KFNews_february09

Kopenhagen furfebruary 2009

2 KOPENHAGEN FUR NEWS

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5 Editorial

7 News in brief

8 Preliminary sales programme

10 Offering 2008/2009

13 Auction news

14 Kopenhagen Fur exhibits fur in Russia

16 The Golden Fur Pin’s 10 years’ anniversary 18 The financial crisis makes luxury shoppers

20 Brief news from China

23 Events in Copenhagen

24 How to acquire simply the world’s finest fur

25 Copenhagen hotels

26 Contact Kopenhagen Fur

ContentsFEBRUARy 2009

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editor in Chief TORBEN NiElSEN

editors PERNillE MUNK CHRiSTENSEN/

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Layout FRANCES yUAN JiNSONG

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Kopenhagen Fur’s label designs integrate the newly launched, international Origin Assured programme (OA) with the existing four Kopenhagen Fur quality labels.

The new Kopenhagen Fur labels are a two-fold consumer assurance. It is an assurance both that the fur is of superior quality and an assurance that the fur has been produced in countries where fur farming is regulated.

Garments carrying a Kopenhagen Fur quality label have been made from fur skins that are unrivalled in quality.

Only skins sold through Kopenhagen Fur and graded by Kopenhagen Fur’s graders can carry the Kopenhagen Fur quality label. Most skins sold through Kopenhagen Fur are mink skins, but Kopenhagen Fur’s quality labels extend equally to fox, chinchilla and swakara skins.

FEBRUARy 2009 5

editoriaLFiNANCiAl ROllER-COASTER

Can anything positive be said about the

present situation? Less than a year ago

all economists agreed that on the whole,

world economy was in good shape and

the only limitation to future growth and

prosperity was shortage of raw materials

and qualified labour. The number of well-

to-do people rose at a pace unprecedented

in history.

The scene changed abruptly half a

year ago, when the American economy

more or less collapsed and in fearfully

short time the American disease spread

to the rest of the world. For the first time

in history we experienced a real break-

down in the global financial market, a

break-down that affected all ramifications

of the world economy with overpowering

strength. The world has never experienced

similar falls in prices of shares, real

estate and raw materials. Due to the

miserable situation in the financial world,

financial institutions could not maintain

their present loan level to the detriment

of production and trade. Consequently,

companies are closing down and the world

trade is decreasing. Unemployment rises,

enormous fortunes have been lost, which

of course affects private consumption

and especially the consumption of luxury

goods. Therefore, it was not surprising

that the result of the first fur auction of the

season was poor.

However, to get back to the question

if we can say something positive about the

present situation. The answer is yes and in

this edition of Kopenhagen Fur News we

have chosen to bring three positive stories.

In November 2008 the Danish fur

trade celebrated its 10 years’ anniversary

for the design competition, The Golden

Fur Pin. The event was celebrated with a

magnificent fashion show where the ten

winners each presented three styles with

fur. The event was a huge success. The

Danish fashion press and the Danish fashion

world were enthusiastic over the young

designers and the practicability of fur.

In the same month Kopenhagen

Fur participated in a Danish sales drive

in Russia. The Danish embassy hosted

a small exclusive exhibition of Danish

luxury goods and fur was very visible

on shoes, jewellery, cushions, blankets,

carpets and traditional fur garments.

The Danish princess Marie visited the

exhibition and in honour of the event she

wore a smart fur flower in her hair. The

invited guests from the Russian fashion

world and fashion press were very

positive. The exhibition confirmed that

the market for fur as material is almost

unlimited. Furthermore, the exhibition

also confirmed that the interest in our

beautiful product is still great. When fur

sales are poor, it is not because fur is not

fashionable anymore. Fur sales are poor

for exactly the same reasons as poor

sales of cars, watches, jewellery, journeys

abroad and all other luxury goods. Some

people will now maintain that luxury

is unnecessary, but this is not correct.

Luxury goods are just as important as

all other consumer goods, as we have

a basic need for a little more than what

is absolutely necessary. Therefore, we

consumers find it very difficult to leave

the credit card in our pockets for very

long. No matter how bad world economy

is, we need a little luxury to overcome

everyday life that this is what the third

article is about. Let us hope that all the

rescue packages, bank packages, tax

relieves and the low interest rates make

the consumers take the credit card out

of the pocket a little faster than usual, so

we get our fine trade going in the not too

distant future.


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JUST FUR YOU

Telephone:

Mr FrederikAhrensberg+45 4326 1142

Ms Sisse Wrobel+45 4326 1143

Mr Kim Nielsen+45 4326 1167

Mr Kurt Bach+45 4326 1168

Ms Lisbeth Thode+45 4326 1169

Fax+45 4326 1144/+45 4345 4093

FEBRUARy 2009 7

newsiN BRiEF

sorting and auCtion ProCedures Course

Kopenhagen Fur Academy

has arranged a Sorting and

Auction Procedures course in

connection with Kopenhagen

Fur’s June 2009 auction. The

course takes place on 21 May

to 11 June 2009.

