New brand PH Furniture to re-create unseen Poul Henningsen range

Poul Henningsen's wooden furniture
Newly-launched brand PH Furniture is recreating Danish architect Poul Henningsen's wooden furniture – designs unknown to most until now
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Although Poul Henningsen’s name is instantly associated with his iconic Louis Poulsen-produced lighting designs, he was also a prolific furniture designer. But his larger pieces have been little known until now, their design drawings forgotten and only recently unearthed.

Borrowing the name by which the architect was known in Denmark, PH Furniture is a tribute to Henningsen’s furniture works, and a new brand name under which these vintage pieces will be manufactured.

‘It’s an enormous responsibility to present Poul Henningsen’s designs,’ says Flemming Lindeløv, whose company ToneArt is the motor behind the PH brand. ‘We are very truthful to the original designs when producing the furniture and we see it as our finest task to do things in line with the spirit of PH’s work and thoughts.’

Henningsen’s found designs are of mainly wooden furniture pieces, conceived over a period spanning the late 1910s to the mid-1930s – pieces, explains Lindeløv, that were never widely produced.

The furniture will be produced in Denmark to the highest standards, says PH CEO Mads Bøje, crafted from originally specified woods such as mahogany, solid walnut and smoked oak, following Henningsen’s stark lines and contemporary take on traditional shapes. ‘I am sure,’ Bøje concludes, ‘that the furniture will become part of the Danish design classics.’

conference table

One of the newly-redeveloped pieces, the conference table (pictured here with his better known table lamp design), was designed in 1934

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mahogany dresser

Henningsen’s found designs are mainly for wooden furniture pieces, conceived over a period spanning the late 1910s to the mid-1930s – such as this mahogany dresser

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makeup table

The makeup table is one of the most detailed wooden designs drawn from Henningsen's archive

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wooden furniture

These pieces were never widely produced, making then of even greater interest to designers and furniture enthusiasts now

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wooden furniture

The furniture will be produced in Denmark to the highest standards, says PH CEO Mads Bøje – crafted from originally specified woods such as mahogany, solid walnut and smoked oak, following Henningsen’s stark lines and contemporary take on traditional shapes

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wooden side tables

Bøje believes that the furniture will enter the pantheon of Danish design classics

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Rosa Bertoli was born in Udine, Italy, and now lives in London. Since 2014, she has been the Design Editor of Wallpaper*, where she oversees design content for the print and online editions, as well as special editorial projects. Through her role at Wallpaper*, she has written extensively about all areas of design. Rosa has been speaker and moderator for various design talks and conferences including London Craft Week, Maison & Objet, The Italian Cultural Institute (London), Clippings, Zaha Hadid Design, Kartell and Frieze Art Fair. Rosa has been on judging panels for the Chart Architecture Award, the Dutch Design Awards and the DesignGuild Marks. She has written for numerous English and Italian language publications, and worked as a content and communication consultant for fashion and design brands.