Niels Bendtsen

b. 1943

Bendtsen trained in furniture design at a young age by apprenticing for his father, who designed and built Scandinavian furniture. In 1981, Bendtsen founded the design and manufacturing firm Bensen in Vancouver B.C., overseeing both the design and manufacture of a wide range of furnishing products. His aesthetic melds a modern, structural simplicity with the traditions of hand-made craftsmanship, while remaining timeless and affordable. One of Bendtsen’s early pieces, the Ribbon Chair, is featured in the permanent collection at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.