Danish Furniture

Danish furniture has been at the forefront of the very best in high quality furniture for almost one hundred years. It has long been known for its superior quality and finish, and for innovative design.

In the 1920s Danish furniture manufacturers began to work with architects to produce a new Danish furniture tradition. Many innovative production techniques were popularised including steamed bent wood, bent tubular metal, the use of glass, metal and upholstery. Danish furniture design has consistently taken modern, innovative solutions to commonplace problems. The Skovby petal table is a case in point - the extension leaves are stored within the tables' central podium - unique solutions for easy modern living. Today, furniture is Denmark's fifth largest export industry.

Influenced by the German Bauhaus school of design, Danish designers combined simplicity and functionalism to design buildings, furniture and household objects, many of which have become iconic and are still in production today. Architectural examples include the Sydney Opera House.

Danish furniture is an on-going traditional - ranging from Classic Danish furniture design to Modern Danish furniture designs.

Established in 1962, Wharfside became known as the UK's finest supplier of Danish furniture. It is now firmly established as one of Britain's very finest suppliers of high quality European furniture - furniture that is long-lasting, fine quality, well designed, beautifully crafted and above all European - with the quality assurance that comes with being manufactured in Europe.