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Danish design is world-famous, but who were the great Danish designers of the 20th century and how did the Danish design adventure begin? Designmuseum Danmark unfolds the history of Danish design from the 1920s to the 1970s in a new, spectacular exhibition under the title DANISH MODERN<\/em>. The new permanent exhibition shows some of the most iconic Danish design objects and shines a light on some of the clich\u00e9s of ‘Danish Modern’.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What is special about a B\u00f8rge Mogensen sofa, a Verner Panton lamp or a Hans J. Wegner chair? This is explored in the exhibition DANISH MODERN<\/em>, which invites the audience on a design journey from furniture professor Kaare Klint’s ‘Room for a Woman’, over Finn Juhl’s organic and elegant furniture to Verner Panton and Nanna Ditzel’s avant-garde pop designs: In short, a fascinating journey through everything we now know as Danish design icons \u2013 mixed with unknown designs by well-known designers.<\/p>\n

Danish Modern on the World Map<\/strong>
\nThe foundation for Danish Modern was laid in 1949 at Copenhagen Carpenters\u2019 Guild\u2019s annual exhibition at Designmuseum Danmark \u2013 then the Museum of Decorative Art \u2013 an exhibition created in collaboration with a number of Danish furniture designers. American journalists visited the exhibition and wrote about the furniture and how Danish chairs combined beauty, comfort and minimalism as a result of the designers’ innovative methods and a Danish tradition of good craftsmanship. A series of traveling exhibitions in the USA and Canada in the 1950s and 60s initiated an enormous Scandinavian export of furniture and craftsmanship \u2013 the success and the Danish Modern brand was a reality.<\/p>\n

Danish Chairs from Floor to Ceiling<\/strong>
\nIn the new exhibition at Designmuseum Danmark, the audience moves from room to room through the immersive exhibition design, which stages the different eras and designers. At the center of the exhibition, the various designers in Danish design history are displayed, separated by walls in different shapes reminiscent of the backdrop in a theatre. Here, the audience can get close to the designers who designed Danish Modern through their personal belongings, drawings, and archive material. The exhibition also features a pop universe with a mirrored ceiling and red carpets dedicated to the playful and brightly colored pop designs of Nanna Ditzel and Verner Panton.<\/p>\n

DANISH MODERN<\/em>\u00a0also brings back the popular \u2018chair tunnel\u2019 in a new, larger version with 125 chairs \u2013 with highlights and unknown chairs \u2013 from floor to ceiling. It tells the story of how Danish furniture draws inspiration from historical types from other countries. The chair tunnel is like a family tree of chair \u2018relationships\u2019 and includes chairs from both Danish and international designers \u2013 Hans J. Wegner, Arne Jacobsen, Nanna Ditzel, Cecilie Manz, Charles Eames, Marcel Breuer, and Jasper Morrison.<\/p>\n

Experience designs by Rigmor Andersen, Mogens Koch, Ole Wanscher, B\u00f8rge Mogensen, Lis Ahlman, Grethe Meyer, Kay Bojesen, Gertrud Vasegaard, Poul Kj\u00e6rholm, Hans J. Wegner, Finn Juhl, Arne Jacobsen, Henning Koppel, Per L\u00fctken, Axel Salto, Poul Henningsen, and many more.<\/p>\n

DANISH MODERN<\/em> opened on 7 June 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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