Mads Sætter-Lassen and

Emil Krøyer met in 2010

while studying Fine Arts at

the Royal Danish Academy

of Fine Arts, School of

Design. The pair quickly

became friends, but it was

not until the final year

of their studies that they

began to create projects

together. Today, the

talented design duo run the

eponymous design studio

Krøyer-Sætter-Lassen

where their appreciation

for great materials and

honest, functional design

plays out in their products.

A dream of making the world a

little bit more beautiful unites Mads

Sætter-Lassen’s and Emil Krøyer’s

work – creating a table where good

friends gather, a sofa on which a

first kiss is shared, or a lamp passed

down through generations. This is

the essence of what great design

has to offer.

Bringing their own unique

strengths to their practice, their

greatest designs come from a fusion

of their talents.

“We definitely function best

as a team. And it’s a little bit

like a marriage. If we can look

at the finished product without

determining who created what,

that’s when our products become

the strongest.”

In the beginning of the design

process, they are often driven by

a fascination – for a topic, a work

of art, a material, an object – that

kickstarts their process.

“We don’t always agree from

the get-go, but through research,

analysis and a healthy discussion

about our observations, we end up

expanding each other’s definition

of what good design is.”

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