DATE OF BIRTH:    17.04.1953                                                                                                               

EDUCATION:

1974 Diploma as a cabinetmaker 

1979 Graduated from School of Applied Art, Copenhagen.

1982 Graduated from Royal Academy of Fine Arts, The School of Architecture, Dept. of Interior and Furniture Design, Copenhagen.

CAREER:

1979 - > Established own office. 
1979 - > Member of the exhibition group ”SE”
1983  Co-founder of the exhibition group ”Møbelgruppen af 1983”.

1986 Established Ibra Møbeldesign for production and sale of own furniture 

1986 - 1989 Professor at School of Architecture, Dept. of Interior and Furniture Design.

1989 - 2002 Established the studio ”Design 134” with architects Bjørli Lundin and Flemming Steen Jensen. 
Field of work: Exhibition design, interior design, furniture design, lamp design and graphic design.

1989 - 2005 Professor at ”Danmarks Designskole”, Copenhagen

1998 - > Denmark’s International Study Programme, DIS: “Scandinavian Furniture Design”. A 9-credit summer programme for students from mainly American universities.  
2006 Design workshop with Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico-Copenhagen     

2002 Left the studio “Design 134” and re-established own furniture design office.

2002, 2005 and 2009 Teaching workshops and master classes in furniture design at Victoria University in Melbourne, Australia.
2005 Visiting professor at University of Oregon    
2014-2024 Distinguished visiting professor at University og Washington, Seattle

PRIZES

1978 Medal of Arts and Crafts, bronze
1979 ”Furniture Prize”, scholarship for studies at Fritz Hansen
1986 Prize from “Statens Kunstfond”, the Art Foundation of Denmark
1986 ”Hofjuveler Michelsens Jubilæumslegat”
1986 1. Prize at World Craft Council Biennial in Bratislava
1986 “Johannes Hansens Legat”
2002, 2005 and 2009 ISSI Fellowship at Victoria University, Melbourne

EXHIBITIONS

1979 - > Annual furniture exhibitions at ”Snedkernes Efterårsudstilling” (SE).
1983 - 1989 Annual exhibitions at ”Møbelgruppen af 1983”        
1985 Summer Exhibition of arts and crafts at Marienlyst Castle
1985 The exhibition "De Danske" in Stockholm
1986 Separate exhibition at The Museum of Applied Art
1986 Exhibition "WCC-Biennial" in Bratislava
1989 Gallerie Binnen, Amsterdam
2002 Melbourne Museum
 ”Walk the Plank” at Museum of Applied Art in Copenhagen and in Paris and Tokyo
“Derfor”, Because – censored exhibition of crafts at “Paustian”, Copenhagen
2004 Arts and Crafts Biennial at Trapholt Museum
The “Haute Couture of Furniture” at Danish Design Centre
2006 Park furniture in Frederiksberg Have
2007 Design and Art Exhibition in Hobro 
2008  “Fifty/fifty” exhibition of furniture in “Round Tower” in Copenhagen
2009 Exhibtion at “Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek” in Copenhagen
2010 Exhibition at Ordrupgaard: “White out”
2012 Exhibition at Thorvaldsens Museum, Copenhagen
2014 Exhibition at Architecture School, Copenhagen
2015 Øregaard Museum, Hellerup
2016 Christian IV’s Bryghus, Copenhagen
2017 Designmuseum Danmark, Copenhagen
2018 Thorvaldsens Museum
2019 Dansk Arkitekturcenter, BLOX, Copenhagen
2020 Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen
2021 Sofienholm Kunsthal, Lyngby
2022 Fabrikken for Kunst og Design, Copenhagen
2023 Tunnelfabrikken, Copenhagen
2024 Spor 10, Copenhagen
2025 Thorasvej, Copenhagen