer hand with regard to the plasticity of…
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Most of Finn Juhl’s (1912 – 1989) contemporaries had either trained as joiners or studied under the influential professor Kaare Klint at the Department of Furniture Design at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. Finn Juhl had done neither. Trained as an architect he always emphasized that as a furniture designer he was self-taught…
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At Dansk Møbelkunst we specialize in rare, original works of Nordic furniture that were created during 1920-70, when a circle of craftsmen, architects and designers erased the distinction between works of art and functional equipment for everyday life. The gallery was established by Ole Høstbo in 1992, Dansk Møbelkunst takes its name from the Danish word for…
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When you stroll along the streets of Copenhagen Danish design is constantly present. The Danish design tradition has influenced every area of the city. If you find interest in the history of Danish design presented in the most beautiful surroundings the Danish Design Museum in Bredgade is the place to visit. The museum was founded…
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From 1879 the Worker’s Assembly was located in Rømersgade, in central Copenhagen, until the building in 1928 was turned into the Workers Museum. The assembly hall with ceiling decorations from 1907 was restored back to it’s original with three large chandeliers by Poul Henningsen. The assembly hall was the location of various events, from…
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Den Frie, a wooden exhibition building owned by the artists’ association Den Frie Exhibition, was originally constructed in 1898 at Vesterport by the pioneering artist, photographer, ceramist and architect J.F. Willumsen. Willumsen is considered to be the father of the Danish art nouveau tradition, which the protected wooden exhibition building stands as a unique…
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