Our Extended Family of Designers

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The designers we produce and the stories we tell are a part of the ongoing story of Danish Design. There are real people with real passion at the heart of everything we do at Carl Hansen & Søn, and we consider each and every designer that we collaborate with to be a part of our wider family. Knud Erik Hansen

For more than a century, we have worked closely with the most influential figures of Danish Modern Design to translate their exacting visions into beautiful pieces of furniture. All of the designers in our extended family share a set of core values: an appreciation for natural materials, a strong understanding of function, and the ability to create timeless pieces.

Since becoming CEO in 2002, Knud Erik Hansen – like his father and grandfather before him – has continued to expand the company’s portfolio of works by the most influential and inspiring designers from the Golden Age of Danish Design. Today, our network of visionary designers includes Børge Mogensen, Ole Wanscher, Kaare Klint, Poul Kjærholm, Bodil Kjær, and Arne Jacobsen, among others. We work closely with the families of each of these influential creators to ensure that their creative vision and their valuable legacies will live on in the products we make. Our longest-standing partnership has been with Hans J. Wegner, who began collaborating on exclusive designs with Carl Hansen & Søn in 1949. So entwined are our histories that the Carl Hansen & Søn logo was actually designed by Wegner in 1950. To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Wegner’s birth, the logo – which features the company initials in soft, organic shapes – was reinstated by Carl Hansen & Søn in 2014.

In addition, Carl Hansen & Søn partners with many of the best contemporary designers at work today. These innovative men from around the world are seeking to preserve Danish Modernism’s fundamental principles of simplicity, functionality, and craftsmanship.