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Bensen

Bensen is a Canadian-Danish furniture company, founded in 1981 by Niels Bendtsen in Vancouver (Canada). Bendtsen was born in Denmark in 1943 and emigrated to Canada in 1951. In 1963 he opened his first retail store in West Vancouver, which later became Inform Interiors — one of Canada's most influential design furniture retailers. Bendtsen's craft formation: his father was a cabinetmaker who worked in Copenhagen under Jacob Kjær; Bendtsen learnt the craft in his father's workshop in North Vancouver. In 1973 Bendtsen returned to Denmark and worked as a freelance designer for Eilersen, IKEA and Kebe — for the latter he designed the Ribbon Chair (1975), which is in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Back in Vancouver he founded Bensen with the aim of providing high-quality furniture at an affordable price. In 2010 Bensen Italia was founded in cooperation with Paolo Chiarot. Since 2018 all production takes place exclusively in Italy (Pordenone). Designer collaborations: Bendtsen himself works for Magis, Montis, Moroso, Starbucks and FLOS.

Product range: sofas (U Sofa, Max Sectional, Grant Sectional), armchairs (Lo Turn Chair, Tokyo — referencing Danish and Japanese design, solid wood with removable saddle leather seat), coffee tables (Radii series), side tables. Production philosophy: designed in Canada, manufactured in Italy to the highest standards — deeply rooted in Italian craft tradition. Design guiding principle: simplicity and honesty, so that the designs may continue to grow in an ever-changing world.

For architects and interior designers seeking a furniture programme with Scandinavian-Canadian design identity and Italian production quality — with a founder whose Ribbon Chair is in the MoMA collection — Bensen is the most culturally layered answer to the question of timeless living.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bensen

Bensen is a Canadian-Danish furniture company, founded in 1981 by Niels Bendtsen in Vancouver (Canada). Bendtsen was born in Denmark in 1943 and emigrated to Canada in 1951. In 1963 he opened his first retail store in West Vancouver, which later became Inform Interiors — one of Canada's most influential design furniture retailers. Bendtsen's craft formation: his father was a cabinetmaker who worked in Copenhagen under Jacob Kjær; Bendtsen learnt the craft in his father's workshop in North Vancouver. In 1973 Bendtsen returned to Denmark and worked as a freelance designer for Eilersen, IKEA and Kebe — for the latter he designed the Ribbon Chair (1975), which is in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Back in Vancouver he founded Bensen with the aim of providing high-quality furniture at an affordable price. In 2010 Bensen Italia was founded in cooperation with Paolo Chiarot. Since 2018 all production takes place exclusively in Italy (Pordenone). Designer collaborations: Bendtsen himself works for Magis, Montis, Moroso, Starbucks and FLOS.

Product range: sofas (U Sofa, Max Sectional, Grant Sectional), armchairs (Lo Turn Chair, Tokyo — referencing Danish and Japanese design, solid wood with removable saddle leather seat), coffee tables (Radii series), side tables. Production philosophy: designed in Canada, manufactured in Italy to the highest standards — deeply rooted in Italian craft tradition. Design guiding principle: simplicity and honesty, so that the designs may continue to grow in an ever-changing world.

For architects and interior designers seeking a furniture programme with Scandinavian-Canadian design identity and Italian production quality — with a founder whose Ribbon Chair is in the MoMA collection — Bensen is the most culturally layered answer to the question of timeless living.