Møbelsnedkerforeningen

Soren Matz

Born 8th of September 1963 in Copenhagen Denmark

Has worked:
1984 – 1985 Interio Furniture company in Switzerland
1985 – 1986 Sotheby’s Furniture Department in New York
1988 – 1991 Danish Architecture Center Exhibition Department, in Copenhagen
1988 – 1991 Worked as a cabinetmaker for Nakamura Komuten
1991 - Worked as manager for Nakamura Komuten for Danish Furniture c/o Kohseki
1994 - Opened Tokyo branch of Kohseki Danish Furniture division
1995 - Coordinated large Hans J. Wegner exhibition for Ozone Center in Tokyo
1996 - Made Pre-Columbian Textile exhibition at Kohseki Gallery in Kyoto
1997 - Made Swedish Glass Exhibition for Skruf AB at the Swedish Embassy in Tokyo + Italian Glass Tableware exhibition in Kyoto
1999- 2000 Spend almost 2 years (off and on in Denmark) making a book and a large furniture exhibition about Danish 20th Century Master Cabinetry in Denmark. Meanwhile working in-between at the company in Japan
2001- Build Kohseki Copenhagen Branch Office and worked on interior projects for Nakamura Komuten in USA New York
2002 - Made regular Classic Furniture exhibition in Kyoto and made interior for Furukawa Masayasu in Nagoya
2003- Made 4 Building proposals for Ozaki Akihiro Kansou company in Osaka

Publications:
Made master catalogue for Nakamura Komuten Danish furniture div.
Made Catalogue for Finn Juhl exhibition in Japan
Produced 20 page article for Kateigaho Magazine on Danish Homes
Made Kohseki brochure / image pamphlet with Living Architecture
Consulted Prof. Noritsugu Oda concerning his publication named “Danish Chairs”
Danish Art of Cabinetmaking. Kronborg exhibtion

Interior / Furniture Production:
Made Interior for Shin Chitose Airport Station in Hokkaido
Designed and made chairs for restaurant “Kikonui” in Kyoto
Designedandmade furniture for Hiroshima Bank Guest House
Co-designed interior for The philosopher Mr. Umehara in Kyoto
Designed and made large outdoor restaurant Terrazza in Osaka
Made Wakuden Murasakino restaurant interior in Kyoto
Developed tatami chair “Eri” with designer Hans S. Jakobsen
Developed tatami chair with designer Verner Panton
Consulted Yamagiva corporation in Tokyo with making a modern interior shop
Consulting for the Danish Theme Park “Denpark” in Anjo city, Nagoya
Made interior for Wakuden restaurant at Kyoto stationDeveloped Verner Panton Banana Chair
Have conducted several tours for Japanese architects in Scandinavia specialized on Danish Furniture, and act often as consultant for people in the Danish Furniture Industry
Makes regular consultanting on residential, Shops, Restaurants and other kind of buildings.


THE DANISH CABINETMAKERS ASSOCIATION

Soren Matz CV Born 8th of September 1963 in Copenhagen Denmark Has worked: 1984 – 1985 Interio Furniture company in Switzerland 1985 – 1986 Sotheby’s Furniture Department in New York 1988 – 1991 Danish Architecture Center Exhibition Department, in Copenhagen 1988 – 1991 Worked as a cabinetmaker for Nakamura Komuten 1991 - Worked as manager for Nakamura Komuten for Danish Furniture c/o Kohseki 1994 - Opened Tokyo branch of Kohseki Danish Furniture division 1995 - Coordinated large Hans J. Wegner exhibition for Ozone Center in Tokyo 1996 - Made Pre-Columbian Textile exhibition at Kohseki Gallery in Kyoto 1997 - Made Swedish Glass Exhibition for Skruf AB at the Swedish Embassy in Tokyo + Italian Glass Tableware exhibition in Kyoto 1999- 2000 Spend almost 2 years (off and on in Denmark) making a book and a large furniture exhibition about Danish 20th Century Master Cabinetry in Denmark. Meanwhile working in-between at the company in Japan 2001- Build Kohseki Copenhagen Branch Office and worked on interior projects for Nakamura Komuten in USA New York 2002 - Made regular Classic Furniture exhibition in Kyoto and made interior for Furukawa Masayasu in Nagoya 2003- Made 4 Building proposals for Ozaki Akihiro Kansou company in Osaka Publications: Made master catalogue for Nakamura Komuten Danish furniture div. Made Catalogue for Finn Juhl exhibition in Japan Produced 20 page article for Kateigaho Magazine on Danish Homes Made Kohseki brochure / image pamphlet with Living Architecture Consulted Prof. Noritsugu Oda concerning his publication named “Danish Chairs” Danish Art of Cabinetmaking. Kronborg exhibtion Interior / Furniture Production: Made Interior for Shin Chitose Airport Station in Hokkaido Designed and made chairs for restaurant “Kikonui” in Kyoto Designedandmade furniture for Hiroshima Bank Guest House Co-designed interior for The philosopher Mr. Umehara in Kyoto Designed and made large outdoor restaurant Terrazza in Osaka Made Wakuden Murasakino restaurant interior in Kyoto Developed tatami chair “Eri” with designer Hans S. Jakobsen Developed tatami chair with designer Verner Panton Consulted Yamagiva corporation in Tokyo with making a modern interior shop Consulting for the Danish Theme Park “Denpark” in Anjo city, Nagoya Made interior for Wakuden restaurant at Kyoto stationDeveloped Verner Panton Banana Chair Have conducted several tours for Japanese architects in Scandinavia specialized on Danish Furniture, and act often as consultant for people in the Danish Furniture Industry Makes regular consultanting on residential, Shops, Restaurants and other kind of buildings.