List Of Danish Furniture Designers
This is a list of Danish furniture designers. Summary biographies and background on many of the most important players can be found in the Danish modern article which covers Denmark's richest furniture design period. See also *Danish modern devoted above all to mid-20th century furniture design *Danish design Danish design is a style of functionalistic design and architecture that was developed in mid-20th century. Influenced by the German Bauhaus school, many Danish designers used the new industrial technologies, combined with ideas of simplicity a ... on all aspects of contemporary design {{DEFAULTSORT:Danish furniture designers Design-related lists Furniture designers History of furniture ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Danes
Danes ( da, danskere, ) are a North Germanic ethnic group and nationality native to Denmark and a modern nation identified with the country of Denmark. This connection may be ancestral, legal, historical, or cultural. Danes generally regard themselves as a nationality and reserve the word "ethnic" for the description of recent immigrants, sometimes referred to as "new Danes". The contemporary Danish national identity is based on the idea of "Danishness", which is founded on principles formed through historical cultural connections and is typically not based on racial heritage. History Early history Denmark has been inhabited by various Germanic peoples since ancient times, including the Angles, Cimbri, Jutes, Herules, Teutones and others. The first mentions of "Danes" are recorded in the mid-6th century by historians Procopius ( el, δάνοι) and Jordanes (''danī''), who both refer to a tribe related to the Suetidi inhabiting the peninsula of Jutland, the pro ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ebbe Clemmensen
Ebbe is a Scandinavian masculine given name. The feminine version is Ebba. It is mainly now found in Denmark and Sweden and may refer to: *Ebbe Carlsson (1947–1992), Swedish journalist and publisher *Ebbe Frick, Swedish sprint canoer *Ebbe Gilbe (1940–2008), Swedish documentary filmmaker and director *Ebbe Grims-land (1915–2015), Swedish composer, viola and mandolin player *Ebbe Gyllenstierna (1911–2003), Swedish Army officer and modern pentathlete *Ebbe Hamerik (1898–1951), Danish composer *Ebbe Hertzberg (1847–1912), Norwegian professor, social economist and legal historian *Ebbe Hoff (1906–1985), American physiologist *Ebbe Carsten Hornemann (1784–1851), Norwegian politician *Ebbe Kornerup (1874–1957), Danish painter and writer *Ebbe Langberg (1933–1989), Danish actor and film director *Ebbe Lieberath (1871–1937), Swedish military officer, writer and pioneer of Swedish Scouting *Ebbe Nielsen (1950–2001), Danish entomologist *Ebbe Parsner (1922–2013 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ditte Hammerstrøm
Ditte may refer to: First names * Ditte Ejlerskov (born 1982), Danish contemporary artist * Ditte Gråbøl (born 1959), Danish actress * Ditte Jensen (born 1980), Danish freestyle swimmer * Ditte Kotzian (born 1979), German diver * Ditte Larsen (born 1983), Danish footballer * Ditte Søby Hansen (born 1997), Danish badminton player Other uses * ''Ditte, Child of Man'' a 1946 Danish feature film adaptation of a novel by Martin Andersen Nexø * 3535 Ditte, a main-belt asteroid, named after the protagonist of ''Ditte, Child of Man'' * Mount Ditte, located on the Adelaide Island off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula See also * Friedrich Dittes Friedrich Dittes (23 September 1829 in Irfersgrün – 15 May 1896 in Pressbaum) was a German-Austrian educator, known for his reform efforts within the Austrian school system. He studied various subjects at the University of Leipzig, and i ... (1829–1896) a German-Austrian educator {{disambiguation, given name Femini ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kaj Gottlob
Niels August Theodor Kaj Gottlob, usually known as Kaj Gottlob, (9 November 1887 – 12 May 1976) was a Danish architect who contributed much to Neoclassicism and Functionalism both as professor of the School of Architects at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and as a royal building inspector. Early life After qualifying from Borgerdyd School in 1905, Gottlob attended the Technical School (1905-1908) and the Royal Academy, graduating as an architect in 1914. At the time, he was one of the young neoclassicists who used to meet at the Free Architecture Society (''Den fri Architektforening''). He taught at the Technical School (1915–17) and was an assistant at the Royal Academy's Building School (1917–24). Between 1912 and 1923, he travelled to Greece, London, North Africa, Italy, Paris and Vienna."Kaj Gottlob" [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ebbe Gehl
Ebbe is a Scandinavian masculine given name. The feminine version is Ebba. It is mainly now found in Denmark and Sweden and may refer to: *Ebbe Carlsson (1947–1992), Swedish journalist and publisher *Ebbe Frick, Swedish sprint canoer *Ebbe Gilbe (1940–2008), Swedish documentary filmmaker and director *Ebbe Grims-land (1915–2015), Swedish composer, viola and mandolin player *Ebbe Gyllenstierna (1911–2003), Swedish Army officer and modern pentathlete *Ebbe Hamerik (1898–1951), Danish composer *Ebbe Hertzberg (1847–1912), Norwegian professor, social economist and legal historian *Ebbe Hoff (1906–1985), American physiologist *Ebbe Carsten Hornemann (1784–1851), Norwegian politician *Ebbe Kornerup (1874–1957), Danish painter and writer *Ebbe Langberg (1933–1989), Danish actor and film director *Ebbe Lieberath (1871–1937), Swedish military officer, writer and pioneer of Swedish Scouting *Ebbe Nielsen (1950–2001), Danish entomologist *Ebbe Parsner (1922–2013 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Niels Gammelgaard