The trainees will gain in-depth

knowledge of the principles

of sorting raw mink skins as

well as considerable practical

training. The courses are well-

attended and very popular.

You can register to participate

in the course online on

www.kopenhagenfur.com

under ‘Auction site’, About

Kopenhagen Fur, Sorting

Course. You are also welcome

to contact the Customer

Department on phone no. +45

4326 1444, fax no. +45 4326

1449 or by mail to customers@

kopenhagenfur.com.

avaiLabLe exhibition stands at KoPenhagen fur

During the auctions

Kopenhagen Fur rents out a

number of exhibition stands

which are placed between the

inspection area in Hall 1 and

the restaurant.

The stands are rented out for

a year at a time on a ‘first-

come-first-serve’ basis. If you

are interested in renting an

exhibition stand, please contact

Ms. Anne Lunn, Customer

department on phone no.

+45 4326 1443 or by mail

[email protected].

offiCes to rent at KoPenhagen fur

Kopenhagen Fur rents out

offices to auction customers.

They are renovated and feature

telephone, television and

Internet connection. The sizes

of the offices are approx. 17

square metres.

On the entering of the lease

agreement a deposit of 6

months’ rent is payable to

Kopenhagen Fur. The rent falls

due for three months and is

payable in advance.

The offices are rented out on a

‘first-come-first-serve basis. If

you are interested in renting an

office, please contact Ms. Anne

Lunn, Customer department

on phone no. +45 4326

1443 or by mail customers@

kopenhagenfur.com.


Silverblue M 100,000 750 225- F 100,000 500 175Palomino M 35,000 250 150- F 35,000 200 150Cinnamon M 1,000 25 25- F 1,000 25 25White M 140,000 600 125- F 140,000 600 125 552,000 2,950 1,000

Bluefox 13,000 250 150Shadowfox 5,000 100 75Silverfox 10,000 200 175Blue Frost Fox 2,000 50 50Redfox 3,500 25 25Karakul Afghan / Uzbek 25,000 200 125

PreLiminary saLes Programme 3 - 6 FEBRUARy 2009iNSPECTiON FROM FRiDAy, 30 JANUARy

tuesday, 3 february sKins Lots showLots

FEBRUARy AUCTiON 2009

At the February auction Kopenhagen Fur

will be offering 3.5 million mink skins.

As you can see from the preliminary

sales programme, we will be offering a

wide variety of quality skins. Most of the

mink types in various shades will be on

offer, including the popular Cross types

and this year’s only offering of the mink

type Cinnamon.

At the February auction we will be

offering both Classic and Velvet qualities

with our labels, Platinum, Burgundy and

Ivory. The collection will also include

approximately 35,000 females in PURPLE

quality. These skins are particularly

selected from skins in our PLATINUM

quality and are especially for customers

who want to have “SIMPLY THE WORLD’S

FINEST FUR” in their collection.

FEBRUARy 2009 9

Black Cross M 80,000 600 250- F 80,000 550 250Var. Cross M 55,000 450 250- F 55,000 450 250Pearl M 114,000 600 300- F 114,000 550 250Golden Pearl M 15,000 100 75- F 15,000 100 75 528,000 3,400 1,700

Chinchilla 13,000 275 250Sable / Marten 1,000 25 25Seal skins Canadian 1,800 20 20

wednesday, 4 february sKins Lots showLots

thursday, 5 february

friday, 6 february

Brown M 365,000 1,300 375Glow M 415,000 1,400 400Brown F 365,000 1,300 350Glow F 415,000 1,500 375Black M 165,000 600 250 1,725,000 6,100 1,750

Black F 165,000 600 250Mahogany M 265,000 1,100 425- F 265,000 1,100 425 695,000 2,800 1,100

To finish at approx. 15:30

Total number of mink skins 3,500,000

We reserve the right to change the quantity and the order of the sale.


KoPenhagen fur OFFERiNG 2008/2009

In the previous season Kopenhagen Fur

sold a total of 17.8 million mink skins.

Kopenhagen Fur expects to offer an

almost unchanged number of mink skins

in the season 2008/2009. However, the

composition of the mink types will be

different. The offering of Black, Mahogany,

Brown, Glow and Silverblue will be

increased whereas the number of White,

Pearl, Sapphire and Cross mink skins will be

reduced. The major change will be that Cross

mink will be reduced by almost 50 per cent.

To plan your purchase at Kopenhagen

Fur best possibly the estimated offering is

stated in types and number in the below

survey. Furthermore, the sizes to be

offered at the auctions concerned appear

from the below table.

A comprehensive offering in colour

shades in Platinum, Burgundy and Ivory as

the dominating qualities will be offered at

all five auctions.

