LSAD

LECTURE-20
(CONTEMPORARY DESIGN)
DESIGN HOUSES: DANISH DESIGN

LEARNING OUTCOME :
Students can learn about the various elements of Contemporary Design by
appreciating the work of Danish Design. And their design ideology
and can remold the learned ideas into their design studios.
LSAD DANISH DESIGN……Introduction
Danish Design is a style of functionalistic design and architecture that was developed in
mid-20th century.

 Influenced by the German Bauhaus school, many Danish designers used the new
industrial technologies, combined with ideas of simplicity and functionalism to design
buildings, furniture and household objects.

Prominent examples are the Egg chair, the lamps and the Sydney Opera
House (Australia)

Hans Wegner chair in

the Centre Pompidou, Paris
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Danish design & architecture

Functional. Edgy. Minimalistic.

Danish design, whether it is furniture or clothing, is known all over
the world for its

clean,
simple lines,
great materials and
classic creations

that never go out of style

LSAD DANISH DESIGN…….Introduction

Originally, Danish design was a product of the 1950s.

The post-war period experienced a lack of materials, and therefore

durability and high quality was in demand.
Design in this period was thus characterized by

simple design,
functionality and
minimalism.
LSAD Family of Danish Design……

Architects Interior Designers

Henning Larsen Arne Jacobsen

Arne Jacobsen Alvar Aalto
Alvar Aalto Finn Juhl
John Utzon Hans Wegner
Vilhelm Lauritzen Borge Mogensen
C.F. Moller Poul Henningsen
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Verner Panton
Jan Gehl Kaare Klint
LSAD Danish ARCHITECT and DESIGNER…

Arne Jacobsen (1902-1971) was the renaissance-man of Danish

architecture and design.

He mastered the whole gamut of the profession.

as he worked from designing

a high-rise hotel, a chair or a door handle

He is remembered for his contribution to architectural

Functionalism as well as for the worldwide success.

He enjoyed with simple but effective chair designs.

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Jacobsen was admitted to the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in 1924 from
where he graduated in 1927.

In everything from the elegant curtain-wall structure, the furniture, the
lighting, the textiles, the door handles and down to the cutlery, Jacobsen’s
creative talent was evident.

The full bodied sculptural shapes of The Egg and The Swan chairs that are
now considered modern furniture icons, constituted an interesting contrast to the
angular, stringent style.

Another well-known Jacobsen creation is The Ant chair designed in 1951 and
introduced in 1952.
LSAD EGG Chair and SWAN Chair….
LSAD The Ant chair is a classic of modern chair design
It was designed in 1951 by Arne Jacobsen for use in the canteen of the Danish
pharmaceutical firm Novo Nordisk.

The Ant was named for its approximate similarity to the outline of an ant with its head raised.

The chair was designed to be light, stable, easy to stack up, and to minimise tangling the
user's feet.

Three plastic legs and a seat made from -moulded laminated veneer.

This elegant piece came about as a result of Jacobsen’s great interest in

modern materials and new production techniques.

The narrow ‘waist’, which gave the chair its name, was necessary because
of Jacobsen’s wish to keep the bent plywood seat and back in one piece.
LSAD Dining set with table and 6 Ant Chairs….

Materials: Oregon Pine and grey painted metal Designed in 1951

LSAD ARNE JACOBSEN….

Designed in 1962 for St. Catherine’s College in Oxford

Pair of Oxford Chairs

LSAD ARNE JACOBSEN….

Grand Prix Chair

Materials: Teak and beech

Designed 1957
Designing furniture was not enough, many of the great Danish designers of the
1950s were also great architects.
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Functionalism
When it comes to Danish architecture, the 1930s introduced rational architecture of
concrete, glass and iron, designed to meet the social needs of the time.

It later evolved and blended with characteristics from modernism such as using
irregular ground plans, open plan interiors, flat roofs and glass facades
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Light, open spaces and sustainability

Today the architectural style is dominated by 4 to 6 storey buildings with

typical glass and steel skyscrapers .
LSAD ACTIVITY….

Analysis of the product designed and materials of Danish Design.

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