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Great design wears well. That

may explain why works by Dan-

ish designers of the last century

are still winning prestigious

awards and why design junkies

are seeking out Danish home

décor and design products with

an enthusiasm not seen since

the 1950s, when Danish modern

(remember teak?) was all the

rage.

Probably the most recogniz-

able modern chair designs come

from Arne Jacobsen, the grand-

daddy of modern Danish design.

Variations on his “Egg” chair,

designed in 1958, have been a

staple of homes and offices for

more than half a century. De-

signers, such as Tord Boontje

from Holland, are now giving

the Egg a new look with special-

ly designed fabrics, as shown on

the Décor Extra cover. The Egg

is available both in classic col-

ours and updated prints at Plan

B Office, (91 Parliament St., To-

ronto, 416-941–1010 planbof-

fice.com), with prices starting at

about $5,300.

Jacobsen, by the way, was one

of the first designers to create a

full line of household or indus-

trial products. He oversaw every

detail, including the look of door

handles and furniture, of the de-

sign of the Royal Hotel in Co-

penhagen, (now the Radission

SAS Royal Hotel), which opened

in 1960. The famous Room 606,

which has retained much of the

original furniture and cool grey-

blue scheme, is still rented out —

most frequently to fans of Ja-

cobsen’s work.

Just how timeless Danish

modernism is became apparent

when an upholstered wing

chair, made in 1960 by the leg-

endary Hans Wegner, was re-

launched by Carl Hansen, a

Danish furniture maker who

collaborated with Wegner as far

back as 1949. Called the Ch445,

the reissued chair design was

shown at the International Con-

temporary Furniture Fair in

New York last year and was giv-

en the ICFF Editors Award for

Furniture. It, and other Wegner

chair designs, are now available

in Toronto at several stores, in-

cluding Hollace Cluny (1070

Yonge St. Toronto, 416-968-

7894), where prices for the

Wegner series start at about

$6,300. For a full list of dealers,

go to carlhansen.com.

Verner Panton, who worked

with Jacobsen, injected the

clean lines of Danish modern-

ism with a Mod esthetic. His

whimsical Spiral lamp garnered

huge attention when it came out

in 1969. It, too, is enjoying new-

found attention. Sold under the

brand name Verpan, the design

has become a hot seller at Euro-

lite, the exclusive distributor of

Panton’s designs in southern

Ontario (5 Lower Sherbourne

St., Suite 100, Toronto, 416-203-

1501, eurolite.com). A one-tier

Spiral in white sells for $1,200.

Panton’s Globe pendant lamp,

designed in 1977, has white re-

flectors held by steel chains. In

Toronto, it’s available at Euro-

lite by special order, where the

20-inch model sells for $3,200.

The current generation of

Danish designers is equally in-

tent on creating beautiful, use-

ful objects for the home and

houseware market. Take, for ex-

ample, Lene Frantzen and Eva

Helene Rasmussen, partners in

Danish design company Zig-

zign. Their latest consumer of-

fering, the Slice, marries great

design with practicality. The

Slice is 100 per cent felt wood

that has been dyed and then

rolled up and cut, or “sliced.”

The richly coloured material,

in lush shades of eye-popping

red, electric blue and tropical

yellow and green, is fashioned

into seat pads, cushions, pillows

and hot pads.

The Slice is also environmen-

tally friendly. Its thick surface

rejects dirt, insulates, is heart-

resistant, muffles sound, and

can be easily wiped clean with a

damp cloth.

The Slice chair pad will be

available soon for $310 at Kiosk

(99 Jarvis St., Toronto, 416-601-

1661, kioskmobilia.com). All

other items can be ordered on-

line through zigzign.com. The

price for the 15-inch table mat is

$52, not including shipping.

The Danes have always been at

the forefront of developing al-

ternative forms of energy, in-

cluding wind power, which ac-

counts for about 10 per cent of

the country’s energy supply.

Consumer interest in high-effi-

ciency, wood-burning stoves is

also strong, fuelling the growth

of Danish companies such as

Rais, which has been manufac-

turing high-efficiency, clean-

burning wood stoves since the

early ’70s.

One of the most popular mod-

els sold locally is the Rais Pina,

which can be accessorized so

that it turns 360 degrees, offer-

ing a view of the flames from any

vantage point. It sells for about

$5,000.

Rais wood stoves are available

through custom builder and fur-

niture designer Yuill McGregor

of North on Sixty, who acts as

the Ontario representative for

the company. A list of dealers

and more product information

can be found at northonsixty.ca

or by calling 1-877-985-2458.

Great contemporary Danish

design can even be found in

kitchen cookware. Popular in

Denmark and other Nordic

countries for the past 50 years,

Scanpan is a Danish manufac-

turer of cookware that’s recent-

ly come to Canada. The line in-

cludes pots, pans, dutch ovens

and woks coated with a non-

stick ceramic titanium, applied

through a casting method that

uses pressure of more than 250

tonnes and temperatures of up

to 20,000C.

According to its makers, that

means the aluminum bottoms

of the pans stay flat, and there-

fore, better heat conduction.

The Danish design touch is re-

flected in the clean lines, and

high-end materials. Scanpan

products are available in profes-

sional and consumer-grade op-

tions at most Sears locations,

and specialty kitchen shops.

Visit scanpan.ca. for more in-

formation.

The Design Exchange will host

“Contemporary Danish Design,”

from May 15 to June 25, a homage to

post-war design. Call 416-363-6121

or log onto dx.org for details.

Fresh

Danish

The clean linear lines and

organic shapes of this

Georg Jensen candelabra,

and wooden cheese

board, left, are typical of

contemporary Danish

design, famous for simple

form and function. The

elegant candelabra is

brushed stainless steel

and emulates a bouquet

of flowers, with

tulip-shaped holders and

six curved stems.

HOW

THE DANES

HAVE IMPROVED

ON THEIR

ENDURING STYLES

Verner Panton’s

Globe pendant

lamp, designed in

1977, has white

reflectors held by

steel chains that

seem to float

inside the

transparent

acrylic globe.

The original “Egg” and “Drop” chairs (left and right), in Room

606 of the old Royal Hotel in Copenhagen. The Drop chair never

went into production and prototypes are extremely rare.

Verner

Panton’s

whimsical

Spiral lamp

garnered huge

attention

when it came

out in 1969.

BY VICKY SANDERSON

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