The hair length CLASSIC (medium

nap) will still be dominating, but the

offering of Velvet (short nap) makes

an increasingly larger share of the

collection.

Kopenhagen Fur’s top quality

PURPLE which is selected among the finest

female skins of the Velvet quality will come

under the hammer at the February and the

June auctions where also the TOP LOT of

the season will be sold.

December 2008 30-00-0 1-2February 2009 40-30-00-0 0-1-2April 2009 30-00-0-1 1-2-3June 2009 50-40-30-00-0 00-0-1-2September 2009 30-00-0-1-2-3 1-2-3-4-5

bLaCK, mahogany, white and siLverbLue maLes femaLes

December 2008 30-00-0 0-1-2February 2009 40-30-00-0 0-1-2April 2009 40-30-00-0-1 0-1-2-3June 2009 50-40-30-00-0 00-0-1-2September 2009 30-00-0-1-2-3 1-2-3-4-5

brown and gLow maLes femaLes

December 2008 30-00-0 1-2February 2009 30-00-0 1-2April 2009 30-00-0-1 1-2-3June 2009 50-40-30-00-0 00-0-1-2September 2009 30-00-0-1-2-3 1-2-3-4-5

PearL maLes femaLes

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other sKins (1,000 sKins)

Chinchilla 15 15 15 15 15 75Rex Rabbits 4 4 8Swakara 60 80 140Foxes 10 30 10 20 70

minK (1,000 sKins)

Black 80 330 350 500 340 1,600Mahogany 120 530 600 600 450 2,300Brown 390 730 1,120 800 1,360 4,400Glow 430 830 1,260 890 1,490 4,900Pearl 130 230 300 400 140 1,200Golden Pearl 30 70 100White 130 280 300 350 140 1,200Sapphire 30 150 100 20 300Silverblue 50 200 200 370 80 900Black Cross 40 160 100 70 30 400Var. Cross 110 65 35 10 220Pastel 40 110 10 160Violet 20 20Blue Iris 20 20Jaguar 30 30Palomino 70 130 10 210Stardust 15 5 20Var. mutations 20 20Total mink 1,400 3,500 4,500 4,500 4,100 18,000

deC feb aPr Jun sePseLLing days 14-15 3-6 2-6 14-19 12-17 in totaL

We reserve the right to make changes.


Whether it is small or big business, conducted

locally or globally, you always find us close at

hand. We are located in 21 countries, our chief

market being the Nordic region, the Baltic States

and Poland. As a customer, you get one, single

contact person with the total resources of the

bank at your disposal. We utilise our entire net-

work to together create solutions that provide

your company with real competitive advantage.

What are your company’s plans?

You’re welcome to discuss the most interesting

topic of all – the future. Get in touch with your

nearest branch office.

To all companies with faith in the future

Making it possible

FEBRUARy 2009 13

auCtionNEWS

new teLePhone direCtory>In Kopenhagen Fur’s phone

directory you will find

all relevant numbers of

departments, key personnel,

auction services and buyers’

offices at Kopenhagen Fur.

Please remember to dial +45

when calling from abroad.

Please note that the last four

digits of the phone number is

the extension line.

new sorting and grading Poster

The new sorting and grading

poster will be available at the

February auction 2009.

The poster gives an overview

of the sorting system, the main

mink types, the classification

of mink sizes, clarity and

finally how the skins are

labelled either Kopenhagen

Purple, Kopenhagen Platinum,

Kopenhagen Burgundy or

Kopenhagen Ivory.

the worLd’s finest fur at staKe

It is a race for the best fur

quality in the world that takes

place when the first of the

season’s two top lots is being

offered during the February

auction. The top lot is selected

from the Purple collection

jointly by customers and

the manager of Kopenhagen

Furs quality department. As

usual the top lot comes with a

certificate as well as coverage

in Kopenhagen Fur News and

the Kopenhagen Fur website.


The growing wealth in Russia was the

main theme at the conference ‘Precious

Denmark’ on 19 November 2008 at the

Danish embassy in Moscow. Kopenhagen

Fur, representatives from the Danish trade

industry, HRH Prince Joachim and Princess

Marie participated in the event.

The main purpose of the conference

was to acquire a closer co-operation

between Russian and Danish companies.

At the event, Kopenhagen Fur exhibited

mink pillows and blankets, and the shoe

designer Cecilie Toklum participated

with her sculptural shoes made of mink

and swakara.

Besides Kopenhagen Fur’s exhibit,

the Danish shoe designer Cecilie Toklum -

who is the designer behind the brand

Toklum By Cecilie Toklum - exhibited her

beautiful and sculptural shoes with mink

and swakara, which were made in co-

operation with Kopenhagen Fur. Also the

Danish world famed carpet manufacturer

Ege Tæpper, was represented by the

director Svend Aage Færch Nielsen, had

created carpets with pictures of swakara

and mink, which almost looked like real fur.

