Fake Hans J Wegner chairs destroyed by Norwegian authorities
A delivery of 100 replicas of Danish designer Hans J Wegner's Round Chair has been seized and destroyed by Norwegian customs. More
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Peder Moos table breaks auction record for most expensive piece of Nordic design
A dining table by Denmark's late Peder Moos has broken the world auction record for a piece of Nordic design, selling for over £600,000. More
Menu blends Scandinavian design with traditional crafts to help Nepali women
Maison&Objet 2015: Danish design brand Menu has launched a soft furnishings collection produced in Nepal, to offer Nepali craftswomen an alternative to working in the sex trade (+ slideshow). More
Cabinetmakers' Autumn Exhibition 2015 showcases "petite" Danish furniture design
Work from more than 30 Danish furniture designers is on display at the Øregaard Museum in Copenhagen, as part of the 2015 Cabinetmakers' Autumn Exhibition. More
Vipp partners with Annemette Kissow to launch first ceramics line
Homeware retailer Vipp has partnered with Danish ceramicist Annemette Kissow to launch a seven-piece breakfast range (+ slideshow). More
Cecilie Manz designs canvas and wood version of a hotel mini-bar
Danish designer Cecilie Manz has partnered with 145-year-old Danish furniture brand Rud Rasmussen to reimagine the hotel mini-bar. More
AYTM contrasts materials and textures for debut product collection
Northmodern 2015: Danish interiors brand AYTM has launched its first line of products, which includes vases, cushions and stackable trays, designed as "a more expressive approach to Nordic design" (+ slideshow). More
Normann Copenhagen responds to small sofa trend with Era by Simon Legald
Danish designer Simon Legald has added a two-seater sofa to his Era lounge collection for Normann Copenhagen, responding to market demand for smaller sofas (+ slideshow). More
Menu's WM String chairs have matching but inverted wire backs
Wire lattices form the backs of this pair of chairs by Rotterdam-based Studio WM for Danish brand Menu, with one positioned the opposite way around to the other. More
Carl Hansen & Søn opens showroom in London's Clerkenwell
Clerkenwell Design Week 2015: Danish brand Carl Hansen & Son has opened a space in London's Clerkenwell to showcase furniture by mid-century designers Hans J Wegner, Kaare Klint and Poul Kjaerholm (+ slideshow). More
Danish designer Jacob Jensen dies aged 89
Danish industrial designer Jacob Jensen, best known for his work with audio product company Bang & Olufsen, has died aged 89 (+ slideshow). More
GamFratesi covers Milanese cloister with mirrors for Mindcraft exhibition of Danish design
Milan 2015: design duo GamFratesi recruited established names like Cecilie Manz and Ole Jensen to exhibit alongside new designers in a mirrored installation for the Mindcraft exhibition in Milan. More
Carl Hansen & Søn delves into its archives for Colonial furniture collection
Danish design brand Carl Hansen & Søn has put Ole Wanscher's 1964 Colonial Sofa back into production to complement the designer's popular Colonial Chair. More
Bon Marché to host Finn Juhl furniture exhibition
Paris department store Bon Marché Rive Gauche will host an exhibition of furniture by Danish designer Finn Juhl to celebrate the 75th anniversary of his Pelican Chair and two new product launches. More
Carl Hansen & Søn updates Hans J Wegner's reversible tray table with smoked oak surfaces
Stockholm 2015: Danish furniture manufacturer Carl Hansen & Søn has refreshed a 1970 tray table by Modernist designer Hans J Wegner with a pale and smoked oak veneer. More
Shane Schneck's Bollard light is four lamps in one
Northmodern 2015: American designer Shane Schneck has created a silicone lamp for Danish brand Menu that can be used in four different positions. More
Troels Flensted uses flecked resin surfaces as tabletops
Northmodern 2015: Danish designer Troels Flensted has produced a collection of resin tabletops patterned with flecks of brightly coloured pigment (+ slideshow). More
Kristina Dam designs pale oak furniture to incorporate plants
Northmodern 2015: a wooden bench that hides a compartment for a plant pot below its seat is among the latest furniture and homeware items launched by Danish designer Kristina Dam (+ slideshow). More
Menu's homeware collection avoids "anything crazy coloured or hyper trendy"
Northmodern 2015: Danish design company Menu has released a range of homeware accessories in pale oak and pastel colours intended to "stay classy for generations" (+ slideshow). More
Ferm Living adds graphic textiles and rubber coated vessels to homeware collection
Northmodern 2015: stackable vases with a rubberised coating and geometric-patterned textiles are among homeware items by Danish brand Ferm Living on show at the Northmodern design fair in Copenhagen. More