Kay Bojesen Menageri

The Menageri series comprises beautiful everyday objects, often made of luxury-class oak and ideal for the table setting. The elegant and luxurious series was designed by Kay Bojesen in the 1940s and is his addition to the chaos of fixed rituals and spontaneous moments that arise in every household where we season, oil, serve and eat. Like Kay Bojesen’s iconic wooden figures in Menageri feature organic shapes and a handcrafted finish that makes them round and pleasant to the touch. 

Kay Bojesen is synonymous with original Danish design. He remains one of the biggest Danish designers from the 1900s, and represents the story of one of the strongest and most loved brands in Danish design history, with classics in a class of their own. For decade after decade, he crafted original stories out of wood, resulting in a creative, playful world filled with love, smiling lines and unique shapes.

He specialised in the smaller but highly decorative objects for the home, and his iconic wooden monkey has become a particularly strong graphic design object that is known and loved by all ages. Today, the monkey can be found in almost all Danish homes and is not only a part of Danish design culture, but also a part of the everyday life of Danes.