Danish furniture: the chairs and makers to know
The chairs, tables and sofas of Danish modern, and the houses that make them.
Fritz Hansen A furniture house founded in Denmark in 1872 that makes Arne Jacobsen's Egg, Swan and Series 7 chairs.
Carl Hansen & Søn A family-owned furniture maker on Funen, founded in 1908, that makes Hans J. Wegner's Wishbone Chair.
HAY A Copenhagen furniture and homeware company founded in 2002 by Mette and Rolf Hay.
Muuto A Copenhagen design company founded in 2006 that makes furniture, lighting and accessories with Scandinavian designers.
Egg chair Arne Jacobsen's lounge chair with a high, curved shell, designed for the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen and made by Fritz Hansen.- Series 7 Arne Jacobsen's stacking chair of moulded veneer on steel legs, model 3107, made by Fritz Hansen since 1955.
Wishbone Chair Hans J. Wegner's dining chair with a Y-shaped back and a woven paper-cord seat, the CH24, made by Carl Hansen & Søn since 1950.
Round Chair Hans J. Wegner's armchair of 1949 with a single curved back and arm rail, made today by PP Møbler as the PP501 and PP503.- PP Møbler A cabinetmaking workshop run by the Pedersen family that makes Hans J. Wegner's furniture, among it the Round Chair.
Vipp A family company that began with a steel pedal bin made in Randers in 1939 and now makes kitchens, lighting and furniture.
House of Finn Juhl The company that holds the rights to Finn Juhl's furniture and has put more than 40 of his designs back into production.