Designer · Denmark · 1930–2009
Gunni Omann
Gunni Omann (1930–2009) – Danish furniture designer, third-generation cabinetmaker, designing for family-run Omann Jun Møbelfabrik from the 1950s.
About the designer
- Lifetime
- 1930–2009
- Country
- Denmark
- Manufacturers
- Omann Jun
Gunni Omann (1930–2009) came from a family of cabinetmakers – he represented its third generation. He was the eldest son of Andreas Omann, who founded Omann Jun Møbelfabrik in 1933; the company initially made bedroom furniture. According to InCollect, he graduated from Technical College in Aarhus as a furniture designer in 1954. From the 1950s, Gunni designed for the family factory.
In the 1960s, he also worked with Axel Christiansen’s company ACO Møbler. Later, he took over the management of Omann Jun together with his brother Bjarne. At MIDMOD, Omann Jun furniture appears as individual pieces from the secondary market.
