This is the first exhibition in Japan to focus solely on Danish design, it is curated by the Designmuseum Danmark and Michael & Mariko Whiteway.

The show is composed of 4 sections : "The First Danish Design Companies with an International Reputation", "From Classicism to Functionalism", "Organic Modernism: Danish Design goes International" and "Danish Design in the Postmodern era and Our Time".

In the show, you will enjoy masterpieces by great Danish designers including Wegner, Jacobsen, Juhl, Kjaerholm, Panton, Henningsen, Koppel and so on. The show is one of the events that celebrate 150 years anniversary of Japan-Denmark Diplomatic Relations.

Exhibits :

• about 200 woks

Curated by :

• Designmuseum Danmark
• Michael & Mariko Whiteway

Catalogue Texts :

• Anne-Louise Sommer (Museum Director, Designmuseum Danmark)
• Christian Holmsted Olsen (Head of Exhibition & Collections, Designmuseum Danmark)

Lenders :

• Designmuseum Danmark
• Various European private collectors
• Shiokawa Collection

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left : Hans Wegner
Peacock Chair
1947
private collection
Photo © Michael Whiteway

right : Finn Juhl
Chair Chieftain Chair
1949
Designmuseum Danmark
photo © Designmuseum Danmark / Pernille Klemp