Pared-back, simplified and modest: Danish design is known for not shouting. The same could hardly be said for its lighting industry though, which has long been recognised for its slight whimsy, whether that’s the flapping flashiness of Poul Henningsen’s Artichoke chandelier or the playground appeal of a Flowerpot by Verner Panton. Yet there is one lighting brand that has long trodden the quiet road. In the 47 years since it was established, Darø has built up a solid portfolio of neat and durable lighting, playing largely to the home market with its implicitly understated Danish style. With new ownership and remodelled design direction, however, that is all set to change. In 2013, Thomas Darø took control of the family company that was established by his father Kjeld Darø in 1969, in the Jutland town of Randers. Thomas had grown up immersed in the trade, assembling lamps in his father’s factory after school, and the takeover proved a daunting but positive opportunity. “It was a huge and
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