Foersom and Hiort-Lorenzen is a Danish design duo consisting of Johannes Foersom (born 1947) and Peter Hiort-Lorenzen (born 1943). They have collaborated since 1977 and won a number of awards for their furniture design.
Education Foersom trained to become a cabinetmaker with Gustav Berthelsen in Copenhagen, completing his apprenticeship in 1969. He then attended the Arts and Crafts School from where he graduated in 1972.
Hiort-Lorenzen became a ship carpenter at Helsingør Shipyard in 1962. He then attended the Arts and Crafts School, from where he graduated in 1965, and the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts graduating in 1968.
Works Apollo chair Trinity chair Savannah lounge group
Awards 1970, 1972, 1977: The Danish State Art's Fund 1974, 1975: Kröyer's Memorial Award 1980: Nationalbanken's Jubilee Fund 1985: Annual Award of the Danish Furniture manufacturers 1992, 1994, 1995, 1999: Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen's Prize for high design quality 1994: Forsnäs Prize 1995, 1996, 1997_ Bo Bedre's Design Award 1995: Best of Neocon, Chicago 1998: Bruno Mathsson Award 2000: Excellent Swedish Form for table Atlas 2005: Finn Juhl Prize
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External links Official website