Frits Henningsen
1889 - 1965, 丹麦
Frits Henningsen 是丹麦杰出的设计师和细木工大师，他的作品以精湛的纯手工艺制作而闻名。22岁时，Henningsen 跟随知名的细木工匠 I.P. Mørck 完成了学徒生涯，然后在德国、法国、英国各处游历，捕捉灵感，于1915年回到哥本哈根，开始设计家具，并创建了自己的细木工坊。
Henningsen 是哥本哈根细木工行业协会的一员，以自己独特的设计风格成为当时协会展览的推动性力量。不同于彼时几何形态的流行浪潮，他从法兰西帝国、洛可可和17世纪的英国家具中汲取灵感，所设计的作品极为优雅，有着流畅蜿蜒的曲线，兼具风格和舒适度。Henningsen 偏好使用外来的优质木材，如紫檀木和古巴桃花芯木。他是一个有些顽固的完美主义者，很少允许别的工坊来制作他设计的家具，而基本都是由他自己的细木工坊基于19世纪的传统方法手工制作的。
Henningsen 深受其导师 Kaare Klint 的巨大影响，同时也视他为友好的竞争对手，促使自己的工艺和技术不断精进。对 Henningsen 来说，重要的是家具，而非它的创造者，这也是他的设计并未像同时代其他设计师那样受欢迎的原因之一。他忠于欧洲的细木工传统，拒绝批量生产，目前其部分设计由丹麦品牌 Carl Hansen & Søn 制造，而1930 - 40年代原始工坊制造的家具存世稀少，价值极高。
As a member of the Copenhagen Cabinetmakers Guild, Henningsen is also a major driver of the furniture exhibitions of the period, gaining recognition for his perfectionist style and vibrant personality. He gave new expression to traditional designs and drew inspiration from the French Empire, rococo, and British 17th-century furniture.
Henningsen was greatly influenced by Kaare Klint, one of his teachers at technical college. For Henningsen, it was the furniture item – not its creator – that deserved center stage. This was one of the main reasons his designs never achieved the same popularity as those of some of his contemporaries.
Henningsen's more functional design style developed from historically inspired to simpler, timeless work that remains relevant today. His work is rooted in classic craftsmanship with a design expression that has broad appeal – a combination embodied in his Heritage Chair and his final design, the Signature Chair.
Citations
1. "The Modern and Traditional Designs of Fritz Henningsen!". Swank Lighting. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
2. Hansen, Per H.; Petersen, Klaus (2007). Moderne dansk møbeldesign: tendenser, hammerslag og historie. Copenhagen: Gyldendal. p. 42. ISBN 978-87-02-06161-1.