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                                                 YEET CHAIR
+25 new designs and 3 new
colours dominate the DAN-FORM                     design by
Denmark collection in 2020.                    Morten Georgsen

Plush upholstery or stringent lines, velvet
or our high quality artificial leather - the
2020 collection spans across multiple
styles and designs, with a red thread
of interesting design features and a
combination of function and Nordic
design.

Find your favorite from our wide range
and enjoy the beautiful designs and
details that characterise furniture from
DAN-FORM Denmark.

The DAN-FORM Denmark range has
been created in collaboration with
skilled designers.

EXPECT SOMETHING DIFFERENT
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DAN-FORM DENMARK - IN SHORT                                                              OUR STORY

Founded in 1992, DAN-FORM Denmark                                                        The young and passionate Jørgen
designs and produces high quality furniture,                                             Mensen just couldn’t help it. With sparkling
including dining chairs, barstools, armchairs,                                           enthusiasm, he occupied the basement in
office chairs and tables.                                                                his house and in 1992 he created the first
                                                 OUR DESIGNS                             bentwood chair. A chair
We export our designs to more than 50                                                    that would turn out to be
countries, and our customers are leading         DAN-FORM Denmark takes pride            the first cornerstone of
design stores, retail chains, architects and     in our continuous work to create        DAN-FORM Denmark.
renowned hotels, restaurants and bars.           and find new designs that suit the
                                                 contemporary DAN-FORM brand.            The JACKPOT chair was
DAN-FORM Denmark exhibits at leading                                                     introduced on the market
trade shows throughout the year.                 We work with talented Danish            and since then DAN-FORM
New designs are introduced in Cologne in         designers who bring both experience     Denmark has evolved
January and in Milan in April.                   and innovation to our brand. Through    by adding more designs
                                                 a careful selection process, the most   as well as employees,
Furniture design from DAN-FORM Denmark           contemporary, Nordic style designs      widening the range to
is set at a pricepoint that makes the designs    are selected for production under       include tables, lounge and
available to the wider public.                   the DAN-FORM brand.                     bar chairs, and for a period
                                                                                         even accessories and lighting.
                                                 The latest design cooperations
                                                 include the famous Danish designer      In 2014, Sanne Protin took over the CEO
                                                    duo Says Who, Danish designer        position from Jørgen Mensen. Jørgen
                                                    Marianne Bjarløv and Danish          Mensen is now Chairman of the Board as
                                                 designer Morten Georgsen.               well as majority share holder of DAN-FORM
                                                                                         Denmark.

                                                                                         Under Sanne Protin’s leadership, DAN-FORM
                                                                                         Denmark has continued its steep growth
                                                                                         path, and introduced more collaborations
                                                                                         with external designers. continuing to be
                                                                                         innovative with our additions to the product
                                                                                         range, whilst staying true to our core
                                                                                         strengths of contemporary designs, high
                                                                                         quality and reasonable prices.

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REFERENCES

Furniture from DAN-
FORM Denmark is
all over the world.
We are a preferred
interior design partner
at several high-end
hotels, bars, restaurants,
airports etc.

The DAN-FORM
distribution model is
suitable for both smaller                                                       HOTEL NATALIJA RESIDENCE - Beograd, Serbia
and larger projects.

We carry stock of all             HOTEL FORZA TERRA - Kotor, Montenegro
products from our
                                                                          XL RESTAURANT & GRILL - Prague, Czech Republic
current range, most for
delivery within a few
weeks.                       STAGE RESTAURANT, COPULA THEATER - Hawaii
For larger projects, we
offer to manufacture
products from current
and previous ranges to
order, and we can also
offer fully customised
designs.

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WIRE            NEW PU LEATHER
                                           COLOUR
                                                              NEWS & TRENDS 2020

                           PAPER CORD      PLUSH UPHOLSTERY

                           CLASSIC LINES   DESIGN FEATURES
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”Our style is simple,
                                                        functional and filled
                                                        with character”
                                                        - Says Who, Danish designer
                                                        duo

                                                                                                                                EMBRACE
                                                        It is a great honour to introduce a fine range
                                                        of chairs this season.

                                                        Our strength is in the combination of good
  DESIGNER                                              design, thought-through solutions and solid
                                                        business understanding.”
  Says Who
  ”We are Nikolaj and Kasper. We are Says Who.
  Our style is rooted in the great traditions of
  Scandinavian design, and its love for simplicity,
                                                                                                                 “Says Who is a
  minimalism and functionality. We are part of                                                           question and a bold
                          the movement of New
                               Scandinavian Design.                                                           statement about
                                                                                                                challenging our
                                  Our cooperation
                                  with DAN-FORM                                                                   traditions and
                                                                                                            expectations. It is a
                                  Denmark has
                                   been extremely
                                  exciting, and
                                 a uniting of the                                                             question that we
                                 best skills from all
                                  worlds.                                                                 like to ask a lot. And
                                                                                                         we invite you to take
                                                                                                                           part”.
DUAL

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”I believe strongly that design
                                                                                                     gives most people more quality
                                                                                                          in life... and that the design
                                                                                                     world in general is based on too
                                                                                                        much nonsense and too little
                                                                                                                merit for the customer”
                                                His designs are characterized by elegant
                                                simplicity and exciting functions, and they          -Morten Georgsen,
                                                 are sold globally. Morten always prioritizes        danish designer
                                                   the “people´s judgment” opposed to the
                                                     “Hall of Fame” – although he has
                                                      received Pinnacle and Edward
                                                       Haimson Design awards. He is also a
ECLIPSE

                                                    juror at one of the most important design
                                                awards in the world – The IF Design Award.

