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Arne jacobsen first furniture design Paris chair Ankjær Andreasen est. Sika Møbler Renoir Swing is designed by Ankjær Andreasen Arne jacobsen Charlottenborg Nanna Ditzel Hanging Egg Franco Albibi Ottoman

Louise Andreasen 3 generation takes over Sika Design Knud Andreasen 2 generation takes over Sika Design Sika-Hornaes is renamed to Sika-Design Sika launch the first collection designed by Yamakawa Sika takes over Horsnæs it´s biggest competitor First exterior collection Sika buils it´s first factory in Malaysia Sika builds new factory in Indonesia Rossini Chair is designed by Knud Andreasen and Yamakawa

SIKA DESIGN A PROUD TRADITION OF CRAFTMANSHIP Our passion rattan and know-how dates a long way back – we have been around long enough to call ourselves Scandinavia’s oldest producer of rattan and wicker furniture. Ankjær’s son Knud Andreasen took over the company in 1983, however Ankjær still continued his daily “inspection” rounds in the company until his death in 1997. The story of our company begins in 1942 when Ankjær Andreasen produced the first batch of baskets, lamps, flower tables and other smaller interior items made of rush and willow. In the 1950s he expanded his production to...

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Arne Jacobsen (1902-1971) was born on February 11, 1902 in Copenhagen. He had dreams of becoming a painter, but as fate would have it, Jacobsen was admitted to the Architecture School at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 1924. As one of Denmark’s most influential 20th century architects and designers, Arne Jacobsen’s legacy is his great contribution to architectural functionalism as well as his many simple, but effective chair designs. Still a student in 1925, Jacobsen participated in the Paris Art Deco fair Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes and...

Nanna Ditzel (1923-2005) and Jørgen Ditzel (1921-1961) exhibited their first furniture designs in Copenhagen, when they were still students at the Industrial Arts and Crafts College, Copenhagen. Nanna Ditzel’s critically acclaimed design was functional and experimental at the same time and she managed to become a successful woman in a very male-dominated era of Danish furniture design. Nanna Ditzel graduated as a furniture designer in 1946 at Design School Copenhagen, at the age of just 23. Prior to her graduation as furniture designer, she was educated as a cabinetmaker - a background that...

VIGGO BOESEN FRANCO ALBINI Viggo Boesen (1907-1985) was trained as an architect and in the 1930’s he made the ‘funkis’ style popular among a wider audience by introducing a new villa type in Denmark. Franco Albini (1905-1977) was an Italian Neo-Rationalist architect and designer, renowned for merging modern minimalistic furniture design with traditional Italian craftsmanship. Viggo Boesen was also a pioneer within organic furniture design. He designed a number of rattan and upholstery furniture, which was constructed according to his philosophy: design with an organic flow that embraces the...

OTTOMAN BY FRANCO ALBINI ROYAL DANISH WICKER MAKER TO THE CROWN ESTBL. 1854 The company R. Wengler was established in Copenhagen in 1854 by the German born craftsman Robert Wengler and continued on for generations as family business. In 1914 R. Wengler was appointed as wicker maker to the Danish Crown. R. Wengler was known as the best wicker maker in Denmark. Architects such as Arne Jacobsen, Viggo Boesen, Nanna & Jørgen Ditzel and Kay Bojesen came to the R.Wengler workshop to learn about wicker and weaving and have their prototypes made. WENGLER DINING CHAIR BY R. WENGLER R. Wengler stands...

A NATURAL AND SUSTAINABLE MATERIAL Rattan is a climbing plant that grows as a vine in the rainforest. The vines have been known to grow up to hundreds of metres long. Rattan grows naturally without disturbing the existing structure and balance in the rainforest while at the same time cleaning the air by transforming CO2 into clean air. As rattan grows by climbing the trees in the rainforest, it is important to preserve the trees in order to preserve the rattan production. This means that rattan indirectly helps to preserve the rainforest in Indonesia. It is the fastest growing tropical wood...

ICONS With our collection ICONS we revitalize iconic pieces of furniture from some of Europe’s most skilled and important architects and designers. Arne Jacobsen, Nanna and Jørgen Ditzel, Viggo Boesen and Franco Albini were all pioneers of their time – they broke new ground when they made experimental shapes of the sturdy materials of rattan and wicker and created sculptural and timeless icons. With great respect and admiration for the original designs and in close collaboration with the descendant of these renowned furniture makers, we are pleased and proud to be able to bring these icons...

OTTOMAN BY FRANCO ALBINI The Ottoman is a sculptural and elegant piece of furniture. To this day, connoisseurs all over the world chase the original pieces.

CHARLOTTENBORG BY ARNE JACOBSEN PARIS BY ARNE JACOBSEN The Paris chair is Arne Jacobsen’s very first furniture design from 1925. The chair won him a silver medal at the Art Deco Fair in Paris.

ROSSINI CHAIR - LUCAS DINING TABLE - SHELLY SHELVES

MICHELANGELO DAYBED The design of the decorative and comfortable Michelangelo daybed is inspired by the style of Danish garden furniture from the 1950s and 1960s.

RENOIR SWING We found this wonderful design in our archive. The first generation Renoir Swing was manufactured by Sika-Design more than 50 years ago. MONET CHAIR

SOFIE CHAIR - GEORGE TABLE - GEORGE BENCH

SIMONE STOOLS - LUCAS TABLE CHANTAL HIGH BACK With the bark left on the cane, this beautiful rest chair with decorative woven details is suitable for outdoor use in covered areas.

ISABELL ARM CHAIR - COLONIAL TABLE MADELEINE ARM CHAIR A beautiful stackable chair available in two colours.