FLENSTED MOBILES
MOVEMENT AND BALANCE
HANDMADE IN DENMARK SINCE 1953
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Photo by Michael Svenningsen
CONFETTI, RED
165r Tracing paper, stainless steel. 48 x 48 cm.
Design: Rose & Rose 2025
CONFETTI, COLOURS
165w Tracing paper, stainless steel. W48 H48 cm
Design: Rose & Rose 2025
Confetti is a lightweight construction of circles in a playful palette in shades – a kinetic sculpture that moves with the slightest breeze. Transparent tracing paper mounted directly on thin steel rods creates a vibrant and light expression. Originally confetti are small pieces of paper thrown for great moments and celebrations as a symbol of joy and happiness. The Confetti mobile is our attempt to capture such a colourful and festive confetti moment and bring into your home.
DRIFTING CLOUDS, MEDIUM
158m Wood, stainless steel W70 H43 cm
Design: Ole Flensted 2025
KISSES, NUDE
166an Wood, stainless steel W46 H53 cm
Design: Christine Kit Flensted & Mikael Hauberg · 2025
’Kisses’ is the first design by Christian Flensted’s granddaughter, Christine Kit Flensted, in cooperation with her partner, Mikael Hauberg. The mobile is made in birch veneer, and brass-coloured rods, and like all designs in Flensted Mobiles, is handmade in Denmark. Available in three versions.
KISSES,
VOGUE
166w Wood, stainless steel W46 x H53 cm
Design: Christine Kit Flensted & Mikael Hauberg 2025
KISSES, ROSE
166r Wood, stainless steel · W46 x H53 cm
Design: Christine Kit Flensted & Mikael Hauberg 2025
LATEST IN THE FLENSTED PRODUCT LINE
With a large product assortment like ours, we wanted to make it easier for you to find the newest mobiles. Here you see our news since 2018.
BABY ELEPHANTS
WAVES 5
· Serigraphical foil, stainless steel W90 x H80 cm Design: Design: Carina Caia 2019
NEW
LUNDSTRØM
KISSES, NUDE
Wood, stainless steel W46 H53 cm Design: Christine Kit Flensted & Mikael Hauberg 2025 ’Kisses’ is the first design by Christian Flensted’s granddaughter, Christine Kit Flensted, in cooperation with her partner, Mikael Hauberg. The mobile is made in birch veneer, and brass-coloured rods, and like all designs in Flensted Mobiles, it is handmade in Denmark. Available in three versions.
Christine Kit Flensted with the very first Flensted mobile her grandfather designed in 1953. Photo by Steffen Stamp.
ALL MOBILES
LUCKY STORKS
001 Cardboard W46 x H47 cm Design: Christian Flensted 1953
SCANDINAVIAN SWANS 004 Cardboard W48 H54
Christian Flensted 1956
Our first mobile was created in 1953 by Christian and Grethe Flensted. It was “The Danish Lucky Storks” which was a great success and they still fly all over the world.
Christian became known as the “Uromager”, a name impossible to translate into English, which means a
“maker of mischievous things that are always on the move”. The title fitted well with his ability to create beautiful classic designs, as well as fun and unique mobiles that could create movement and balance.
A Flensted mobile is handmade in Denmark with a perfect combination of love, dedication and quality, bringing a unique design into your home – and helping you to unwind at the same time!
Flensted Mobiles is now a family business through three generations; Grethe & Christian Flensted stood at the helm for 28 years, before their son Ole and his wife
Aase took over in 1982 – they ran the company for 35 years.
In 2017, on Hans Christian Andersen’s birthday (the 2nd of April) the business was handed over to the third generation mobilemaker, Aase and Ole’s daughter, Christine Kit Flensted.