Ole Gammelgaard Nielsen (born 20 November 1965) is a Danish archer. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as .... References External links * 1965 births Living people Danish male archers Olympic archers for Denmark Archers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Archers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Silkeborg 20th-century Danish sportswomen World Games medalists in archery World Games bronze medalists for Denmark Medalists at the 1989 World Games {{Denmark-archery-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jørgen Gammelgaard
Jørgen Gammelgaard (1938–1991) was a Danish furniture designer who also designed lamps and silverware. Early life Gammelgaard was trained as a cabinetmaker at the Copenhagen School of Arts and Crafts and served an apprenticeship (1957) at C. B. Hansen's workshop in Copenhagen. He then studied under Grete Jalk. He was a visiting student of furniture design at the Royal Academy (1962–1964) working under Poul Kjærholm and Ole Wanscher."Jørgen Gammelgaard" ''Den Store Danske''. Retrieved 9 November 2011. Career Gammelgaard worked as a cabinetmaker with A. J. Iversen (1957–1959 ...[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Knud Friis
Knud Friis (March 12, 1926 – November 25, 2010) was a Danish Modernistic architect who worked extensively in Denmark and founded Friis & Moltke. Biography Knud Friis was born in Stilling to Anton Friis and Petra Laurine Laursen and graduated from ''Herning Gymnasium'' in 1944. During the Second World War Friis was active in the Danish resistance in operations for receiving supplies. In 1950 he graduated from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts school of architecture and was subsequently employed at C. F. Møller Architects in Aarhus where he worked on projects for Aarhus University and Aarhus Katedralskole. In 1957 he founded the architects company Friis & Moltke with Elmar Moltke Nielsen. Friis was married on 27 May 1950 in Ringkøbing to Bodil Johanne Andersen. From 1967 to 1970 he was a professor at the Aarhus School of Architecture and from 1979 to 1989 he operated an architects company in the United States, in collaboration with Jay Robert Larsson, an American Arc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Foersom And Hiort-Lorenzen
Foersom and Hiort-Lorenzen is a Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ance ... design duo consisting of Johannes Foersom (born 1947) and Peter Hiort-Lorenzen (born 1943). They have collaborated since 1977 and won a number of awards for their furniture design. Education Foersom trained to become a cabinetmaker with Gustav Berthelsen in Copenhagen, completing his apprenticeship in 1969. He then attended the Arts and Crafts School from where he graduated in 1972. Hiort-Lorenzen became a ship carpenter at Helsingør Shipyard in 1962. He then attended the Arts and Crafts School, from where he graduated in 1965, and the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts graduating in 1968. Works * Apollo chair * Trinity chair * Savannah lounge group Awards * 1970, 1972, 1977: The Danish Sta ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Preben Fabricius
Preben Juul Fabricius (1931–1984) was a Danish furniture designer who worked together with Jørgen Kastholm. During the 1960s, the pair designed a wide range of pieces for the German Alfred Kill who had a furniture factory in Fellbach near Stuttgart. Biography Fabricius was trained as a cabinetmaker by Niels Vodder before attending the School for Interior Design where he studied under Finn Juhl. It was there that he met the blacksmith Jørgen Kastholm. They had a common approach to furniture design, never wanting to compromise on aesthetics. In 1961, the pair set up a design studio in a Gentofte cellar without any firm arrangements with manufacturers. In 1965, they exhibited at the furniture fair in Fredericia where the German furniture manufacturer Alfred Kill noticed their work. Kill had a reputation for high quality but initially Favricius and Kastholm were not keen to design furniture for factory production. Only when Kill offered them DM 2,500 a month each, with no precondi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Povl Bjerregaard Eskildsen
Povl is a Danish masculine given name. It is the Danish cognate of the name Paul. The name may refer to: People *Povl Ahm (1926–2005), Danish engineer *Povl Bang-Jensen (1909– 1959), Danish diplomat *Povl Baumann (1878–1963), Danish architect *Povl Erik Carstensen (born 1960), Danish comedian and actor *Povl Christensen (1909–1977), Danish artist *Povl Ole Fanger (1934–2006), Danish engineer *Povl Gerlow (1881–1959), Danish sports shooter *Povl Hamburger (1901–1972), Danish organist and composer *Povl Kjøller (1937–1999), Danish musician *Povl Mark (1889–1957), Danish gymnast *Povl Riis (born 1925), Danish physician *Povl Riis-Knudsen (born 1950), Danish neo-Nazi *Povl Søndergaard (1905–1986), Danish sculptor *Povl Stegmann (1888–1944), Danish architect *Povl Winning Toussieng (1892–1967), Danish doctor *Povl Wøldike (1899–1975), Danish actor See also *Poul *Paul (name) Paul () is a common masculine given name in countries and ethnicities with a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |