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Designers from Kingdom of Denmark

40 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Acton BjørnDesigner · DesignActon Bjørn (23 September 1910 – 20 June 1992) was a Danish architect and designer.
Axel SchandorffDesigner · Modern designAxel Schandorff was born on 3 March 1926. Axel Schandorff was recorded as a citizen of Kingdom of Denmark.
Bertel ThorvaldsenDesigner · Modern designBertel Thorvaldsen (19 November 1770 – 24 March 1844) was a Danish-Icelandic sculptor and medalist of international fame, who spent most of his life (1797–1838) in Italy.
Bjørn WiinbladArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Bjørn Wiinblad
Cecil BødkerDesigner · Modern designCecil Bødker (27 March 1927 – 19 April 2020) was a Danish writer and poet, most known for young adult fiction books about the character "Silas".
Dagny HolmDesigner · Modern designDagny Holm (18 May 1916 – 1 March 2004) was the Lego Group's chief model designer until 1986, when she retired at the age of 70.
Erik BaggerDesigner · Modern designErik Bagger (born Erik Kristian Bagger; 21 April 1949) is a Danish goldsmith, industrial designer and businessman. Bagger is best known for its glass series Grand Cru, Opera and Rosendahl.
Erik MagnussenDesigner · Modern designIllustration — Console set was hand-made by Magnussen for the Women Decorators' Club show in New York City, 1927.
Ernst LohseDesigner · Modern designIllustration — History Centre Dybbøl Banke, Denmark by Ernst Lohse 1992
Finn JuhlDesigner · Modern designFinn Juhl (30 January 1912 – 17 May 1989) was a Danish architect, interior and industrial designer, most known for his furniture design.
Flemming LassenDesigner · Modern designIllustration — Flemming Lassen
Georg JensenArtist · SilverGeorg Arthur Jensen (31 August 1866 – 2 October 1935) was a Danish silversmith and founder of Georg Jensen A/S (also known as Georg Jensen Sølvsmedie).
Gertrud VasegaardArtist · CeramicsGertrud Vasegaard, née Hjorth, (23 February 1913 – 7 July 2007) was a Danish ceramist, remembered above all for her tea set (1956) which was included in the Danish Culture Canon.
Grete JalkDesigner · Modern designGrete Jalk (18 June 1920 – 14 January 2006) was a Danish furniture designer. From the 1960s, she enhanced Denmark’s reputation for modern furniture design.
Gunnar Aagaard AndersenArtist · SculptureGunnar Aagaard Andersen (14 July 1919 – 29 June 1982) was a Danish sculptor, painter, designer and architect whose work belongs to the Concrete art movement.
Gustav Friedrich HetschDesigner · DesignGustav Friedrich (von) Hetsch (28 September 1788 – 7 September 1864) was a Danish architect.
Harald NielsenDesigner · Modern designHarald Nielsen (20 July 1892 – 22 December 1977) was a Danish designer of silver for Georg Jensen.
Henrik FiskerDesigner · Modern designHenrik Fisker (born 10 August 1963) is a Danish automotive designer and entrepreneur based in Los Angeles, California, US.
Jacob JensenDesigner · Modern designJacob Jensen (29 April 1926 – 15 May 2015) was a Danish industrial designer best known for his work with Bang & Olufsen.
Johannes LarsenDesigner · Modern designIllustration — Self-portrait by Johannes Larsen (1946).
Johannes TorpeDesigner · Modern designJohannes Torpe (born 5 January 1973 in Skanderborg) is a Danish designer and musician.
Kaare KlintDesigner · Modern designKaare Klint (15 December 1888 – 28 March 1954) was a Danish architect and furniture designer, known as the father of modern Danish furniture design.
Kay BojesenDesigner · Modern designKay Bojesen (15 August 1886 – 28 August 1958) was a Danish silversmith and designer.
Kay FiskerDesigner · Modern designKay Otto Fisker (14 February 1893 – 21 June 1965) was a Danish architect, designer and educator.
Knud HolmDesigner · Modern designKnud Olaf Holm (2 January 1887 – 28 May 1972) was a Danish gymnast who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics and in the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Martin NyropDesigner · Modern designMartin Nyrop (11 November 1849 18 May 1921) was a Danish architect.
Melchior LorckEngraver · PrintsMelchior Lorck (also Lorch, Lorichs and Lorich; 1526/271583) was a Renaissance painter, draughtsman, and printmaker of Danish-German origin.
Nicolai AbildgaardArtist · PaintingsNicolai Abraham Abildgaard (11 September 1743 – 4 June 1809) was a Danish neoclassical and royal history painter, sculptor, architect, and professor of painting, mythology, and anatomy at…
Paul BerthDesigner · Modern designPaul Ludvig Laurits Berth (7 April 1890 – 9 November 1969) was a Danish amateur Association football player, who played 26 games and scored one goal for the Denmark national team, with whom…
Peder Vilhelm Jensen-KlintDesigner · Modern designPeder Vilhelm Jensen-Klint (21 June 1853 – 1 December 1930) was a Danish architect, designer, painter and architectural theorist, best known for designing Grundtvig's Church in Copenhagen,…
Piet HeinDesigner · Modern designPiet Hein (16 December 1905 – 17 April 1996) was a Danish polymath (mathematician, inventor, designer, writer and poet), often writing under the Old Norse pseudonym Kumbel, meaning…
Poul HenningsenDesigner · DesignPoul Henningsen (9 September 1894 – 31 January 1967) was a Danish author, critic, architect, and designer.
Poul KjærholmDesigner · DesignPoul Kjærholm (1929–1980) was a Danish designer. Poul Kjærholm was born in Østervrå, Denmark, Kjærholm began his career as a cabinetmaker's apprentice with Gronbech in 1948, attending the…
Prince Sigvard BernadotteIllustrator · IllustrationSigvard Oscar Fredrik, Prince Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg (7 June 1907 – 4 February 2002) born as, and until 1934 known as, Prince Sigvard of Sweden, Duke of Uppland, was a member of the…
Ragna GrubbDesigner · Modern designIllustration — Kvindernes Bygning (1936) designed by Ragna Grubb
Richard MortensenDesigner · Modern designRichard Mortensen (23 October 1910 – 6 January 1993) was a Danish painter.
Thomas DamDesigner · Modern designThomas Dam (15 May 1915 – 12 November 1989) was a Danish designer associated with Gjøl in Denmark. Dam designed and invented the original troll doll also known as the Good Luck Troll.
Thorvald BindesbøllArtist · SculptureThorvald Bindesbøll (21 July 1846 – 27 August 1908) was a Danish National romantic architect, sculptor and ornamental artist.
Verner PantonDesigner · Modern designVerner Panton (13 February 1926 – 5 September 1998) is considered one of Denmark's most influential 20th-century furniture and interior designers.
Vigdis SigmundsdóttirArtist · PaintingsVigdis Sigmundsdóttir (1 March 1934 – 23 February 2023) was an artist from the Faroe Islands, known internationally for producing a collage of 12 motifs from Ormurin Langi (The Long…

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