Flensted

Because that's what Christian Flensted cut out and assembled in 1953, when celebrating the christening of his daughter, Mette.

The result was the stork mobile, which was intended only as a fun, ingenious and personal gift, but which ended up being the prelude to the Flensted Mobiles. Indeed, just one year after the girl's christening, the Flensted Mobiles company was created. And to this day, the stork mobile is still in production.

When Christian Flensted founded the company with his wife Grethe, the family lived in Aalborg - in a three-room apartment where the workplace was the dining table and the storage space was under the sofa.

The Flensted Mobiles tale is actually based on two straws and three paper storks. Christian Flensted became known as “Uromageren”, directly translated as “troublemaker”. “Uro” is the old Dansih word for mobile and “mager” is the word for manufacturer.

This nickname was a good match for his creative ability to create elegant, classic designs - and unique, extraordinary mobiles that can both set their surroundings in motion and create balance of mind. Because when it comes to mobiles, rest and motion make a happy couple.