Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen
Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen (12 September 1907 – 21 October 1993) was a Danish architect and furniture designer. • Illustration — De Danske Sukkerfabrikker at Christianshavn He was born in Aalborg, Denmark. After training at the Aalborg Technical School (1924) and at the Art and Crafts School of the Design Museum in Copenhagen (1928), Mølgaard-Nielsen studied furniture design under Kaare Klint at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts (1931–1934). His work, which from 1944 was carried out mainly in partnership with Peter Hvidt at the Hvidt & Mølgaard studio, can be divided into three groups: furniture and interior decoration, buildings, and consultancy on large bridge projects.
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Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen
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- Born
- 1907 · Aalborg.
- Died
- 1993 · Hellerup.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Denmark
- Occupation
- architect · designer
- Education
- Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
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Born at Aalborg in 1907, died in Hellerup in 1993.
Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen studied at Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. Employment is recorded with Hvidt & Mølgaard. Work by Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen is recorded in the collections of National Gallery of Victoria and Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen.
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1907
Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen was born on 2 September 1907.
1993
Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen died on 21 October 1993.
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