Explore the capabilities of our 4T System.

The 4T System is a scaleable kit of parts offering limitless opportunities to zone space, provide privacy without isolation and encourage idea-sharing through adaptable configurations.

Peter Barreth comes from a family with a long history of furniture making – honing an invaluable education and exceptional skills. With roots in traditional construction and upholstery techniques Peter reinterprets the mid-century design philosophy for modern environments. 

Designers Laurits Gerbøll & Magnus Thy are a design duo based in Aarhus, Denmark. Meeting at university, the pair focus on producing innovative designs influenced by their Nordic traditions. Their shared curiosity for sustainable design, craftsmanship and experimenting with new materials laid the foundation for their collaboration.

Hans Thyge believes that good design is only possible with collaboration. Working with Icons, Hans developed our new Pop Flip Top Table, a simple functional product with a strong visual identity.  Read on to find out more about the collaboration.

Being a sustainable business is not just about finding new ways of working or introducing new materials to the market. For Icons we focus on creating long lasting products based on high quality manufacturing that can be adapted to different circumstances or environments, stepping away from the markets need for constant change and ‘fast furniture’.

How can we strive to create a more sustainable future? It’s a question that is constantly being reviewed and attempted to answer around the world. At Icons, this is no different. We are consistently assessing our present and future goals to create a more sustainable business and looking at new ways to improve our own ecological impact.

By setting goals for ourselves, investing in environmentally conscious businesses, experimenting with innovative materials and holistically thinking about the lifecycle of our products, we are able to take significant steps to improve sustainability within our business model.

As we look to the future, our aim should be to co-create environments that prioritise the individual and how they are affected positively as a result. Encouraging not only productivity, but also independent work, collaboration, team bonding, leadership and idea exchange. Within this Insight blog, we delve into four dynamic spaces within workplaces and how they can drive innovation and fresh thought.

Our work with architects and designers has led us to create a collection of sofas that each offer unique features. Each of our sofas are designed to support the needs and behaviours of workplace environments.

Icons of Denmark has been working with 3D models since day one. However, in recent years, we have been working towards improving the 3D resources that we can share with our clients.

Our background working with 3D visualisation is driving us to explore BIM further as the technology evolves: about visualising our products, how they work for real-life projects and how we can implement them within projects.

Read more about our journey with BIM here.

A leading woman in today’s world of Danish design is Rikke Hagen. Renowned for her innovative approach to material-led design, Rikke developed Icons of Denmark’s Bark Lounge chair – one of the few pieces of commercial furniture to be crafted from the bark of a Cork Oak tree.

Click below to read a discussion between Rikke and Sandra Genth (Director, Icons of Denmark) about her processes and how a road trip through Portugal started her journey into creating the Bark Lounge.

Designer of our Sky chair range, Mia Lagerman takes a considered approach to designing furniture for the workplace. Since the launch of the original Sky Wood, the chair has now evolved into 7 different iterations, adapting the product into a thoughtfully designed, clever range of chairs. Sandra Genth, Director at Icons caught up with Mia to chat about how she approached the design of the Sky chair range, its suitability for workplace design, and why an economics degree is the key to success in the design world.

2020 was a time like no other for our industry and it invited interesting discussions on the future of the workplace. What was often a niche area of research, blossomed into mainstream discourse. Questions like, “How can we adapt to the new way of working?” or “How do we make the workplace more flexible and inviting for people to return to collaborate?” were crossing people’s minds.

Often we tend to focus on the aesthetic, but ergonomics are just as crucial in commercial interiors. In a modern workplace, furniture needs to be functional for the user, and upholstery is a vital part of that.

Read more to explore the process of upholstery and why it has a lasting influence on workplace design.

Introducing Olga Hopton, one member of the team behind Plus X, Brighton. Scouting for new buildings, as well as the furniture to go into them, Olga is integral to making the new addition to the Plus X hubs a success, being the Managing Director of the Brighton space. We caught up with her to see what she has planned for the future of Plus X.

Icons is ISO 9001 and 14001 certified, guaranteeing we are committed to building a more sustainable, quality-focused future for our business.

In 2018, Icons of Denmark took a major step and part acquired our upholstery production in Denmark. Now into our second year of ownership, Icons of Denmark’s upholstery production has expanded to include a carpentry workshop, together employing 10 people.

Eventually, we will be required to return to the office or our usual place of work. As we prepare to transition, businesses will be required to implement new measures to keep employees safe. But what about noise? As the majority of us have adapted to a home working environment, the usual noise stresses and distractions aren’t present or can be better controlled.

We take a look at how improvements to office noise can be made with a few simple changes.

Despite its high air pollution, in 2018 the Sustainable Cities Index ranked London as the most sustainable city in the world. For this insight post, we take a look at what the future holds for sustainability through the lens of the London furniture industry.

Hee Welling is an award-winning designer based in Copenhagen. His philosophy is expressed in the simple geometries and spirited contours of his products. We sat down with Hee for a chat about the Smile Lounge chair and sustainability in the industry.

Through our high-definition Matterport scan, virtually explore our newly refurbished showroom and understand how our collection connects and complements with our space.

Rikke Hagen is a Danish designer inspired by simple design solutions formalised with new technologies and materials. The Bark Lounge chair is her new sustainable design for Icons of Denmark. 

We had a chat with Mads Sorensen, Sales Director & Partner in Sorensen Leather, a family owned company that has upholstered many famous furniture icons with their beautiful high-quality leather. Read on to learn more about his fascinating world of leather.

On a whirlwind Danish road trip, the Icons team spent three days learning the craft of upholstery, furniture carpentry and welding at our workshops near Aarhus.

Part Two: Spaces of the Future.

With a new tech savvy generation of workers coming in and the rapid integration of smart technology in the workplace, modern offices are changing, fast. But what will office spaces feel and look like in the future? This week for Part two of Designing for the Future, we predict what we think the office space will offer in the future.

Part One: Faces of the Future

The working environment has gone through a major transformation over the last decade with 5 generations now sharing the workplace. How best to cater to these groups? Our three-part series on Designing the Future kick-starts with an introduction into the four generations in the workplace and what it might mean for the future of office design.

Ahead of Designjunction 2018, we talk to digital strategists, Majenta Solutions about virtual reality technology and designing the future.

Henrik Lerche and Peter Barreth from Danish Design Supply give us an insight into their furniture workshop in Aarhus, Denmark. Drinking lots of coffee while being curious are some of their top tips to making it as a successful furniture manufacturer.

We caught up with prolific Danish designer, Hans Thyge to discuss the power of imagination, young designer advice and the beauty of absurdly fast racing boats.