About Henrik

Henrik grew up in a home in Denmark often visited by famous family painters. Among others, the Swane family which was his mothers heritage. The talk was often about art and Henrik listened.

In 1974 Henrik graduated from Denmark's Design School in Copenhagen with a masters degree in Furniture and Industrial Design. As required by the Danish educational system, he became a journeyman in carpentry and cabinet making before he could enter the school.

In 1978 Henrik moved his office from New York to San Francisco as he, like so many others, was taken by the beauty of the Bay Area. While he resided here, a good deal of design work for the US office furniture industry began to evolve and many new contract seating designs were developed. His efforts resulted in design awards and he became a lecturer at various US furniture shows and related events.

In 1992 Henrik and his wife, Hanne, relocated their business to the Sea Ranch / Gualala area on the coast north of San Francisco. Later in 2012, the couple spent more time in Tiburon and kept the northern retreat as a paint studio. Here, an old dream came true. Most of Henrik’s adult life had been dedicated to the exact and precise discipline of industrial design. Although many stages of this effort requires numerous sketches and even artwork, it still does not provide the freedom of abstract art. He had always been longing for this “explosion” of creativity and now he built himself a studio with a view of the Pacific. Although at times beset by doubt, he ordered paint, canvas, panels and brushes. He had no formal training in painting and there were days when he wondered if he could paint at all. Undeterred, he locked himself up in his studio and buckled down to work. To his surprise, he could still hear the voices of the artists who used to come to his home in Denmark.