Design by Hee Welling & HAY

Hee Welling is a Danish furniture designer who founded his own studio in

Copenhagen in 2003. The son of a cabinetmaker, Welling’s fascination with

production techniques, materials, and machinery was fired as a child. He

went on to study at The University of Art and Design in Helsinki, and received

his master’s degree in furniture design from The Royal Danish Academy of

Fine Arts. Centred around the idea of creating technically accomplished

products that can reach a wide audience, his designs are characterised by a

great sense of proportion and quietly elegant aesthetics.

Welling has received a number of design awards, including the Bo Bedre

Award (Denmark), Good Design Award (USA), and has been nominated as

Danish designer of the year in 2013 and 2014. For HAY, Welling has designed

the About A series and the Hee Chair, Lounge Chair, and Bar Stool.