Design Museum

Designmuseum Danmark was founded in 1890 for the purpose of disseminating good design. Then, as now, we introduce the narrative of Denmark as a design hub and the value and potential of design.

"When you step into the exhibition universe, you will experience design in a variety of ways. You will discover how, in the future, design may shape our lives, society, and planet. You will travel back in time in the museum's historical Wunderkammer, and you will experience some of the ultimate design icons of the twentieth century. Welcome to a world of design!"

Anders Hermansen

An industrial and furniture designer

Anders Hermansen (b. 1960) is an industrial and furniture designer. He thinks with his hands, and always in three dimensions. While still a design student, he began to make products out of wire sketch chairs balancing became his preferred method of sketching rather than drawing.

After his graduation from the School of Decorative Art, in 1982, he developed a series of wite-sketch chairs balancing between sculpture and high-tech style. This work led to tesign commissions for Paustian, Louis Poulser Engelbrechts and more than 20 years as chlef Jesigner at Bang & Olufsen, followed by a position as chief designer and a member of the advisory board for the electronics firm LG.

"It is not a successful industrial product unless the person is included in the equation. There are no products that aren't about us."

Danish Textile Print

Through 100 years

With the exhibition The Power of Print, Designmuseum Danmark takes a sweeping look at the development of Danish textile printing over approximately 100 years. The presentation highlights a craft that has been key in shaping the characteristic identity of the inter-nationally acknowledged Danish interior design culture through-out the 20th century.

The Danish tradition of solo studios and hand-printing has remained significant and strong throughout the 20th century. However, many textile printers and designers also worked with the textile industry, particularly after the Second World War, when a growing number of companies had the capacity to produce the artists' prints on an industrial scale. During this time, several Danish textile printers also created designs specifically for artisanal clothing, which became very popular in cultural circles.

Block printing is one of the oldest manual methods for transferring a pattern to a textile. It is a form of relief print-ing, where the image is defined by the raised areas that remain after the rest has been cut away. The dye is applied by pushing the block into a printing pad with an even distribution of dye. For multi-colour patterns, each colour is printed with a separate block.