Welcome to
Hee Welling Studio
We create objects that are simple and useful, with an honest and careful use of materials. Each detail needs to have a purpose and a clean visual expression, defining the essence of each object and giving each piece of design a unique and strong identity.
Everything is made with a respect and connection to our roots – the Scandinavian design tradition.
Hee Welling (born 1974) attended The University of Art and Design, Helsinki, and has a master degree in furniture design from The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.
He established his studio in Copenhagen in 2003 and works today in the fields of furniture, interior, lighting and industrial design. The studio collaborates with leading national and international manufacturers and the products have been exhibited at fairs and museums worldwide.
Hee has received the BoBedre design award (Denmark), the Good Design Award (USA), scholarship from the Danish Arts Foundation and has been nominated as Danish designer of the year in 2013 and 2014, by Danish magazines Bolig Magasinet, Costume Living and BoBedre. He is also ranked on Architonic’s list of most popular designers - Top 200 designers.
Hee Welling products have been used in different international interiors, including the Oslo opera house, the Australian parliament, Amazon’s head office, Danish national television, the Astrup Fearnley Museum, Beats by Dre head office and the Danish parliament.
Hee has been design tutor at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and The Danish Institute for Study abroad (DIS).
Besides his own studio, he is also partner in the design studio Welling / Ludvik, alongside Icelandic designer Gudmundur Ludvik. The collaboration began in 2010 and since then, the duo has created furniture and industrial design products for several national and international companies. www.wellingludvik.com
Education and work
2020 Jury member at HAY Talent Awards Asia
2009 – 2018 Censor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen
2007 – 2014 Censor at TEKO’s Industrial Design, Herning, Denmark
2005 – 2012 Design Tutor at DIS, Denmark's International Study Program, Copenhagen
2004 – 2009 Design Tutor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen
2003 Established Hee Welling Design Studio, Copenhagen
2003 Graduate of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen
2002 University of Art and Design Helsinki, Finland
2001 Furniture designer, Saigon, Vietnam
1997 Architecture / Design School, Krabbesholm, Denmark
1996 Art school, Brandbjerg, Denmark
Hee Welling
+45 2681 5166
studio@heewelling.com
Hee Welling Studio
Birkedommervej 33, 3rd floor
DK-2400 Copenhagen
Denmark
Clients
8000c, Denmark
&tradition, Denmark
Abstracta, Sweden
Ackurat, Sweden
Arrmet, Italy
Cane-Line, Denmark
Erik Jørgensen, Denmark
Fredericia Furniture, Denmark
HAY, Denmark
Icons, England
Lapalma, Italy
Laufen, Switzerland
Nielaus, Denmark
Warm Nordic, Denmark
Awards
BoBedres Møbelpris, Denmark – part of HAY collection
Danish Art Foundation, Denmark – scholarship
GoodDesign Award (USA), - Link chair series, Lapalma
Danish Designer of the year 2013, Denmark – nominated
Danish Designer of the year 2014, Denmark - nominated
Architonic Top 200 designers 2015, Germany – ranked on the list
Exhibitions
DesignMarch, Reykjavik, Island
Orgatec, Cologne, Germany
Spoga-Gafa, Cologne, Germany
100% Design, London, England
Designers Saturday, Oslo, Norway
Stylepark, Frankfurt, Germany
DesignTrade, Copenhagen, Denmark
Salone Internazionale del Mobile, Milan, Italy
ICFF, New York, USA
Brussel Furniture Fair, Belgium
Stockholm Furniture fair, Sweden
IMM, Cologne, Germany
Living Style, Tokyo, Japan
Maison&Objet, Paris, France
Danish Export exhibition, Tokyo, Japan
CIFF, Copenhagen, Denmark