Hee Welling
Hee Welling (born 1974) was educated at the University of Art and Design, Helsinki (Finland) and the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts - Department of Furniture Design, from where he graduated with a master’s degree in furniture design in 2003.
He established his own studio in Copenhagen in 2003 and works within the fields of furniture, interior and industrial design.
Among his clients are: Hay, Erik Jørgensen, Fredericia Furniture, Lammhults, Laufen, Lapalma and 8000c.
His work has been awarded several prizes, including – the Bo Bedre Design Award (Denmark), the Good Design Award (USA), the New Danish Art Foundation (Denmark) and he has been nominated Danish Designer of the Year 2013 by the Danish magazine - Boligmagasinet.
Hee Welling’s design has been exhibited at different fairs and museums around the world – e.g. at the Danish Export Exhibition – Tokyo, ICFF – New York, 100% Design – London, Stockholm Furniture Fair, Horsens Art Museum, IMM – Cologne, Maison&Objet – Paris and Salone del mobile – Milan.
His work has been used for different international interior design projects such as the Oslo Opera House (Norway), the Australian Parlament, Google Headquarters, the Danish Broadcasting Corporation, the Astrup Fearnley Museum (Norway) and the Danish Parlament.
Besides his studio activities, he has taught at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and the Danish Institute for Study Abroad – DIS.