Morten Gøttler

Background

Morten Gøttler (born 1944) is a Danish designer. Carl Hansen & Søn writes that he was born in Copenhagen, studied shipping in his youth and worked in the maritime industry for several years before an interest in design changed his career. He is self-taught, having learned about the properties of materials through trial and error.

Signature Style

The manufacturer sums his style up in two words, complex simplicity, and credits his designs with simple, obvious shapes, high-quality craftsmanship and durable materials. His point of departure is modern Scandinavian design tradition, and he says he owes a debt to Danish furniture designers of the two decades after 1950.

Notable Works

• The MG501 Cuba Chair, designed in 1997 and produced by Carl Hansen & Søn

Legacy

After years of developing designs for various companies he set up his own design studio in 1972, working on industrial art, interior décor, graphic design, lighting, toys and packaging. Since the mid-1980s he has concentrated on furniture, often in wood combined with other natural materials, for companies in Denmark and abroad.