Audo Copenhagen
A Copenhagen furniture, lighting and accessories house, formed in 2023 from Menu and by Lassen, that makes Mogens Lassen's Kubus candleholder and Flemming Lassen's Tired Man chair alongside new work by Norm Architects.
- Founded
- 1978
- Founded by
- Simon Hansen
- Company
- Flos B&B Italia Group
- Based in
- Copenhagen
Pictures © Flos B&B Italia Group, from audocph.com.
Why it is renowned
Audo Copenhagen sells furniture, lighting and accessories for homes, hotels and offices worldwide, and keeps a showroom in New York.12 It is part of the Italian Flos B&B Italia Group, alongside B&B Italia, Flos and Louis Poulsen; the group bought its Danish parent in 2022 to grow in northern Europe and the United States.34 WWD reported its launch under the new name in 2023, Surface profiled it, and it has taken part in Salone del Mobile in Milan, NeoCon in Chicago and Modernism Week in Palm Springs.42
The story
Simon Hansen founded the company in Copenhagen in 1978 as Danish Steel House; as Menu, his son Bjarne Hansen and grandson Joachim Kornbek Engell-Hansen turned it into a lifestyle brand.14 By Lassen looked after the designs of the architect brothers Mogens and Flemming Lassen.1 The two merged and took the name Audo Copenhagen on 1 June 2023.14
The name comes from The Audo, a 1918 trading building in Copenhagen's Nordhavn district that Norm Architects turned into a showroom, café, restaurant and residence, opened in 2019.15 Now Audo House, it is the company's headquarters.1 Norm Architects designed some of the first Menu pieces and still design for Audo, among them the Plinth and Eave collections.2
Works
The Penguin Lounge Chair A low lounge chair with a curved back of form-pressed veneer on a solid oak frame, designed by the Danish designer Ib Kofod-Larsen in 1953 and made by Audo Copenhagen.
Kubus A geometric metal candleholder of open cubes, designed by the Danish architect Mogens Lassen in 1962 and made by Audo Copenhagen.
The Tired Man An upholstered lounge chair designed by the Danish architect Flemming Lassen in 1935 and made today by Audo Copenhagen.
Interconnect A sculptural candleholder of a sphere, an angle and a line, designed by the New York stylist Colin King for Audo Copenhagen.
Plinth A growing collection of marble and stone furniture, led by the tall Plinth Pedestal, designed by the Copenhagen studio Norm Architects for Audo Copenhagen.
What to know it by
- The Tired Man11935Flemming LassenUpholstered lounge chair
- Kubus11962Mogens LassenGeometric candleholder
- The Penguin Lounge Chair11953Ib Kofod-LarsenWooden lounge chair
- Plinth2Norm ArchitectsPedestals and side tables
- Interconnect2Colin KingCandleholder
Sources
- Audo Copenhagen, Company Facts. us.audocph.com, read 28 September 2026.
- The Evolution of Audo Copenhagen, a Standard-Bearer of Danish Design, Surface. surfacemag.com, read 28 September 2026.
- A new chapter: Audo Copenhagen, Flos B&B Italia Group. flosbebitaliagroup.com, read 28 September 2026.
- Danish Design Brands By Lassen and Menu Merge Into Audo Copenhagen, WWD. wwd.com, read 28 September 2026.
- About Audo Copenhagen. audocph.com, read 28 September 2026.
Checked 28 September 2026, against the maker's own pages.