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Danish Design Principles - a potted history

In times past, one would think it highly unlikely that a cluster of five small countries in Northern Europe could be the source of many of the most influential furniture designs of modern history.

Exploring Quintessential Scandinavian Dining Design

Lionised furniture designer Hans Jørgensen Wegner, was an integral figure in the propagation of Scandinavian dining design. Wegner famously attested that, ‘Regardless of where people come from, they cannot stop themselves from letting their hands stroke a piece of wood, hold it, smell it and experience the material. The love of wood is something that all mankind has in common’.

The Light Oak of Danish Design

Classic Mid Century Modern design was dominated by oiled hardwoods such as teak and walnut, which gathered global acclaim at that time. The turn of the century saw a shift across the western world to lacquered and varnished oak as the preferred choice for dining room furniture, which proffered a satin sheen with golden, yellow hues. The timeless appeal of native European blond woods such as oak has continued yet with a changing expectation as to how the light oak is finished. White wood oiling is especially