Upholsterer and artisan
I love my craft and everything it can create. Taking an old piece of furniture and giving it a new life is incredibly satisfying – and I am crazy about colours!
Christine Smith
Upholsterer and artisan
Background
Christine finished the 4½ year vocational education as an upholsterer in 2007, having apprenticed at “L.M. Tapesererne” in Smallegade, Frederiksberg. Shortly after her Journeyman’s test, she left Copenhagen and moved to Rørvig where she opened her own workshop. In 2013, she took over the rooms of an unused car shop, at the gas station, where her workshop can be found today.
Upholsterer and artisan
I love my craft and everything it can create. Taking an old piece of furniture and giving it a new life is incredibly satisfying – and I am crazy about colours!
Christine Smith
Upholsterer and artisan
Background
Christine finished the 4½ year vocational education as an upholsterer in 2007, having apprenticed at “L.M. Tapesererne” in Smallegade, Frederiksberg. Shortly after her Journeyman’s test, she left Copenhagen and moved to Rørvig where she opened her own workshop. In 2013, she took over the rooms of an unused car shop, at the gas station, where her workshop can be found today.
Highest grade, silver medal and royal handshake for Journeyman’s test
Christine completed her Journeymans’ test with the highest grade granted in the history of Upholstery Education in Denmark.
For this result, she was awarded a silver medal by Københavns Håndværkerforening (Copenhagen Craftsmen Association) at a ceremony with Queen Margrethe II at the Copenhagen City Hall.
Highest grade, silver medal and royal handshake for Journeyman’s test
Christine completed her Journeymans’ test with the highest grade granted in the history of Upholstery Education in Denmark.
For this result, she was awarded a silver medal by Københavns
Håndværkerforening (Copenhagen Craftsmen Association) at a ceremony with Queen Margrethe II at the Copenhagen City Hall.
Highest grade, silver medal and royal handshake for Journeyman’s test
Christine completed her Journeymans’ test with the highest grade granted in the history of Upholstery Education in Denmark.
For this result, she was awarded a silver medal by Københavns
Håndværkerforening (Copenhagen Craftsmen Association) at a ceremony with Queen Margrethe II at the Copenhagen City Hall.
Photo-feature from the workshop
Here, Christine is removing the old fabric from the chair that would become #15 in the Mosaik-series.
Normally, the 20 year old parrot, “Mulle” is also at the workshop where he keeps Christine company and greets the customers.