{"title":"Kurt Østervig","description":"\u003cspan\u003eTrained as a shipbuilder in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Odense\" title=\"Odense\"\u003eOdense\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on the Danish island of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Funen\" title=\"Funen\"\u003eFunen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Østervig's attachment to wood rather than steel led to his being employed as a furniture designer in E. Knudsen's Studio, among the largest of the times. In 1947, Østervig established his own studio, from where he worked with several of Scandinavia's largest furniture manufacturers. Particularly fond of working with oak, often combined with leather, he designed many special sets of furniture for ships, hotels, cinemas and nursing homes. His distinctive designs aroused widespread international interest, resulting in his work being exhibited in New York's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Museum_of_Modern_Art\" title=\"Museum of Modern Art\"\u003eMuseum of Modern Art\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-1\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kurt_%C3%98stervig#cite_note-1\"\u003e[1]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0069\/2358\/3591\/collections\/BW_93c49af0-7f13-42ff-95ef-2a715b802a07.jpg?v=1584952710","url":"https:\/\/www.oakvero.live\/collections\/kurt-ostervig.oembed","provider":"Skandium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}