Welling/Ludvik

Danish designer Hee Welling and Icelandic designer Gudmundur Ludvik are the duo behind Welling/Ludvik, a studio that renews environmentally conscious design with a strong focus on the human experience. They define their work through a clear, functional aesthetic, stripping away every superfluous element so that each detail serves a precise purpose. Drawing on classic Scandinavian design values, they reinterpret tradition in dialogue with today’s materials, technologies, and market demands.

The duo combines distinct yet complementary backgrounds: Welling has earned international acclaim as a designer, while Ludvik brings training as a furniture designer, cabinetmaker, and sculptor. Together, they uphold the values behind admired Nordic design while continuously introducing new expressions.

Welling/Ludvik develops carefully considered industrial furniture, lighting, and accessory designs. Their goal is to create solutions that unite aesthetics, function, and material awareness, while supporting a more circular approach to design. Comfort, construction, resource use, price, and sustainability are all key factors in their process, which considers the user's needs, the realities of production, and the broader demands of contemporary society.

They combine traditional craft techniques with modern production and fully use the possibilities in today’s industrial manufacturing landscape. As they put it: “Technical constraints shouldn’t drain artistic freedom – but you have to know from the beginning what it is you want to create.”

Together, they have developed award-winning designs for private homes and the professional contract market in close collaboration with leading international manufacturers.