Danish design, a style characterized by its simplicity, excellent craftsmanship, and focus on function, has become known around the world for its seamless blend of tradition with contemporary ...

Louise Fischer grew up in Demark, in a house that reflected her parents’ travels, specifically their time living in Japan. So Fischer, since childhood, has been exposed to the idea of living in ...

Architect Rodney Friedman and his wife, Shirley, sit at their dining room table on "wishbone" chairs by Danish designer Hans Wegner they purchased 45 years ago while stationed with the Air Force in ...

Midcentury modern design has surged back into fashion in the past decade. In a time of economic uncertainty, many in the furniture and interiors industries are adopting the restrained aesthetic as a ...

Iconic examples of 20th century furniture design will be coming to the Figge Art Museum, 225 West Second St., Davenport, beginning Friday, March 28, with the exhibition Danish Modern: Design for ...

GamFratesi have been described as the heirs of Danish design. It’s a statement that carries some weight given the legacy of the Danish Modern movement, whose aesthetics have dominated trends within ...

Machine generated contents note: 1. A History of Ideas: Constructing Danish Modern -- 2. Tradition and/or Modernism: Kaare Klint and Poul Henningsen -- 3. On Chairness: Platonics and Tectonics -- 4.

In the 1950s and '60s, about one-half of all modern furniture produced in Denmark was exported to the United States, according to a Danish professor who wants to find out why it became so desirable ...