Designers
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Erik Magnussen
Erik Magnussen was born in Copenhagen in 1940. As a newly graduated ceramicist in the sixties, he started working for the then highly esteemed Copenhagen porcelain industry. Before long, he broke from tradition and created modern services with few multi-functional parts to avoid repeating the mistakes of the earlier multi-functional services.
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Kasper Salto
Kasper Salto is the designer behind the KATO sofa and chair. He was born on 14 February 1967 in Copenhagen. He graduated as a cabinetmaker in 1988, receiving a silver medal for his test piece. In 1994, he graduated from the Danish Design School. While a student, he spent one semester abroad at the Art Center College of Design in Switzerland.
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Jørgen Rasmussen
Jørgen Rasmussen and his twin brother Ib Rasmussen were born in Odense, Denmark on April 26, 1931. Jørgen was born 10 minutes before Ib, making him the eldest. Both brothers are architects and studied at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture, from which they graduated in 1955. In their student days the identical twins took great pleasure in...
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Morten Engelbrecht
Morten Engelbrecht was born on 10 January 1961 and is the designer behind the APPETIT® Table series. He has worked with furniture, design and materials since his student years. After graduating with a business degree, he worked for furniture companies such as Bo-Tikken and Paustian for many years.
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Anders Hermansen
Anders Hermansen was born on 8 April 1960 in Stevns, south of Copenhagen. In 1982, as a recent graduate furniture designer from the Danish Design School, he began working with leading Danish design companies such as Paustian and Louis Poulsen.