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Designer
Hee Welling
Hee Welling (born 1974) is a Danish furniture designer. The son of a cabinetmaker, he attended art and design schools in Denmark, studied at the University of Art and Design Helsinki (2002) and took a master's degree in furniture design at…
Biography
Background
Hee Welling (born 1974) is a Danish furniture designer. The son of a cabinetmaker, he attended art and design schools in Denmark, studied at the University of Art and Design Helsinki (2002) and took a master's degree in furniture design at Copenhagen's Royal Danish Academy (2003). He founded Hee Welling Studio in Copenhagen in 2003.
Signature Style
His studio creates objects that are simple and useful, with an honest and careful use of materials: every detail has a purpose and a clean visual expression, rooted in the Scandinavian design tradition. HAY describes his work as technically accomplished products for a wide audience, with a great sense of proportion and quietly elegant aesthetics.
Notable Works
- About A Chair, About A Lounge and About A Stool series (HAY)
- Hee steel-wire chairs and stools for indoor and outdoor use (HAY)
- Rely recycled-plastic chair and Patch extendable table (&tradition)
- Link chair series (Lapalma, Good Design Award)
Legacy
Welling has received the BoBedre design award, the Good Design Award (USA) and a Danish Arts Foundation scholarship, and was nominated Danish designer of the year in 2013 and 2014. His furniture is used in the Oslo Opera House, the Australian Parliament and the Danish Parliament.
Collections
Products
Rely HW33-HW34
Hee Welling's compact Rely armchair with a recycled plastic shell, plain or with seat cushion
About A Table AAT 20
Round-top table on a powder coated aluminium frame with organic curves and raised feet
About A Lounge Sofa AAL
Sofa described by HAY as a fusion of two lounge chairs, with curvy lines and oak legs
About A Chair AAC 12
Armless four-leg shell chair with a curved open shell and solid wood base
About A Stool AAS 38
Bar stool with a curved backrest and a rounded steel sled base by Hee Welling for HAY
About A Chair AAC 08 (steel frame)
Stackable shell chair on an open bent-steel sled frame with a recycled plastic shell
Patch HW1
Hee Welling's 2020 Patch HW1, a 180 cm dining table with a butterfly extension to 280 cm
Drip HW114
Hee Welling's Drip HW114 bar table, 105 cm high with an 80 x 140 cm top, built on aluminium
Rely HW6-HW10
Rely HW6-HW10 chairs on a steel tube base, from bare shell to upholstered shell, 470 x 550 x 820 mm
Rely HW128-HW132
Five 2026 counter chairs, 990 mm high, 650 or 665 mm seat, on a wooden base under the Rely shell
Drip HW111
Hee Welling's 2021 Drip HW111 counter table in aluminium, 95 cm high, as a knock-down
Rely HW11-HW20
Chair of 2020 by Hee Welling with a recycled plastic shell on a swivel aluminium base
