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Foersom & Hiort-Lorenzen

Denmark

Designer:   Foersom &  Hiort-Lorenzen

Johannes Foersom & Peter Hiort-Lorenzen Johannes Foersom born 3 september 1947 Apprenticeship as a cabinetmaker with Gustav Berthelsen: 1964 - 69. The College of Arts and Crafts, Furniture Department: 1969 - 72. Furniture designer and interior designer for various design firms in Copenhagen: 1972 - 77. Collaboration with, among others, Ivan Schlecter: 1972 - 77. Part- time teacher at The Design School of Art and Design, Textile design: 1972 -80. Part-time teacher at The Danish School of Art and Design, Furniture Design: 1980 - 95. Independent design company together with Peter Hiort-Lorenzen: 1977 - Committee member in ministry of education, committee to revision of the designeducations: 1983 - 85. Employed as part-time teacher at the Furnitureschool S.B.F. 1980 - 95. Member of the board in Danish Designers MDD: 1998 - 2003. Part of ginger group to the designmagazine DesignMatters, as well as chairman for the board until 2004. Peter Hiort-Lorenzen Born 11 November 1943. Trained as a ship`s carpenter: 1958 - 62. The College of Arts and Crafts, Furniture Department : 1962 - 65. The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Furniture Making: 1965 - 68. Employed as a designer with Kilkenny Design Workshops, Ireland: 1968 - 70. Part-time designer with poul Cadovius: 1970 - 73. Employed with Niels Fagerholts studio: 1971 - 72. Part-time teacher at The Danish School of Art and Design, Furniture Design: 1975 - 2000. Independent design company with Johannes Foersom: 1977 - . Consultant for Farstrup Furniture: 1973 - 74. Company with the design company Eleven Danes: 1985 - 95. Member of the board in IDD: 1978 - 88. Chairman of the board of Arts and Crafts and the Designcommittee, The Danish Arts Foundation: 1998 - 2001.

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