Erik Jørgensen (brand)
Encyclopedia
Erik Jørgensen is a Danish
furniture company. It has its own design team and also works with external designers.
in 1954. Within a few years, the company developed into a well-reputed furniture upholstering company.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
furniture company. It has its own design team and also works with external designers.
History
Erik Jørgensen founded his company as a small workshop in SvendborgSvendborg
Svendborg is a town on the island of Funen in south-central Denmark. The town is in Svendborg municipality . Svendborg is the second-largest city on Funen and has a population of 27,009 ....
in 1954. Within a few years, the company developed into a well-reputed furniture upholstering company.
Designers
- Foersom and Hiort-LorenzenFoersom and Hiort-LorenzenFoersom and Hiort-Lorenzen is a Danish design duo consisting of Johannes Foersom and Peter Hiort-Lorenzen . They have collaborated since 1977 and won a number of awards for their furniture design.-Education:...
- Louise Campbell
- Poul M. VoltherPoul VoltherPoul M. Volther was a Danish furniture designer who is remembered above all for his iconic Corona Chair.-Early life:...
- Anne-Mette Jensen and Morten Ernst
- Niels Gammelgaard
- Hans WegnerHans WegnerHans Jørgen Wegner, , was a successful Danish furniture designer who contributed to the international popularity of mid-century Danish design. His work belongs to a modernist school with emphasis on functionality. He is probably best known for his chairs.-Early years:Born to cobbler Peter M...
- David LewisDavid Lewis-Academics:*David Lewis , civil lawyer and first Principal of Jesus College, Oxford*David Lewis , English author and psychologist*David C...
- Erik Ole Jørgensen
- Jørgen GammelgaardJørgen GammelgaardJørgen Gammelgaard was a Danish furniture designer who also designed lamps and silverware.-Early life:Gammelgaard was trained as a cabinetmaker at the Copenhagen School of Arts and Crafts and served an apprenticeship at C. B. Hansen's workshop in Copenhagen. He then studied under Grete Jalk and...
- Tine Mouritsen and Mia Sinding
- Hannes Wettstein