Last, but not least, the designer

Josephine Bergsøe participated in the

event with jewellery with fur in co-

operation with Kopenhagen Fur. Therefore,

fur was the eye of all attention at the event:

- Fur was extremely visible at the

event. So visible that you should almost

think, it was our event, says Kopenhagen

Fur’s managing director Torben Nielsen.

He was very happy with Kopenhagen

Fur’s participation and not least to meet

Princess Marie:

- It was a great pleasure to meet the

Princess. I am sure, that we once again

have a Princess who will be an excellent

representative for Denmark , Torben

Nielsen says.

KoPenhagen fur exhibits fur in russia

Torben Nielsen and Princess Marie

by PatriCia wiLson

FEBRUARy 2009 15

Princess Marie and jewellery designer Josephine Bergsøe

Princess Marie and shoe and fashion designer Cecilie Toklum


Red lamps, dark oak and a stage in the

middle. You almost think that this is the

description of an old theatre, but it is not.

It is the auction room at Kopenhagen Fur,

which is filled with people attending The

Golden Fur Pin 2008.

The fur is designed by former

participants in The Golden Fur Pin plus

the winner of this year’s competition, who

have designed three styles each for the

anniversary show. There is something for

every taste: The simple, the daring and

the more glamorous. Suddenly, everyone

is quiet:

‘The winner of The Golden Fur Pin

2008 is Anna Melander’, whereas models

stride down the catwalk with the beautiful

and original styles created by Anna.

- It is fantastic to win. It is so difficult

to know, what the judges expect, and I have

never worked with fur before, says Anna

Melander.

Her winning collection consists of

the goLden fur Pin’s 10 years’ anniversary Anna Melander won this year’s Golden Fur Pin with a creative design, which made the judges praise her to the skies by PatriCia wiLson

FEBRUARy 2009 17

Anna Melander(second from right), the winner of The Golden Fur Pin 2008

two short evening jackets in Palomino mink

and black swakara and a marvellous bridal

dress made of white Finnraccoon and white

tulle with lace.

- I got the idea of the three styles

while working with the material. The idea

is ‘fur meets other materials’, says Anna

Melander.

The 27 year old Anna Melander has

rapidly progressed. She just graduated from

The Design Academy in Kolding in June

and showed her graduate collection during

the Danish Fashion Week in August. Here

she was contacted by Ms Eva Helmbæk,

the coordinator of The Golden Fur Pin, on

behalf of Kopenhagen Fur.

a great oPPortunity

- It is a huge opportunity to

participate in The Golden Fur Pin. Besides

from getting your name established in the

fashion industry, it is also an opportunity to

get to work with a material that I have never

worked with before, Anna Melander says.

a future with design

If she is going to be established in the

fashion world it is unavoidable to go into

business. Right now she does not know

what the future will bring; just that she

wants to be a designer;

- I just graduated from the Design

Academy in Kolding. The next move is

to get myself a job at a fashion house. I

want to get some experience before I

start designing in my own name, Anna

Melander says.

She hopes that her participation in

The Golden Fur Pin will kick-start her career

as a designer.

- The Danish fashion world is a very

limited field, so you are lucky if you get

success. But it is no secret that several of

the former participants in The Golden Fur

Pin have become established names in the

fashion world. Therefore, I hope that my

participation may help kick-start my career,

says Anna Melander and smiles.

the Judges’ verdiCt

Prominent people from the Danish

fashion world were gathered to nominate

the winner of The Golden Fur Pin 2008.

They point out the competition to be

innovative for Danish fashion:

- The Golden Fur Pin is inspiring for

the industry, says Peter Ingwersen, creator

of the Noir label.

- The Golden Fur Pin has made

fur a modern material, which you as a

designer can develop, to the great delight

of a modern audience. During the years,

there have been many different styles at

the show, where fur has been interpreted

in exciting and untraditional ways. Fur is

indeed a material which creates inspiration

for future fashion, says Henning Kern, one

of the designers behind the jewellery brand

Dyrberg Kern.


Declining consumption and financial crisis

have for a long time been the agenda of

the media, and have made business people

all around the world shake in their shoes

because of the gloomy prospects.

It has been pointed out that the

luxury industry – including the fur industry

- will be hit the hardest. Futurologists

predict that these industries will be most

severely influenced by the crisis.

But even though the future looks

gloomy for the fur industry, there is

hope according to Poul Erik Jacobsen,

trend researcher in ‘PEJ gruppen’, who

researches in trends of the fashion

industry;

- Very provocatively said, women

cannot keep their credit cards in their

pockets for more than two years. By

that I mean that, for the most part, it is

the women who control the household

expenses, and it is human nature to back

out at some point. At some point you just

have to say; ‘let’s move on’, he says.

He and other trend researchers think

that in 2010 the consumption will be back

on track again.

