Anne Brandhøj (b. 1984, Denmark) is a Danish furniture designer. Brandhøj’s work showcases a masterful approach toward woodworking, where elegant, abstract shapes emphasize the complexity of her chosen medium and juxtaposition runs abound. A trademark formal language that confronts notions of intrinsic function, Brandhøj’s pedestals and shelves are elevated from the utilitarian towards abstract, sculptural visions. A penchant for symmetry further highlights the intricacy of her woodworking.
Combining a variety of timbers into a single piece, such as Douglas fir, ash, Danish cherry, and oak, a certain aesthetic expression of durability and rawness emerges. Brandhøj's work draws attention to themes of consumption and sustainability, working with materials that would otherwise be discarded. Defects within wood, such as knots, splits and pitch pockets, transform into remarkable moments of surface complexity and contrast.
Brandhøj received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in furniture design from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. She is a founding partner of Bly Studio, and currently serves as a professor of design at Kunsthøjskolen in Holbæk, Denmark.
ANNE BRANDHØJ
b. 1984, Denmark
EDUCATION
2017 MA, Furniture Design, Royal Danish Academy, Copenhagen, Denmark
2014 BA, Furniture Design, Royal Danish Academy, Copenhagen, Denmark
2012 Exchange Program, Furniture Design, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
2011 Summer Program, Furniture Design in Scandinavia, DIS, Copenhagen, Denmark
2010 Borups Højskole, Design Foundation School, Copenhagen, Denmark
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022 Trä tar form, Rian Design Museum, Falkenberg, Denmark
2021 On Balance, TABLEAU, Copenhagen, Denmark
2019 Touch & Relate, Galleri Christopher Egelund, Copenhagen, Denmark
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 Sensory Response, Formation Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
2022 Matter at Hand, Hostler Burrows, Los Angeles, CA
Digital Edition 2022, The Mindcraft Project, Copenhagen, Denmark
2021 Matter at Hand, Hostler Burrows, New York, NY
2020 Suck it up, Rundkant, 3 Days of Design, Copenhagen, Denmark
2019 Svindrevner, A. Petersen Collection & Craft, Copenhagen, Denmark
Time will tell, VÆG Gallery, Aalborg, Denmark
2018 Mono, SE18—The Cabinetmakers’ Autumn Exhibition 2018, Thorvaldsens Museum,
Copenhagen, Denmark
PLATEAU 1, Gallery R2, Bornholm, Denmark
Girls Ex Machina, Rundkant, 3 Days of Design, Copenhagen, Denmark
2017 GRAN, Hareskoven, Naturstyrelsen, Denmark
Velkommen i skoven, Shapes on Stage, Copenhagen, Denmark
Wallpaper* Handmade, Salone del Mobile, Milan, Italy
2016
Forårsudstillingen—The Spring Exhibition, Kunsthalle Charlottenborg, Copenhagen,
Denmark
The Curio, Chart Art Fair, Charlottenborg, Denmark
Kitchen Street, KADK, Salone del Mobile, Milan, Italy
2015 Danish Emerging Design, Indonesian Contemporary Art and Design (ICAD), Jakarta,
Indonesia
Don’t run out, HOLDBAR, Galerie Joseph, Paris, France
NØW, KADK, Salone del Mobile, Milan, Italy
I takt til nye toner, Rundkant, Trapholt, Denmark
2014 Feminine Flat Furniture, Rundkant, Denmark
Ikke tale, bare snakke, Rundkant, Rundetårn, Denmark
2013 Gdynia Design Days, Gdynia, Poland
2012 Formland UP/Graded, Herning, Denmark
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Designmuseum Danmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
Private Collections
SELECTED RESIDENCIES, GRANTS, AND AWARDS
2022 Residency, Danish Arts Workshops, Denmark
2021 Work Grant, Danish Arts Foundation, Denmark
2020 Award, Sølvsmed Kay Bojesen og Hustru Erna Bojesens Mindelegat, Denmark
2019 Honorary Award, The Finn Juhl Prize, Denmark
2018 Talent of the year, Danish Design Awards, Denmark
2018 Project Grant, L.F. Foghts Foundation, Denmark
2017 Project Grant, The Beckett Foundation, Denmark
