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Henrik Tjærby, an industrial designer and maker in Galicia, Spain, crafts minimalist and functional pieces with a hands-on approach. He creates one-off wooden furniture, embracing honesty in design and the slow, meaningful process of craftsmanship.

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Mar 1, 2022 — 4 min read

Edition Four Feature
Words by: Henrik Tjærby
Location: Galicia, Spain
Photo Credits: ©Henrik Tjaerby

I’m an industrial designer and maker. I grew up in Denmark watching my dad building whatever was needed for our home and was often left to my own devices in our basement workshop. I spent the first 20 years of my life playing the violin, but I became more interested in how the violin was built. I often told my parents that I would be a violin maker when I grew up. While that didn’t happen, I did study product and furniture design and had the time of my life doing so.

Back home in Denmark, design education is very much hands-on. The design school was the best playground ever, with fully functioning wood, glass, metal and ceramic workshops. This was when I realised that I could make a living from something that I enjoyed doing. But first I would have to get some experience and save up to have one of those workshops of my own.

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