Illum Wikkelsø on Classicdesign.it

Like many furniture designers of his generation, Kristian Illum Wikkelsø trained as a cabinetmaker. He graduated in 1940, before continuing his studies at the Copenhagen School of Arts & Crafts and establishing his eponymous design firm in 1954, based in Aarhus, Denmark. With his clear design aesthetic and deep understanding of materials, he was one of the key protagonists to make Danish design style an international phenomenon.

He believed that furniture should be built to last, to indulge the body and to please the eye.