                                                Apart from working with furniture Morten’s
                                                talent is also mirrored in speakers, lamps,
DESIGNER                                        logos and retail-concepts.
Morten Georgsen is the founder of By
Georgsen.

Morten Georgsen’s background is an
education in design -and product
management at Bang & Olufsen. During
his 9 years in the company he worked
with and learned from various high profile
designers. He added a university degree in
marketing in the 80’s.

After a few years in marketing/advertising
and at a furniture factory he founded his own
company. His idea was to make good design

                                                                                              JOMO
accessible to as many people as possible –
by moving them to another level design-wise.

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DESIGNER
                                                Bjarke Boganik Nielsen
                                                Bjarke Boganik Nielsen has a wealth
                                                of international experience. Although
                                                born and raised in the Western parts of
                                                Denmark, Bjarke studied in England, and
                                                soon after found his way to Paris, where his
                                                interest for design was sparked. He went
                                                back to Denmark to
                                                start his design
                                                career, and in
                                                2005 he designed
                                                the DOLPHIN chair

DESIGNER
                                                                                                       with DAN-FORM Denmark.
Ebbe Gehl                                                                                              In 2008 Bjarke moved to Asia, and
Ebbe Gehl has worked in the furniture                                                                  today runs a succesful design
industry for decades. Starting off with a                                                              company ”Boganik”.
furniture carpenter education in 1963,          DOLPHIN
Ebbe moved on to working for architectual
companies and took up teaching furniture
design at Edinburgh College of Art 1967-69.
Since 1970, Ebbe Gehl has partnered with
Søren Nissen on creating beautiful furniture.

                                                                                               ”There is something special
                                                                                               about the DOLPHIN chair. The
                                                                                               organic shape gives a sense
                                                                                               of life and movement - grace
                                                 Through the years Ebbe and Søren              maybe. Definitely
                                                 have received numerous awards
                                                                                               something appealing”
                                                 for their unique, functional designs,
                                                 which have also brought significant
                                                 international recognition.                    -Bjarke Nielsen,
                                                                                               danish designer
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”DAN-FORM asked me to design an
DESIGNER                                                                    upholstered armchair.

                                            DREAMER
Marianne Bjarløv                                                            I always adored the old-fashioned wing
Marianne Bjarløv has a long design career                                   chairs that form a cozy little space you can sit
within furniture.                                                           in. Therefore, I drew a chair with large ”wings”
Marianne has been designing furniture in                                    that embrace protectively around your body.
collaboration with DAN-FORM for more than
a decade.

                                            ”.... it was a highly
                                            exciting moment finally to
                                            sit in the chair and feel the
                                            real-time embracing of
                                            my ”butterfly wings”.

                                            -Marianne Bjarløv,
                                            Danish designer
CLOUD

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DESIGNER, In-house                                  ”I am passionate
Jørgen Mensen, founder of DAN-FORM                  about design and I
Denmark.
In 1992 Jørgen Mensen started his early
                                                    continuously strive for
productions in a small cellar in his home.
                                                    -Sanne Protin,   growth”
In 2010 he won the prestigious ’Danish
Innovation Champ 2010’. He is designer and          Managing Director
co-designer of more than 100 designs, e.g.          DAN-FORM Denmark
                       the famous DOLPHIN
                       chair, BUTTERFLY          DESIGNER, In-house
                       lounge chair, and the
                       JACKPOT chair.
                                                 Sanne Protin, Managing Diretor DAN-FORM
                                                 Denmark
                      Jørgen Mensen is
                                                 Sanne has worked for DAN-FORM since
                      now Chairman of the
                                                 2000. She has an eye for creating and
                      Board for DAN-FORM
                                                 finding designs that work for not only the
                      Denmark.
                                                 Nordic markets but also globally, and her
                                                 relentless efforts to bringing the best quality
                                                 to the market at affordable prices are
                                                 highly appreciated by our customers.
                                                                                Sanne’s
                                                                                uncompromised
                                                                                focus on design,
                                                                                innovation and
                                                                                growth has
                                                                                been
                                                                                instrumental
                                                                                to forming the
                                                                                brand that is
                                                                                DAN-FORM
                                               NEW LEATHERS

                                                                                today.

                                                                                                   COMBINO
JACKPOT

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PRESS CONTACT

Press contact:
Marketing Manager
Lisbeth H. Sørensen
+45 53 88 72 12
ls@dan-form.dk

www.dan-form.com

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