The Danish Design Centre Takes Us on a Journey Though Denmark’s Sustainable Design Movement

In a country where winters are long and people indulge indoors, interior design becomes a high priority. Held at the Danish Design Centre during Copenhagen Design Week 2011 last month, an exhibition called ‘Danish Design Past and Present’ showcased decades of Danish craftsmanship. With renowned furniture designers like Arne Jacobsen, Kaare Klint, Hans J Wegner and Verner Panton, to name a few, Danish design has a long tradition, that from the start, focused on functionalism, a respect for materials, and humanity. Seen above is ‘Ellert’, an eco-friendly electric car for two designed by Ray Innes and manufactured by El-Trans in 1985.


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