On 1 April 2026, the Wegner Museum opened in Tønder, Denmark — a new museum dedicated to the work of Hans J. Wegner and his lasting influence on Danish design history.
Within the museum’s spaces, Vibeke Klint’s handwoven rugs have found a natural place — not as decoration, but as part of a broader narrative about quality, materiality, and uncompromising design. The museum features the following designs: VK10, VK1, VK2, VK3 (black), and VK3 (white).
For museum director Anne Blond, the choice was an obvious one:
“There were only a few years between Wegner and Vibeke Klint, and they were active in the same period. Their approach to quality and timelessness is, to me, closely aligned. The rugs function independently within the museum, while also complementing Wegner’s furniture beautifully. They are simple and restrained, yet expressive and thoughtful.”
The collaboration emerged when the museum sought a clearer spatial grouping of the furniture within the galleries. It was Møbelhuset 2 that first proposed the idea, which was quickly embraced. Both Klint and Wegner worked within the same era; the quality of their work is comparable, and the colour palette of the rugs integrates naturally with both the furniture and the architecture.
“The rooms in which the rugs are placed expand the story of Danish craft and design to also include the highly skilled Danish women of the period, as well as a different professional discipline.”
The connection between Wegner’s furniture and Klint’s textile universe lies not only in aesthetics, but in a shared commitment to durability and quality.
“Wegner rarely designed textiles himself, yet textiles were a vital element in his furniture—whether his own or those of others. He never compromised, and I believe he would have been very pleased to see Vibeke Klint’s rugs beneath his furniture. Their uncompromising approach and their ambition to create work that is not only physically durable, but also aesthetically enduring, is something they clearly share.”
Visitors have also taken notice:
“I have heard several people remark on how beautiful the rugs are—and ask who designed them. They are clearly being noticed.”
As a natural extension of the collaboration, the Wegner Museum has also chosen to carry Vibeke Klint’s tea towels in the museum shop, allowing visitors to take part of the story home with them.
That Vibeke Klint now sits alongside Hans J. Wegner at the Wegner Museum feels less like a curatorial choice, and more like a natural continuation of a shared design philosophy.
