Celebrating its 80th anniversary in 2011, the KAISER idell is a timeless design icon, recognized as one of the world's most famous lighting designs that evolved from the Bauhaus era. Created by the German Silversmith Christian Dell in1931, the KAISER idell light collection is available as a table lamp, floor lamp, wall lamp and pendant in the original colours; black,  [Læs mere...]

From time to time it is fun and inspiring to take a little trip down memory lane. In our archives we have thousands of books, catalogs, magazine, slides and photos collected over the years with beautiful motifs like these. The these kaleidoscope inspired photos from 1966 are all taken from a magazine called Inspiration 66'. At the time this was  [Læs mere...]

During the opening event of for The Egg by Tal R in Rome - these beautiful sketches were created by Carlo Mercuri, an Italian architect and friend of the owner of AD Architettura d'Interni. He is know for always creating sketches like these for all his projects. It is always fascinating to see how people work and what inspires them.  [Læs mere...]

It is not only for Fritz Hansen that Jaime Hayon has succeeded in merging past and present into something completely unique. Last year, Hayon teamed up with Japanese tableware company Kutani Choemon and presented an exquisite collection of traditional pottery and tableware. The collection was first launched during Tokyo Design Week in 2010 and was latest presented to the European  [Læs mere...]

Very few people who knew and worked with Arne Jacobsen are still alive. However, we were lucky to meet with Sandor Perjesi, sculptor and Poul Ove Jensen, architect at Dissing + Weitling. We met in Room 606, at the SAS Royal Hotel, to discuss the process of creating the Egg™ and the Swan™. The outcome was some unique insights into  [Læs mere...]

For the next three years the Danish Design Centre in Copenhagen will be showing an historical exhibition of Danish Design. The exhibition 'Denmark by Design' shows the development in Danish design from 1945-2010. Decade by decade you will be able to follow Danish design's focus on the individual, the home, the workplace, the public space and resolutions to societal issues.  [Læs mere...]

The history of Fritz Hansen begins in 1872, where the enterprising cabinetmaker Fritz Hansen obtained his trade license in Copenhagen and started a furniture production company in Christianshavn - a central part of Copenhagen. Fritz and his son Christian initiated the high quality level, which has been the trademarks  of Fritz Hansen's products ever since. The good reputation was established  [Læs mere...]