- Earlier, it was very common that

crises lasted several years. Now the

picture has changed and nowadays crises

do not last more than a year or a year and

a half. Fortunately, to the pleasure of the

companies, the periods of growth are

normally very long, he says.

Just like the trend researcher Li

Edelkoort, Poul Erik Jakobsen thinks that

the election of the new president in the

US, Barack Obama, may have a positive

influence on the American consumers’

optimism and belief in the future. An

important influence which may affect the

economy in the rest of the world.

PeoPLe wiLL asK for Luxury fur

Poul Erik Jacobsen thinks that

the consumers will be so fed up with

the financial crisis in 2010 that they will

start consuming again. The trend of the

fashion world 2010 will therefore be pastel

colours and light nuances to mark the new

beginning;

the finanCiaL Crisis maKes Luxury shoPPersThere is light at the end of the tunnel for the luxury industry. Consumer’s desire to shop will namely only expand further because of the financial crisisby PatriCia wiLson

FEBRUARy 2009 19

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- We will see clear, light pastel

colours, and that symbolizes purity

and a new beginning. It is a very clear

tendency, which is common after a

recession, he says.

Poul Erik Jacobsen also predicts that

there will be a great need for telling the

world that you have come out of the crisis

in a good way;

- People want to show that they

have come out of the financial crisis in a

good way by showing off expensive and

exclusive design or materials— like fur for

example, to signalize that ‘I was not hit by

the crisis’, he says.

In other words, there is hope for the

fur industry when the crisis ends and the

consumers’ desire to shop return with

renewed strength.


brief newsFROM CHiNA

tsinghua students win again>Two students trained at

Tsinghua Kopenhagen Studio

won both the gold and the

silver prizes in the recently held

China International Youth Fur

Fashion Design Competition.

Ms. Guo Yuanzhou of Tsinghua

University was the unanimous

choice of the judges to win the

gold prize with a style themed

“Sculpting Time”. Ms. Li Liand

of Tsinghua shared the silver

prize with Ms. Xiong Yun of

Hubei Acadeny of Fine Arts.

The three winners will visit

Kopenhagen Studio thanks to a

sponsorship deal.

Their styles will represent

China in the ReMix competition

during MIFUR in Milan in April

2009. It is the second year in

a row that Tsinghua students

pocket the top awards.

5,000 fur shoPs in Just one PLaCe

The Russian Market in Beijing

is a true fur shopper’s paradise.

With the opening of the third

mall in this area the total

number of shops has now

reached 5,000.

Kopenhagen Fur’s marketing

director Ms. Patrizia Venturelli

Christensen was among the red

ribbon cutters at the opening

ceremony in October 2008. The

Russian Market located in the

heart of Beijing is the largest

B2B mall in China, focusing on

trade with Russia.

- It is fantastic to witness the

growth of fur trade between

these two important fur

markets that are both becoming

increasingly quality sensitive as

it is visible from the quality of

the new mall and the garments

for sale in the shops, says

Patrizia Venturelli Christensen.

furytaLe in daLian<A stunning fur fashion show

inspired by Hans Christian

Andersen’s The Little Mermaid

amazed the audience at a

fashion show in Dalian in

November. The show was

presented jointly by Kopnhagen

Fur and Dalian Shengbang Fur,

a Certified Kopenhagen Fur

Boutique.

Shengbang Fur contributed

with 40 trendy styles for

the coming winter, and

Kopenhagen Fur participated

with styles created by young

Chinese designers studying at

Tsignhua Kopenhagen Studio.

Following the Kopenhagen Fur/

Shengbang Fur fashion show,

an art exhibition has opened in

Dalian where artwork by well-

known local artists can be seen.

The exhibition is sponsored by

the two partners in fur.

FEBRUARy 2009 21

good saLes PersPeCtives in northern China

More than 600 enthusiastic

customers participated, when

two fashion shows at Paris

Spring opened the season in

Chanchung, China.

The customers‘ enthusiasm

with the show was

demonstrated through the

sales, which significantly

surpassed the level from

last year’s season-opening

show, indicating that the

demanding Chinese luxury

consumer awaits the winter

with confidence and a quest for

quality in fur and design.

- The Chinese market is

currently the largest market for

fur and the Chinese fur luxury

consumer is becoming more

and more sophisticated in her

taste and quality expectations.

Even though the current

financial crisis – in the long

run – probably will affect the

the Chinese market too, it is

well known that people seek

security for their investments

in the highest quality of the

products, says managing

director of Kopenhagen Fur Mr.

Torben Nielsen.

some 4,000 PeoPLe enJoyed fur show in shenyang<Thousands of people lined

up outside Shenyang Happy

Family on 15 November 2008

waiting to see Kopenhagen

Fur’s fashion show.

The show ushers in the annual

fur festival in Happy Family, the

only Kopenhagen Fur Certified

Boutique in Shenyang.

