Michael Bloch’s furniture often speaks its own very simple and functional design language and with its handcrafted details and timeless style, Blochs elegant furniture adds a character to any interior space.
The Danish architect, Michael Bloch began his journey as a trained as a cabinetmaker at the Technical School, Copenhagen in 1954 and was awarded the silver medal for a handmade teak cabinet piece that was exhibited at the Cabinetmakers’ Guild anniversary exhibition the same year. Bloch continued to the Royal Danish Academy, Furniture in 1957 and his professors were the known architects Hans J. Wegner, Poul Kjærholm and Grete Jalk.
As a final examination from the School of Arts and Crafts, Michael Bloch was asked to design furniture and interiors for a planned academy of music in Copenhagen designed by Jørn Utzon. However, the plans were later abandoned, but the prototypes of the furniture and the drawings survived. While Bloch was employed by the architects Christian Erik and Aage Holst in 1957-77, he designed his own line of furniture and attracted buyers from both Europe and Japan. In 1988-90, Bloch was employed by Royal Building Inspector David Bretton Meyer and later worked freelance.
Bloch was then employed by the Royal Civil List from 1992 as registrar and architect. During that period, Bloch designed interior for Queen Ingrid and Queen Margrethe II of Denmark.
