PH Grand Piano
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The PH Grand Piano, or simply the PH Piano, is a piano model designed by Danish
architect and writer Poul Henningsen
.
The design was the result of a commission from the Andreas Christensen manufacturing company who wanted a piano which was both functional and modern. In 1935 Henningsen designed the PH Pianette for the same manufacturer.
The piano is on display in several museums of art and design, including the Metropolitan Museum
in New York
and the Danish Design Museum in Copenhagen
. It was also used by Alvar Aalto
for the music room in his Villa Mairea
.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
architect and writer Poul Henningsen
Poul Henningsen
Poul Henningsen , Danish author, architect and critic, was one of the leading figures of the cultural life of Denmark between the World Wars. In Denmark, he is often referred to as PH.-Early life and education:...
.
The design was the result of a commission from the Andreas Christensen manufacturing company who wanted a piano which was both functional and modern. In 1935 Henningsen designed the PH Pianette for the same manufacturer.
The piano is on display in several museums of art and design, including the Metropolitan Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is a renowned art museum in New York City. Its permanent collection contains more than two million works, divided into nineteen curatorial departments. The main building, located on the eastern edge of Central Park along Manhattan's Museum Mile, is one of the...
in New York
New York City
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and the Danish Design Museum in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
. It was also used by Alvar Aalto
Alvar Aalto
Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto was a Finnish architect and designer. His work includes architecture, furniture, textiles and glassware...
for the music room in his Villa Mairea
Villa Mairea
Villa Mairea is a villa, guest-house, and rural retreat designed and built by the Finnish modernist architect Alvar Aalto for Harry and Maire Gullichsen in Noormarkku, Finland....
.