Despite the global economic

inertia, consumers’ enthusiasm

in fur fashion seems

sustainable. The Kopenhagen

Fur show was staged three

times on the same day with the

first show attracting at least

2,000 spectators.

Kopenhagen Fur’s sales director

Mr. Erik Neergaard participated

in the show and he was amazed

by the Chinese consumers;

- Although the rest of the

world is suffering from the

economic crisis, I am happy to

see Shenyang fur market is still

working very well.

star Power for danish fur

Hong Kong super star Angie

Chiu becomes Goodwill

Ambassador for Hailansi Fur.

The company will use the

opportunity to promote their

products together with skins

from Kopenhagen Fur.

Recently, Ms. Angie Chiu

went to Shenyang to cheer for

Hailansi’s 2008 styles. At the

press conference, Ms. Angie

Chiu said:

- The reason why I choose to

work with Hailansi Fur is that

the styles are trendy, classic

and very comfortable. And the

quality is superb as they use fur

skins from Kopenhagen Fur.

Halansi Fur is a ten year old

brand that has around 100

stores around China. It is one

of Kopenhagen Fur’s largest

Chinese customers and it is

dedicated to promote the

Danish quality among Chinese

consumers.

FEBRUARy 2009 23

exhibitionFROM 31 JANUARy 2009 MONET, RENOiR, vAN GOGH, GAUGUiN - iMPRESSiONiSTS AND POSTiMPRESSiONiSTS iN THE iSRAEl MUSEUM, JERUSAlEM

In the spring of 2009 ARKEN is presenting

53 selected works of French Impressionists

and Post-Impressionists from Israel Museum,

Jerusalem: Paintings and bronze sculptures from

the turn of the last century, with main works by

artists such as Monet, Pissarro, Renoir, Degas,

Rodin, Gauguin, Cézanne and Van Gogh. The

Impressionists celebrate the modern, painting

swiftly and sketch-like to capture the fleeting,

modern world around them, portraying the

countryside and cityscapes of their time, with

emphasis on light and movement. The following

generation, the Post-Impressionists, take one

step further in their experiments of colour

while sometimes expressing a yearning for the

original, primitive and unspoilt. It will be possible

to see the broad range of artistic expressions

and attitudes characterising the painting and

sculpture of the two generations at a seminal

period in history.

Organized by the Israel Museum, Jerusalem in col-

laboration with ARKEN Museum of Modern Art.

〉 ARKEN, Ishøj

oPera30-31 JANUARy AND 3-4 FEBRUARy 2009ROMEO AND JUliET AT THE ROyAl THEATRE

Experience the famous play ‘Romeo and Juliet’ as a

ballet at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen.

The classic play, about the loving couple Romeo

and Juliet, who have to die in order to get each

other, is being reinterpreted as a ballet by the

ambitious people behind the ballet at the Royal

Theatre.

The music at the ballet is made by the Russian

composer Sergei Prokofiev and the entrance

costs from 50- 646 Danish kr. depending on

what seats you prefer. Visit the Royal Theatre at

Kongens Nytorv in the centre of Copenhagen.

〉 Tivoli, Vesterbrogade 3, Copenhagen.

exhibition30 JANUARy – 6 FEBRUARy 2009MANGA AT ‘lOUiSiANA’

Visit the exhibit ‘Manga’ at the art museum

‘Louisiana’ in Humlebæk just outside

Copenhagen. The exhibit shows the colourful

and exciting art from the Japanese cartoons

called ‘Manga’.

The exhibit also shows that Manga is not

only about colourful cartoons for children,

but actually have roots back in a 200 year

old Japanese art, and that Manga also today

influences culture and art in Japan.

At the exhibit you can experience how Manga

has developed from simple woodcuts and simple

cartoons into becoming a million dollar success

with animé film, computer games and art.

〉 Louisiana, Humlebak

exhibitionUNTil 22 FEBRUARy 2009GUSTAvE CAillEBOTTE. iN THE MiDST OF iMPRESSiONiSM

Even art lovers are not intimately familiar with

French Impressionist Gustave Caillebotte (1848-

1894), despite his name being firmly connected

to those of Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste

Renoir, and Edgar Degas. Caillebotte worked

closely with his artist friends and exhibited his

work alongside theirs; however, he first gained

prominence as a passionate collector of their

paintings.

This exhibition is an invitation to (re)discover

an important Impressionist, who for at least the

past fifteen years has been widely celebrated

as the painter of the modern metropolis of

Paris. Caillebotte was also an avid rower and

sailor, and for the first time, the focus is on

his marked preference for river scenes and

seascapes: colourful, glowing depictions of

rowers on the Yerres, the Normandy coast,

the banks of the Seine, and the sailboats at

Argenteuil.

