Top 9 Quotes & Sayings by Poul Henningsen

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Last updated on December 21, 2024.
Poul Henningsen

Poul Henningsen was a Danish author, critic, architect, and designer. In Denmark, where he often is referred to simply as PH, he was one of the leading figures of the cultural life of Denmark between the World Wars.

September 9, 1894 - January 31, 1967
The technician should never forget that he is an artist, the artist never that he is a technician
Future comes by itself, progress does not.
Being conservative has never been regarded as old-fashioned. But if you fight for a sensible step in the right direction which others has deserted you will be branded "reactionary".
The rules are rather simple to understand: Under democracy you can defend any view, but only defend it. You can not try to realise it through power, violence or weapons. — © Poul Henningsen
The rules are rather simple to understand: Under democracy you can defend any view, but only defend it. You can not try to realise it through power, violence or weapons.
Democracy can only be measured on the existence of an opposition
The only thing which separates man from child is all the values he has lost over the years.
Everything new stalls because there is precedence for the old
Art is the ability to separate the significant from the insignificant.
Good taste is always bad.
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