[AD - Carl & Hansen & Søn supplied the chair featured here as a PR sample] It's the return of my series exploring the stories and inspirations behind some of my favourite designs, and today I'm focussing on an iconic piece of furniture created for Carl Hansen & Søn by renowned Danish Modernist Hans J. Wegner: the CH25 chair . . .
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Focus on: Fredericia’s Spanish Chair
[Advertisement - this is a paid partnership with Fredericia, but all words and opinions are my own] It's time for another instalment in my series exploring the stories and inspirations behind iconic pieces, and today I've teamed up with Fredericia to take a look at its famous Spanish Chair. First unveiled in 1958, it's the work of renowned designer Børge Mogensen (1914-1972) . . .
Focus on: the ‘Kubus’ candleholder
[Advertisement - this post features gifted items, but all words and opinions are my own] The subject of the latest instalment in my 'focus on' series is a particularly special one for me, as it's the first design classic I ever treated myself to after Chris and I bought our first home: the 'Kubus' candleholder, created by Danish architect Mogens Lassen back in 1962. Born in 1901, Mogens . . .
Focus on: Georg Jensen’s ‘HK’ pitcher
[Advertisement - this post references a gifted item and a press trip, but all words and opinions are my own] Today I'm continuing my series exploring the history behind iconic pieces with a look at an item that's often considered a landmark of Danish design: Henning Koppel's elegant 'HK' pitcher, created for Georg Jensen back in 1952 and still in production 67 years later. . . .
Focus on: Fredericia’s ‘Trinidad’ chair
[Advertising - this post references a gifted item and a free press trip, although all words and opinions are my own] I've long admired the innovative work of Nanna Ditzel (1923-2005), who was a leading figure in the 1990s revival of Danish design, even though she was well into her 70s at the time. Over the course of her long career she created jewellery for Georg Jensen, textiles for . . .
Focus on: Menu’s ‘JWDA’ lamp
It's time for the second post in my new series exploring the stories behind iconic designs and looking at how they can be styled in real-life homes. Today I'm focusing on a piece which was created as recently as 2014 but which has already become a contemporary Scandinavian classic: the 'JWDA' table lamp from Menu. The work of Stockholm-based designer and architect Jonas Wagell, the 'JWDA' was . . .
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