Niels Gammelgaard

Niels Gammelgaard is a Danish architect and designer based in Copenhagen, where he runs Niels Gammelgaard Design. Born in Copenhagen on 20 March 1944, he graduated from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Department of Industrial Design, in 1970.

He was co-owner of BOX 25 Architects from 1969 to 1978 and, with the architect Lars Mathiesen, of Pelikan Design from 1978 to 2005. From 1975 to 2005 he worked as an external designer for IKEA, and he has designed furniture for Fritz Hansen, Magnus Olesen, Erik Jørgensen, Carl Hansen & Son, Fora Form, Matteo Grassi and Cappellini. In 1996 he designed the interior of Copenhagen’s city trains for DSB, and since 2005 he has worked with manufacturers in Australia, China and Vietnam, notably on the Conform collection, SITS and Woodmark International.