FLOWING RHYTHM, YELLOW
005g Fibreboard W45 H30 cm Design: Christian Flensted 1955
FLOWING RHYTHM, RAINBOW 005w Fibreboard W45 x H30 cm
Christian Flensted 1955
FLOWING RHYTHM, RED
005r Fibreboard W45 x H30 cm
SCIENCE FICTION
SCIENCE FICTION, NATURE 008an Fibreboard,
Design: Christian Flensted 1955
FLOWING RHYTHM, RED
005F Fibreboard W170 x H90 cm
Science Fiction, was given new life by the German designer Johannes Lindner.
Design: Christian Flensted 1955 THE UGLY DUCKLING
HORSE, RED
SEA HORSE, BLUE
015b Serigraphical foil W40 H57 cm Design: Christian Flensted 1959
SHOAL OF FISH
030 ·Cardboard W60 H45 cm
Design: Christian Flensted 1965
VIKING 1
016 Wood, paper W5 H7 cm Design: Christian Flensted 1960
VIKING 3
017 Wood, paper W35 x H23 cm Design: Christian Flensted 1960
VIKING 5
018 Wood, paper · W63 x H28 cm Design: Christian Flensted 1960
ANGEL MOBILE
Eight fish moving ceaselessly around the luring red worm. This model, designed by Christian Flensted in 1965, continues to be one of our Worldwide bestsellers.
FLYING SWALLOWS 3
024 Cardboard W47 H39 cm
Design: Christian Flensted 1963
FLYING SWALLOWS 5
024b Cardboard W70 x H53 cm
Design: Christian Flensted 1963
DINGHY REGATTA 5
027 Wood/paper · W65 x H35 cm
Design: Christian Flensted 1964
SILVER RHYTHM
023 Cardboard W30 x H38 cm Design: Christian Flensted 1962
DINGHY REGATTA 3
026 Wood, paper W38 H28 cm Design: Christian Flensted 1964
HAPPY HEARTS
031 Serigraphical foil W25 H37 cm Design: Christian Flensted 1965
037An Aluminium An: W70 x H72 cm
Bn: W95 H97 cm Cn: W120 x H122 cm
Design: Christian Flensted 1966
PRIZE HEN, PINK & YELLOW
039H Cardboard. 112 36 cm. Design: Christian Flensted, 1967
RHYTHM
037Ab · Aluminium Ab: W70 H72
Bab: W95 x H97 cm Cab: W120 x H122 cm
Design: Christian Flensted 1966
The Flensted flagship model, Black Rhythm, was designed by Christian Flensted and is available in many colours and sizes. Larger sizes by inquiry.
FEMININUMASCULINUM
045 Cardboard W30 H21 cm Design: Christian Flensted 1968
THE WISEST OWLS
Cardboard W45 x H43 cm
Frede Fabek · 1973 VETERAN VIKING, BLUE
Serigraphical foil · W20 x H25 cm
Christian Flensted 1975 VETERAN VIKING, BLACK
Serigraphical foil W20 H25 cm Design: Christian Flensted
PANDA MOBILE
079 Cardboard W39 x H47 cm Design: Kurt Eriksen 1979
EASTER MOBILE
080 Cardboard W40 H28 cm
Christian Flensted 1980
HAPPY WHALES, YELLOW & GREEN
081g Serigraphical foil W45 H54 cm Design: Ole Flensted 1980
EXPECTING MOTHER
084 Cardboard W34 x H30 cm Design: Lizzie Thyssen 1980 HEDGEHOG MOBILE 082 Cardboard · W45 x H31 cm
Christian Flensted 1980
PEACE & LOVE
NATURA
110an · Wood, stainless steel W75 H35 cm Design: Ole Flensted 2013
In 1970, Ole Flensted designed his first mobile. quickly became a flagship model for the family company and still is. The original is in black and red, but is now also available in this version made from beech.
The Flensted mobile wall at the National Gallery of Denmark
FUTURA XL
110B Wood, stainless steel W180 x H60 cm Design: Ole Flensted 2013
FATAMORGANA XL
113B Serigraphical foil, wood · W160 x H100 cm Design: Ole Flensted · 1996
FUTURA NATURA XL 110Ban Wood, stainless steel W180 x H60 cm Design: Ole Flensted 2013
Ole Flensted designed Fatamorgana in 1996, and as you might notice the large-scale version has now had a little facelift. This model comes with different coloured leaves packed in the box (see page 38) and is available in different sizes.
CHICK-HEN
111a Serigraphical foil W12 H30 cm Design: Ole Flensted 1990
HAPPY FROG
112a Cardboard W45 x H53 cm Design: Frede Fabek 1990
FATAMORGANA
FATAMORGANA, B/W
113s Serigraphical foil, wood W61 x H55 cm Design: Ole Flensted 1990
SOARING SEAGULLS
114 Serigraphical foil W68 H52 cm Design: Christian Flensted 1990
FLOATING FISH
116 Wood W37 H27 cm Design: Christian Flensted 1991
DOGGY DREAMS
117 · Cardboard W47 x H50 cm
Design: Frede Fabek 1991
PENGUIN TALK
119 Serigraphical foil W48 H44 cm
CRANE DANCE
113 Serigraphical foil, wood W60 H60 cm Design: Ole Flensted 1990 LIFE & THREAD
Design: Ole Flensted 1992
120 Cardboard W45 H45 cm Design: Frede Fabek 1992
124 Serigraphical foil, wood · W125 x H70 cm Design: Ole Flensted · 1994
HUGGING BEARS
115 Cardboard W47 H60 cm Design: Frede Fabek 1991
HORSE MOBILE
118 Serigraphical foil W48 H44 cm Design: Christian Flensted 1991
Serigraphical foil W14 x H42 cm Design: Christian Flensted · 1995
LIFE & THREAD XL, B/W
124BW Serigraphical foil, wood 100 x 205 cm Design: Ole Flensted, 2018
CIRCULAR ANGELS
127 Serigraphical foil W50 x H37 cm Design: Ole Flensted 1995
TANGO, RED
133r Serigraphical foil, wood W100 x H85 cm Design: Ole Flensted 1998
TANGO, BLUE
133b · Serigraphical foil, wood W100 x H85 cm Design: Ole Flensted 1998
METAMORPHOSIS
132 Stainless steel, wood W40 x H40 cm Design: Ole Flensted 1998
On Metamorphosis you can move the wires, and thereby change the shape of the aerial sculpture. See page 36.
TANGO, YELLOW
133g Serigraphical foil, wood W100 H85 cm Design: Ole Flensted 1998
TANGO, BLACK
133s Serigraphical foil, wood W100 x H85 cm Design: Ole Flensted 1998
WINGS
STRATOS
136 Serigraphical foil W85 H65 cm Design: Ole Flensted 2001
TURNING LEAVES, BLACK & RED
141s Serigraphical foil, wood W31 H82 cm Design: Ole Flensted 2004
PRISMAS MOBILE
138 Cardboard · W31 x H33 cm Design: Frede Fabek · 2001
TURNING LEAVES, BLACK & WHITE
141w Serigraphical foil, wood W31 H82 cm Design: Ole Flensted 2004
REFLECTIONS, BLACK
135s Serigraphical foil, wood W55 H65 cm Design: Ole Flensted 2000
142s Acrylic W38 x H63 cm Design: Ole Flensted 2005
CIRCULAR BUNNIES
140 Cardboard W54 H50 cm Design: Louise B. Helmersen · 2004
HOCUS POCUS
TURNING LEAVES, LONG
141L Serigraphical foil, wood W30 x H170 cm Design: Ole Flensted 2004
REFLECTIONS, RED 142r Acrylic W38 H63 cm Design: Ole Flensted 2005 BREEZE 143 Serigraphical foil W85 H70 cm Design: Ole Flensted 2005
TURNING ANGELS
144 Cardboard W45 H52 cm Design: Louise B. Helmersen · 2005
145 Cardboard W35 H40 cm Design: Ole Flensted 2008
OLEPHANTS, PLEXI
Ole Flensted 2009
149p Acrylic W35 H45 cm Design: Ole Flensted 2009
MIND, YELLOW
Serigraphical foil, wood W45 x H65
COUNTERPOINT MAXI, BLACK 154Ms Wood, stainless
Ole Flensted 2016
MIND, BLACK
Serigraphical foil, wood W45 H65 cm Design: Ole Flensted 2012
FREE MIND, RAINBOW
GUARDIAN ANGELS 5
155 Serigraphical foil, wood W45 H65 cm
Designer: Ole Flensted & Mie Lerche 2018
Ole and Mie Lerche’s beautiful angels have now taken a new form. The angels now dance around each other, they are pre-assembled in the box, and we have changed the material on this particular design to serigraphical foil, to make withstand being unpacked for many Christmases to come.
GIRAFFES ON THE SAVANNAH
153 Cardboard W47 H60 cm Design: Ole Flensted 2013
7 STEPS 4 LADDERS
151w Serigraphical foil, wood W45 x H65 cm Design: Ole Flensted 2012
152 Cardboard W36 x H65 cm Design: Ole Flensted 2013
COUNTERPOINT MAXI, NATURE
154Mn Wood, stainless steel W60 x H110 cm Design: Ole & Christine Flensted 2016
GUARDIAN ANGELS
COUNTERPOINT, BLACK
154s Wood, stainless steel · W33 x H67 cm Design: Ole Flensted 2014
COUNTERPOINT, NATURE
154an Wood, stainless steel W33 H67 cm Design: Ole & Christine Flensted 2014
FLUXUS
429 Cardboard, wood W45 H48 cm Design: Emmett Williams & Ole Flensted 2008
NIELS BOHR
441 Stainless steel, wood W27 x H27 cm Design: The Niels Bohr Institute & Ole Flensted 2013
Ole Flensted 2011 FLYING CHAIRS
GUGGENHEIM NEW YORK
434 Cardboard · W38 x H52 cm
WHERE DO THE MOBILES COME FROM?
The Mobile Centre is situated in the midst of picturesque countryside on the beautiful island of Funen in Denmark.
With woods and open fields as our closest neighbours and 2 miles to the coast we work at “Frederiksminde”, the romantic former village school, that you are always welcome to visit. In our showroom you can take a closer look at our more than 200 mobiles. We are quite sure you will find something to your liking.
COPENHAGEN
Flensted Mobiles also resides in our beautiful capital Copenhagen. We have an office in the center of town and you can find a breathtaking view of ”The Mobile Wall” at the National Gallery of Denmark.
THE FLENSTED TEAM
Flensted Mobiles is a family company a little bit out of the ordinary. We are fortunate to have a very skillful team, not only in Denmark, but also around the world; through the shops selling our mobiles and our agents and wholesalers. We even have several people in our team that has worked with us for 15, 20 and 40 years!
HANDMADE IN DENMARK
A SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION
A Flensted mobile is not only designed in Denmark: It is handmade in Denmark, assembled by our 60 homeworkers spread over Funen – the island of Hans Christian Andersen.
Assembling the stork mobiles by themselves, Christian and Grethe could not keep up with the demand, so they started asking their neighbours for help in assembling the mobiles and that’s how the concept of Flensted homeworkers was born. Today more than 60 homeworkers are employed to assemble the handmade movement and balance.
WHAT IS A HOMEWORKER?
Instead of 60 people driving to a factory every day to assemble mobiles, they work from their own homes. Every two weeks, we visit all our homeworkers, to give them supplies for new mobiles in exchange for assembled mobiles that are packed and ready to ship. We have been using this production method for over 60 years. It saves more than 15 tons of fuel every year.
RESPONSIBILITY IN PRODUCTION
The philosophy in our product design and manufacturing process is to focus on a combination of aesthetics, ethics and durability. We strive to use the best quality materials possible, to help ensure that our mobiles can pass as heirlooms from generation to generation. It is our policy to design and produce all mobiles as environment-friendly as possible, within the above framework. We strive to improve this, both in our family and our business every day.
CAUSES WE SUPPORT
Over the years, we have donated time and mobiles to social projects, institutions and to a variety of different events. Nationally, we feel a similar responsibility which is why we have participated in projects with e.g. Amnesty International. For example: When a Cyclephants mobile sold, a donation is made to Save the Children.
Frederiksminde on the island of Funen This is where the mobiles come from
Mobile Wall in Copenhagen
CHRISTMAS INSPIRATION
With a large product assortment like ours, we wanted to make it easier for you to find the mobiles that would be interesting for Christmas. Here you have an overview of what we would suggest during Christmas time, but many of our mobiles can be used all year round.
The Hans Christian Andersen cutouts are not only nice greeting cards. They can be used as Christmas decorations – also on your Christmas tree (see page 34)
Photo by Peter Leth-Larsen
Photo by Peter Leth-Larsen
EASTER INSPIRATION
With a large product assortment like ours, we wanted to make it easier for you to find the mobiles that would be interesting for Easter. Here you have an overview of what we would suggest during Easter time, but many of our mobiles can be used all year round.
· Easter Mobile
This sweet Easter mobile can be used as a decoration, but is also an ideal gift for the hostess inviting you to Easter-dinner.
Sheep Mobile
Photo by Peter Leth-Larsen
Photo by Peter Leth-Larsen
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN MOBILES BY FLENSTED MOBILES
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN AND THE FLENSTEDS
Before the Flensted family became makers of mobiles, they were publishers, and published the works of Hans Christian Andersen in many languages.
If you have an old Hans Christian Andersen book on your bookshelf, it might be from Flensted’s Publishing House. As well as telling tales and fables, Hans Christian Andersen also made paper cutouts, for adults and children alike.
It is said that he always carried a large pair of scissors, 24 cm long, when he went to dinner parties. In the middle of a conversation, he would produce the scissors, fold a piece of paper and move it deftly through the scissors’ jaws. Hans Christian Andersen created around 1500 paper cutouts.
Between 1980 and 2003, Christian and Grethe Flensted ran a shop only metres away from Andersen’s house in Odense. After 1982, it became a Flensted tradition to publish a cutout each year. The cutouts are mounted on a thread and supplied with an envelope and a greetings card with a portrait of Hans Christian Andersen. They make an original greetings card or can be used to decorate your Christmas tree.
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN CUT-OUTS BY
Please note that alle H.C.Andersen cut-outs include a H.C.Andersen double card and an envelope.
CUSTOMIZABLE MOBILES
Sometimes the mobile you see on the photo can be changed; form, colours, etc. We’d like to show you!
On these two pages, you can see the different customizable models in our assortment. The mobile always comes preassembled as shown on the photo, but you can change it to your liking. The numbers in the colored circle show the complete quantity and colors of the leaves included in the box (including the pre-assembled ones).
113 · FATAMORGANA
Included in the box of Fatamorgana are the leaves in the following colours and quantities. Use your imagination to mix & match!
Serigraphical foil, wood. W60 x H60 cm
Design: Ole Flensted 1990
113B · FATAMORGANA XL
Included in the box of Fatamorgana XL are the leaves in the following colours and quantities. Use your imagination to mix & match!
113S FATAMORGANA, B/W
Included in the box of Fatamorgana b/w are the leaves in the following colours and quantities. Use your imagination to mix & match!
Serigraphical foil, wood. W160 x H100 cm
Design: Ole Flensted
Serigraphical foil, wood. W61 x H55 cm
Design: Ole Flensted 1990
124BW LIFE & THREAD XL, B/W
Included in the box of Life & Thread XL B/W are the leaves in the following colours and quantities. Use your imagination to mix & match!
Serigraphical foil, wood W205 x H100 cm
Design: Ole Flensted 1994
124 LIFE & THREAD
Included in the box of Life & Thread are the leaves in the following colours and quantities. Use your imagination to mix & match!
Serigraphical foil, wood. W125 x H70 cm
Design: Ole Flensted 1994
143 BREEZE
Included in the box of Breeze are the leaves in the following colours and quantities. Use your imagination to mix & match!
124H LIFE & THREAD, WHITE & GOLD
Included in the box of Life & Thread w/g are the leaves in the following colours and quantities. Use your imagination to mix & match!
Serigraphical foil, wood. W125 x H70 125
Design: Ole Flensted 1994
136 STRATOS
Included in the box of Stratos are the leaves in the following colours and quantities. Use your imagination to mix & match!
Serigraphical foil.
W85 x H65 cm
Design: Ole Flensted 2001
Serigraphical foil. W85 x H70 cm
Design: Ole Flensted 2005
146S FLYING SAUCERS
Included in the box of Flying Saucers are the leaves in the following colours and quantities.
Use your imagination to mix & match!
Serigraphical foil. W85 x H70 cm Design: Ole Flensted 2008
30111 BUTTERFLIES MOBILE
On our Butterfly mobile you can change the colours of the wings. Mix & match after your own imagination!
Serigraphical foil. W45 x H68 cm
Design: Louise B. Helmersen 2006
12 different characters are included. Use your imagination to mix & match!
124B LIFE & THREAD XL
Included in the box of Life & Thread XL are the leaves in the following colours and quantities. Use your imagination to mix & match!
Serigraphical foil, wood. W205 x H100 cm
Design: Ole Flensted 1994
419 MEMORABILIA 4
On Memorabilia 4 (Postcard mobile 4), you are invited to write what makes you happy on the included cards. Maybe add a photo of your loved ones?
2 pre-printed and 4 white cards included.
Plastic pegs, stainless steel. W40 x H40 cm
Design: Ryusaku Kawashima, 1998
419B · MEMORABILIA 8
On Memorabilia 8 (Postcard mobile 8), you are invited to write what makes you happy on the included cards.
Maybe add a photo of your loved ones?
4 pre-printed and 8 white cards included.
Plastic pegs, stainless steel. W90 x H55 cm
Design: Ryusaku Kawashima, 1998
132 METAMORPHOSIS
On Metamorphosis you can move the wires, and thereby change the shape of the aerial sculpture, which will then reveal fascinating forms and create new shadows as it slowly revolves.
Stainless steel, wood. W40 x H40 cm
Design: Ole Flensted 1998
Until now it has been difficult to explain the size of our XL-mobiles.
In order to show you, we sent father and daughter to a photo shoot, and hope you’ll be able to better estimate the sizes through these pictures.
Christian Flensted 1966
FLENSTED ACCESSORIES
DID YOU KNOW...?
We are a family company, now in its third generation. The present owner, Christine Kit Flensted, is the grand-daughter of the founder of the company.
All of our mobiles are handmade in Denmark, by more than 60 home-workers who live on the island of Funen.
Christian Flensted founded Flensted Mobiles in 1953, so we have practiced the art of making mobiles for a very long time.
We have around 200 mobiles in our collection, so there is a design to appeal to everyone and to suit any room in the house.
Our mobiles often become heirlooms, passed from generation to generation.
Our mobiles move, which is something not all mobiles do.
One of our reasons for making mobiles is to bring movement into your home, where most things stand still (besides the wick of a candle or the hand of a clock).
Photo by Michael Svenningsen
Photo by Peter Leth-Larsen
FS-Pressefot. Photo by Lars Lindskov, Od. Stadsarkiv
Christian Flensted in his studio in the 1970s being filmed by Japanese televison. Christian is showing how to make his 1955-design, Flowing Rhythm.
