furniture that makes you feel at home

Northern Europe, a region with long, cold winters, is home to many famous furniture creators. Surrounded by snow and ice for a large part of the year, Northern Europeans are said to spend a lot of time at home. This is perhaps one of the reasons why they create many world class furniture.

High quality wood produced in cool climates inspires furniture makers and the creation of world famous furniture. FREDERICIA, PIIROINEN and Schou Andersen are some of the Northern European brands that WSI distributes in Japan.

While WSI's services appear to only revolve around office facilities, we are also known for providing professional services and quality furniture to schools and nursing homes. Ergonomic chairs, for instance, are a necessity at nursing homes while offices and schools also need an extra element of design. WSI can do both, and for a variety of facility types.

FREDERICIA Christina Strand

• Graduated from Danish School of Design in 1997.
• Young Designer who obtained many awards.
• Insists on "People" as the main element in her designs.
• Brilliantly combines functionality with artistic touch.

Among the 6 designers selected by Denmark Furniture Industrial Association to design a chair specially for the Prince of Denmark, the "REX Easy Chair" designed by Christina Strand won the competition outright.

FREDERICIA Tom Stepp

• Graduated from Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.
• A carpenter, a building technician, a construction technician as well as an architecture "Practical" in his furniture design
• His ideas are often derived from needs in his daily life.
• In 1984, received title of "Knight" from the Queen of Denmark.
• Designs classical chairs with a "modern" touch.

FREDERICIA Soren Holst

• A furniture creator, a construction technician as well as a furniture designer
• His insistence: "Say goodbye to temporary satisfaction" and "Durability of the appearance is everything!"
• His beliefs: "The shapes of furniture change with the materials chosen."; "There are many different shapes in this world. It is my job to discover those shapes."; "It is important to reconsider ideas."

FREDERICIA Borge Mogensen

• Trained as an architect at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts' School of Architecture
• Elected Honorary Royal Designer of Industry by the Royal Society of Arts, London
• He designed high quality furniture at affordable prices.
• He created some of the most widely recognized classical furniture of the 1950s and 1960s.
• His friendship with Andreas Graversen, a furniture manufacturer, fuelled a common desire to create simple, quality furniture with timeless aesthetic appeal.
• They jointly won the Furniture Prize in 1971, and their furniture are still appreciated today in private homes and public offices alike.

FREDERICIA Nanna Ditzel

• Trained at the School of Arts, Crafts and Design
• Established own design studio in collaboration with Jorgen Ditzel
• Awarded the ID Prize for the TRINIDAD chair in 1995
• Awarded the Honorary Grant of the Anniversary Foundation of Denmark's National Bank in 1997
• Awarded lifelong Artist's Grant by the Danish Arts Foundation in 1998
• She is renowned for her bold experimental style, and she is always inspired by new materials and new production methods.

PIIROINEN Chip

• Designed by Antti Kotilainen
• Elegant and distinct
• Extremely light yet physically durable
• Awarded the Good Design Award in 2002 by Chicago Museum.
• The reduced Chip chair does not dominate, but instead gives space to the surrounding architecture.
• Its distinct and harmonious lines go beautifully together with a variety of spaces.

PIIROINEN Flakes

• Designed by Archhitecs Schmidt, Hammer & Lassen
• Clean-cut design and demanding finish details
• The FLAKES table and chair is a perfect couple, but also look good apart from each other.
• The layered fibre glass structure and fabrics makes the table versatile and adaptable to differing environments.

PIIROINEN Arena 022 & 033 Chair

• Designed by Pasi Pankalainen, who designed the Danish Royal Library.
• Specially designed for office museum.
• Their well-proportioned dimensions allow a great variety of sitting positions.
• Their lightness and slim dimensions makes them mobile and easy to combine with other furniture.