A common feature in all the 10 selected design products is that they were created during the first 10 years of the 21st century, and that they are some of the most characteristic new favourites in the Danish homes. They all have the potential to become future design icons.

GUBI Chair, 2003

Design KOMPLOT
Manufacturer Gubi A/S, www.gubi.dk

Gubi Chair from 2003 was designed in a three-dimensional form to enhance comfort while using only half as much veneer. This means that fewer resources are taken from the environment.
 

Stingray, 2004

Design Thomas Pedersen
Manufacturer Fredericia Furniture A/S, www.fredericia.com

The Stingray chair is a modern interpretation of the classic rocking chair. Inspired by a clam shell, Stingray’s design has an organic form, rough on the outside and smooth and delicate on the inside. The rocking chair is made in fibre glass.
 

PLAY, 2009

Design Jesper K. Thomsen
Manufacturer Normann Copenhagen Production ApS,
www.normann-copenhagen.com

PLAY is a series of quality furniture for children. The series includes a table, a bench, a chair, a blackboard and a soap box racer with an unusual, humorous expression. PLAY is handmade in Denmark in a local carpenter’s workshop.

 

Washing-up Bowl, 2002

Design Ole Jensen
Manufacturer Normann Copenhagen Production ApS,
www.normann-copenhagen.com

Washing-up Bowl is made in soft rubber that adjusts its shape to the things put into the bowl. At MoMa in New York the bowl is used as a wine cooler, while others use it, for example, for teddy bears.
 

High Stool, 2007/2008

Design Space
Manufacturer Mater A/S, www.materdesign.com

High Stool from Mater was designed with an emphasis on sustainability and aesthetics. The stool is produced in a small carpentry shop in the Shanghai Province, which is involved in a sustainable business development programme.
 

Little Friend, 2005

Design Kasper Salto
Manufacturer Fritz Hansen A/S, www.fritzhansen.com

Little Friend is a flexible, multi-functional and portable table that can be adjusted in height to fit into the home or in the office.

Cartoon, 2008

Design GamFratesi
Manufacturer Swedese Möbler AB, www.swedese.se

This chair was designed by the Danish-Italian duo Gamfratesi, and many place it in the same league as Arne Jacobsen’s design icons, the Ant chair and the No. 7 chair. Cartoon’s large backrest makes the name a perfect match for the aesthetic expression.
 

Caravaggio, 2005

Design Cecilie Manz
Manufacturer Lightyears A/S, www.lightyears.dk

Caravaggio provides direct light without any unpleasant glare. Of course, the pendant lamp also contributes to the general lighting in the room thanks to the up-light at the top. The goal with the series was to create a simple, soft shape for a small and a large pendant lamp.
 

Blue Fluted Mega, 2000-2010

Design Karen Kjældgaard-Larsen
Manufacturer Royal Copenhagen A/S, www.royalcopenhagen.com

In 2000, Karen Kjældgaard-Larsen designed the set Blue Fluted Mega, which is a new edition of Royal Copenhagen’s classic Blue Fluted set. Here, the pattern is much larger and is repeated in fragments.
 

Boston, 2007

Design Jens Martin Skibsted
Manufacturer Biomega A/S, www.biomega.dk

Mobility and strength are the keywords for Biomega’s bicycle Boston. The bike can be folded, which makes it easy to handle on the bus, in the office, etc. It has no chain, and a wire lock that is integrated into the frame makes the bike impossible to steal.