Lady with hat

Invite the new behatted lady inside to enjoy her sophisticated company. With her beautiful colours, quirky details and hand-painted decorations, the Lady with hat series is guaranteed to bring joy to your home. She can't shake your hand, however, because she's using both hands to balance the hat – and the flower, bouquet or candle you put inside it.

You have to take your hat off to Bjørn Wiinblad’s impressive design heritage, which is both diverse and imaginative. The new Lady with hat series lets us put our headgear back on again. Bjørn Wiinblad had a love of figurines with hats, and the archives contain countless examples of this headwear repeating itsef in new, creative and playful ways.

Bjørn Wiinblad was one of Denmark's most talented artists, and became world famous for his imaginative drawings and decorations filled with romantic girls, legendary figures, and wonderful patterns. But before he could unleash himself as an artist, he  had to attend the Technical College in Frederiksberg from 1936 to 1939, and also held an apprenticeship as a typographer during the same period.

He had told his father that he wanted to be an artist, but his father insisted that he first pursue an education that would ensure him a fixed monthly salary. Bjørn Wiinblad therefore began his studies in typography in 1935 and, although he understood the sense in learning proper craftsmanship, he did not fit into the typography environment particularly well.