Foersom and Hiort-Lorenzen
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Foersom and Hiort-Lorenzen is a Danish
design duo consisting of Johannes Foersom (born 1947) and Peter Hiort-Lorenzen (born 1943). They have collaborated since 1977 and won a number of awards for their furniture design.
from where he graduated in 1972.
Hiort-Lorenzen became a ship carpenter at Helsingør Shipyard in 1962. He then attended the Arts and Crafts School, from where he graduated in 1965, and the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts graduating in 1968.
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...
design duo consisting of Johannes Foersom (born 1947) and Peter Hiort-Lorenzen (born 1943). They have collaborated since 1977 and won a number of awards for their furniture design.
Education
Foersom trained to become a cabinetmaker with Gustav Berthelsen in Copenhagen, completing his apprenticeship in 1969. He then attended the Arts and Crafts SchoolDanmarks Designskole
The Danish Design School is an institution of higher education in Copenhagen, Denmark, offering a five-year design education consisting of a three-year bachelor programme and a two-year master in design as well as conducting research within the fields of arts, crafts and design...
from where he graduated in 1972.
Hiort-Lorenzen became a ship carpenter at Helsingør Shipyard in 1962. He then attended the Arts and Crafts School, from where he graduated in 1965, and the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts graduating in 1968.
Awards
- 1970, 1972, 1977: The Danish State Art's Fund
- 1974, 1975: Kröyer's Memorial Award
- 1980: Nationalbanken's Jubilee Fund
- 1985: Annual Award of the Danish Furniture manufacturers
- 1992, 1994, 1995, 1999: Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen's Prize for high design quality
- 1994: Forsnäs Prize
- 1995, 1996, 1997_ Bo Bedre's Design Award
- 1995: Best of Neocon, Chicago
- 1998: Bruno Mathsson Award
- 2000: Excellent Swedish Form for table Atlas
- 2005: Finn Juhl PrizeFinn Juhl PrizeThe Finn Juhl Prize is a design prize awarded annually by the Wilhelm Hansen Foundation to a recipient who has made a special effort in the field of furniture design–with special reference to chairs—such as an architecht, manufacturer, writer. Founded in 2003, its name commemorates the...