For over a hundred years now, Danish Designs has been known for its unique furniture styling. The new designs developed by the Danish factory are a result of the co-operation between the designers and the manufacturers. In setting a high standard in quality furniture, they have created the concept “Danish Designs”, famous all over the world. The origins of the company date back to the end of the First World War when there was general discontent about established lifestyle concepts. At this time, Danish factories began coming out with concepts for new furniture that was simple, free, spartan, much like the lifestyle of the modern person — then.
In the 1920s, Danish factories began making lightly-built furniture with bent wood. A Vienna chair was so named as it was made from steam bent wood. Kaare Klint, an architect and professor, is considered to have laid the foundations of the new tradition in Danish furniture. In the next decade, manufacturers began developing new concepts with the use of bent chrome-plated tabular steel, sometimes combined with glass or leather. Till today, thousands of different designs have been developed by Danish furniture manufacturers. Among these furniture products, chairs have gained more popularity. There are more than 150 examples of Danish chairs designed by 66 designers who are well-known; these chairs are considered “elite”.
According to the British daily, “The Independent”, Hans J. Wegner’s “Y-chair” (1949), Poul Kiaerholm’s “PK22” (1956), and Arne Jacobsen’s “The Egg” (1958) are three Danish chairs that rank amongst the best fifty chairs in the world. |