〉 Ordrupgaard, Charlottenlund

events in CoPenhagen30 JANUARy – 6 FEBRUARy 2009


how to aCquire simPLy the worLd’s finest fur

Kopenhagen Fur offers nothing less than

the world’s finest fur, Kopenhagen Purple.

So simple is that. To get hold of the Purple

quality is yet another story and therefore it

has been decided to make a list of customers

available to retailers. The list contains major

holders of mink, chinchilla and swakara in

the Kopenhagen Purple quality.

Despite the financial crisis that has

taken the world by storm demand for

luxury is expected to remain strong. Luxury

customers have not changed habits, but are

looking for new and more private shopping

channels. According to Scandinavia Retail

Institute, the new tendency is to avoid

public shopping. Discreet shopping is no

news to the wealthier consumers, but the

financial crisis has been an accelerator for

the development.

This tendency confirms what

Kopenhagen Fur believes; the demand for

Kopenhagen Purple skins will continue

to be relatively strong in spite of the

financial crisis.

The February auction will hold an

offering of 35,000 Purple skins – the first

offering of this quality in the current sales

season.

- The Purple quality is an important

and valuable factor establishing

Kopenhagen Fur as the provider of the

world’s best mink skins. Farmers are

constantly working on improving the

quality of the skins and we find that the

skins classified as Kopenhagen Purple

Velvet, which is less than one per cent

of the total offering, are of a quality that

is second to none, says Erik Neergaard,

Kopenhagen Fur’s sales director.

The list below shows which

customers bought Purple skins at

Kopenhagen Fur during last season.

minKWAi MAy FUR & FASHiON CO.lTD

BROWN lEATHER CO. lTD.

ROyAl TRADE S.A.

FURECO

K C ENTERPRiSES (iNT’l.) CO. l

KEUN HWA FUR CO. lTD.

HURWiTz ExPORTS liMiTED

POlAR FURS lTD.

PARAFORTUNE FASHiON CO. lTD.

OTTiNO iNTERNATiON lTD.

liAO yANG xiN xiNG

REGAl FUR & FASHiON CO.lTD.

yvES SAlOMON

HAPPy PART TRADiNG CO. lTD.

SilvER JOiNT HOlDiNGS

SHENyANG TABEi FUR FASHiONABlE

CADANO FUR & FASHiON CO., lTD

RiSiNG MFG.MACAU COM. OFFSHORE

TiANJiN yiNGDAK

ARCTiC OCEAN FUR CO. lTD.

ANDy HOlDiNGS liMiTED

ExTRA yiElD liMiTED

DRAGON FUR COMPANy lTD.

KENTON lTD.

UTzON SKiND OG PElS

CHARlEy iNTERNATiONAl HOlDiNGS

ChinChiLLaPElliCERiA RiNDi SPA

HONG KONG FUR FACTORy lTD.

SAP FUR SRl

POlAR FURS lTD.

BAUlTORE A/S

swaKaraKlONDiKE iNTERNATiONAl FURS

JOSE MiGUEl lECETA S.l.

PElz-MATTHiESSEN

MANAKAS FRANKFURT

FURECO

CONDORPElli

BlUE ANGEl FUR COMPANy liMiTED

GiUliANA TESO PAPillON SPA

FEiN & CO. lTD.

POlAR FURS lTD.

REGAl FUR & FASHiON CO.lTD.

A. BROMBERG (ExPORTERS) lTD.

BOURTSOS KONSTANTiNOS

R & l iNT. TRADiNG GMBH

MONDiAlPElli SPA

liNEA FONTANi

NOTiS GRiGORiOS TOU PASHAli

CiOliNi 1976 SRl.

UHliG RW GROSSHDl. OHG

UPSTAR CONTiNENTAl

GEORGiO PElAGiO

FEBRUARy 2009 25

CoPenhagen hoteLs

buying sKins at KoPenhagen fur?

interested in an even faster serviCe?

Have you informed Kopenhagen Fur about

your e-mail address?

If not, please send your e-mail address

to [email protected] for

registration.

