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ILVA is a Danish chain of furniture stores, offering mostly Scandinavian-style bed-, dining-and living room products. The company was founded in 1974, and currently runs eight stores in the Nordic countries. It also had three stores in Britain for about two years, but these were forced to close down during the 2008 financial crisis.
HAY was founded in 2002 by the husband-and-wife duo, Mette and Rolf Hay, who had themselves met when they worked at Gubi, another Danish furniture company. [2] The idea for a furniture company came about when Rolf Hay met Troels Holch Povlsen, who had founded the Danish clothing giant Bestseller, among other companies, and the two decided to start making furniture together.
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. Rigmor Andersen , 1903-1995 Jens Ammundsen , 1944-
Jysk A/S (Danish: YUHSK) is a Danish retail chain specializing in household goods, including mattresses, furniture, and interior décor. As Denmark's largest international retailer, Jysk operates over 3,400 stores across 48 countries. [1] The name "Jysk" (meaning "Jutlandic") reflects the company's Danish roots.
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 and functionalism to design buildings, furniture and household objects, many of which have become ...
Danish modern also known as Scandinavian modern is a style of minimalist furniture and housewares from Denmark associated with the Danish design movement. In the 1920s, Kaare Klint embraced the principles of Bauhaus modernism in furniture design, creating clean, pure lines based on an understanding of classical furniture craftsmanship coupled with careful research into materials, proportions ...
[3] [7] They were awarded the "Furniture Prize" in 2008 at the Danish Museum of Art and Design in Copenhagen by the furniture industry in Denmark. The Furniture Prize . The Furniture Prize . The prize, which was instituted by the Foundation of the Association of Furniture Manufacturers, was awarded for the first time in 1970. [ 8 ]
BoConcept is a Danish retail furniture chain. The first BoConcept. Store opened in Paris in 1993, but since 2006, all furniture has been sold through franchisees. BoConcept specializes in customizable modern furniture and accessories designed by international designers. [1]