Danish design objects: the wooden birds, ducks and figures to know
Danish designers of the post-war years also made small things for the home in wood. Kristian Vedel's oak birds, whose heads turn to change their mood, date from 1959, and Hans Bølling's teak duck family grew from a Copenhagen traffic stop for ducks that same year. The wood turner Gustav Ehrenreich made the first spring-mounted Hoptimists, Bimble and Bumble, in his workshop near Aarhus in the late 1960s.
Architectmade A Danish house that makes wooden design objects by architects and designers, among them Kristian Vedel's BIRD and Hans Bølling's Duck & Duckling.Works: BIRD, Duck & Duckling
Elephant Kay Bojesen's wooden elephant of 1953 in oak, with a trunk and legs that move, made today by Rosendahl.
Bear Kay Bojesen's seated wooden bear of 1952 in oak and maple, with arms and legs that move, made today by Rosendahl.
Royal Guard Kay Bojesen's painted wooden soldiers of the Danish Royal Guard, first made in 1942 and made today by Rosendahl.
Sögreni Bell A bicycle bell by Sögreni of Copenhagen in brass, copper, stainless steel or matte zinc.
Monkey Kay Bojesen's jointed wooden monkey of 1951, in teak and limba, made today by Rosendahl.
Original watering can A 1.7-litre watering can in stainless steel with a long, thin spout and a rounded handle, designed by Peter Holmblad for Stelton in 1978.
Pedal bin The steel pedal bin Holger Nielsen made in Randers in 1939 for his wife's hair salon, still made by Vipp and held by the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Funnel A collapsible kitchen funnel Boje Estermann designed for Normann Copenhagen; it won a Good Design Award in 2005.
Kubus A geometric metal candleholder of open cubes, designed by the Danish architect Mogens Lassen in 1962 and made 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.
Ornament bird feeders Hanging bird feeders in stainless steel, among them an acorn, a basket and a sphere, designed by Tools Design for Eva Solo.
VOLA Taps made to order in Horsens since 1968, built on the wall-mounted mixer Arne Jacobsen and Verner Overgaard designed for the National Bank of Denmark.