Niels Jørgen Haugesen

Niels Jørgen Haugesen (1936–2013) was a renowned Danish furniture designer, best known as the creator of the iconic X-line chair collection launched in 1977. After completing his training as a cabinetmaker in 1956 and graduating as a furniture architect in 1961, Haugesen worked for Arne Jacobsen in the late 1960s before venturing out to establish his own design studio in 1971. Alongside his design work, he also shared his expertise as a teacher at the Danish Design School.