Søren Ulrik Petersen (b. 1961) Trained as a cabinet maker in the workshop of Hos Wulff?s Møbelsnedkeri in Copenhagen, Petersen completed his apprenticeship in 1985 prior to joining the Danish Design School and graduating in 1990. Petersen opened his own design studio SUP Desgin in 1991 then went on to to complete a three year working scholarship sponsored by The Danish Arts Foundation.
Hans S. Jakobsen (b. 1963) Hans Sandgren Jakobsen, a furniture-maker and designer, is one of those artists who made a name for themselves in no time. A long list of Jakobsen branded furniture as well as several prestigious awards are evidence of his immense talent which most of all challenges timelessness and traditional thinking.
Kasper Salto (b. 1967) Kasper Salto - the designer of Ice and Runner - was trained as a cabinetmaker with Jørgen Wolff. He graduated in 1994 from the Danish Design School and completed a training term at the Art Center in Switzerland. Starting 1996, he Lectured at the Royal Academy of Art in Copenhagen. He was also appointed a member of S.E. (The Cabinetmakers' Autumn Exhibition) for which he later became an exhibiting architect at the Museum of Applied Art in Copenhagen. In Salto's work the Danish tradition of furniture design is sustained in a well-balanced combination with international industrial design. Nature?s materials and colors are the main source of inspiration in most of his work. Despite his young age, he has already received several design awards.
Other young Danish designers include Henriette W. Leth, Delphi Design, Soren Berg & Mads Davidoff, Hans Sandgren Jakobsen, Oluf Lund, G & N.J. Haugesen, Henrik Bonnelycke, Carlo Volf, Komplot Design, Boris Berlin & Poul Christiansen, Jesper Holm, Helge Schultz and Henrik Leander.