Foersom and Hiort-Lorenzen

Foersom and Hiort-Lorenzen is a Danish design duo consisting of Johannes Foersom (born 1947) and Peter Hiort-Lorenzen (born 1943).

They have collaborated since 1977 and won a number of awards for their furniture design.

Foersom trained to become a cabinetmaker with Gustav Berthelsen in Copenhagen, completing his apprenticeship in 1969.

He then attended the Arts and Crafts School from where he graduated in 1972.

[1] Hiort-Lorenzen became a ship carpenter at Helsingør Shipyard in 1962.