Hans Olsen (furniture designer)

Hans Olsen (1919–1992) was a Danish furniture designer who created a number of items in his own distinctive style.

Hans Olsen
Born1919
Died1992
NationalityDanish
EducationRoyal Danish Academy of Fine Arts

Biography

Although Olsen was a student of Kaare Klint at the Royal Danish Academy's Furniture School from 1941 to 1943, he belongs to a group of Danish furniture designers who chose to experiment with both form and materials.[1] In 1953, he set up his own studio where he designed and produced a series of exciting pieces in a distinctive style, exhibiting them at the annual fairs of the Cabinetmakers Guild in Copenhagen. One of his most notable designs is the Bikini Chair (1968) which like other chairs from his studio was in bent laminated wood. Though he was not one of the mainstream Danish modern school, he designed a range of items for furniture manufacturers including Bramin Møbler, Juul Kristensen, C.S. Møbler and Frem Røjle.[2][3]

See also

References
  1. "Hans Olsen | Aaron Payne Fine Art". apfineart.com. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  2. Per H. Hansen, Klaus Petersen: Moderne dansk møbeldesign: tendenser, hammerslag og historie, 2007, Copenhagen, Gyldendal, ISBN 87-02-06161-9, p. 189. (in Danish)
  3. Bo Godt, "Klassisk, dansk møbelarkitektur", Bolikultur.dk. (in Danish) Retrieved 16 November 2011.


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