hoteL Cat. address teLePhone

Norlandia Star (A) Colbjørnsensgade 13, 1652 V + 45 3322 1100

Comfort Hotel Europe (B) Colbjørnsensgade 11, 1652 V + 45 3321 3333

Du Nord (B) Colbjørnsensgade 14, 1652 V + 45 3331 7750

First (B) Vesterbrogade 23-29, 1620 V + 45 3378 8000

Glostrup Park (B) Hovedvejen 41, 2600 Glostrup + 45 4396 0038

Kong Frederik (B) Vester Voldgade 25, 1552 K + 45 3312 5902

Admiral (C) Toldbodgade 24, 1253 K + 45 3374 1414

Clarion Hotel Copenhagen (C) Molestien 11, 2450 SV + 45 7012 7373

Scandic Glostrup (C) Roskildevej 550, 2600 Glostrup + 45 4343 4200

Scandic Sydhavn (C) Sydhavns Plads 15, 2450 SV + 45 8833 3666

Radisson SAS Falkoner (E) Falkoner Allé 9, 2000 Frb. + 45 3815 8001

Scandic CPH (E) Vester Søgade 6, 1601 V + 45 3314 3535

Scandic Hvidovre (E) Kettevej 4. 2650 Hvidovre +45 3686 0400

Scandic Webers (F) Vesterbrogade 11B 1620 V + 45 3331 1432

Skt. Petri - 5 stars (F) Krystalgade 22, 1172 K + 45 3345 9800

Hilton Airport - 5 stars (G) Ellehammersvej 20, 2770 Kastrup + 45 3250 1501

Marriott - 5 stars＊ (G) Kalvebod Brygge 5, 1560 V + 45 8833 9900

Radisson SAS Scandinavia＊ (G) Amager Blv. 70, 2300 S + 45 3396 5000

hoteL ratesCat. a DKK 600-800

Cat. b DKK 800-900

Cat. C DKK 900-1000

Cat. d DKK 1000-1100

Cat. e DKK 1100-1200

Cat. f DKK 1200-1400

Cat. g DKK 1400-1800

PLease note

All reservations will be cancelled at 4pm if not guaran-

teed for late arrival.

We kindly ask you to inform us 24 hours prior to arrival

if you need to change your reservation.

＊Copenhagen Marriott Hotel

Please note that the rates in June and September

2009 will be DKK 1995, - / 2195, -


area managers

andreJ rumJanCevAREA MANAGER, RUSSiA

+45 4326 1103

ContaCt KOPENHAGEN FURE-mail: [email protected]

phonE: +45 4326 1000

[email protected]

torben nieLsen MANAGiNG DiRECTOR

+45 4326 1042 (SECR.)

eriK neergaard SAlES DiRECTOR

+45 4326 1201

inge Østermand SECRETARy (MANAGEMENT)

+45 4326 1042

Customer [email protected]

brian tufvesson CUSTOMER RElATiONS MANAGER+45 4326 1401

birgit friis SECRETARy, SEATiNG PlAN

+45 4326 1431

annette hindborgACCOUNTS AND iNvOiCiNG

+45 4326 1440

anne LunnACCOUNTS AND iNvOiCiNG

+45 4326 1443

Christiane rautenbergACCOUNTS AND iNvOiCiNG+45 4326 1442

reCePtion/[email protected]

Kathrine engbergFRONT OFFiCE MANAGER

+45 4326 1112

Lis eLLebyRECEPTiONiST

+45 4326 1280

auCtioneers

PauL PedersenSAlES MANAGER, AUCTiONEER

+45 4326 1203

stig reinhoLdSAlES MANAGER, AUCTiONEER

+45 4326 1209

Per KnudsenSAlES MANAGER, AUCTiONEER

+45 4326 1206

KLaus harLevAUCTiONEER

+45 4326 1415

KasPer s. reinbaCherPROJECT CO-ORDiNATOR, AUCTiONEER+45 4326 1422

LaiLa webLer CASHiER

+45 4326 1413

beiJing offiCe

weixian ChenAREA MANAGER, CHiNA

MOB. +86 135 0118 1720

Lisa yuREPRESENTATivE, CHiNA

MOB. +86 139 1156 8019

Chris CuiREPRESENTATivE, CHiNA

MOB. +86 139 1093 7964

marKeting [email protected]

Patrizia v. ChristensenMARKETiNG DiRECTOR+45 4326 1102

thomas C. andersenPRODUCT DEvElOPMENT MANAGER+45 4326 1110

miChaeL hoLmDESiGN AND PRODUCTiON MANAGER

+45 4326 1158

natia LinnemannRETAil MARKETiNG MANAGER

+45 7213 5013

CommuniCations [email protected]

sander JaCobsenCOMMUNiCATiONS MANAGER

+45 4326 1063

Cashier

Leo boutisAREA MANAGER, GREECE

MOB. +30 693 242 5858

quaLity [email protected]

bJarne rasmussenQUAliTy MANAGER

+45 4326 1342

FEBRUARy 2009 27

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Infelber (Exports) Ltd4 Elthorne Road, London N19 4AG

Tel +44(20) - 7281 1966 E-mail [email protected] Fax +44(20) - 7281 2398

Eurasia Furs LtdUnit O, 10/Kaiser Estate Phase III

9-11A Hok Yuen Street, Hunghom, Kowloon, HK

Tel +852 2311 9803 E-mail [email protected] Fax +852 2721 3081

Infelber (Exports) Ltd4 Elthorne Road, London N19 4AG

Tel +44(20) - 7281 1966 E-mail [email protected] Fax +44(20) - 7281 2398

Eurasia Furs LtdUnit O, 10/Kaiser Estate Phase III

9-11A Hok Yuen Street, Hunghom, Kowloon, HK

Tel +852 2311 9803 E-mail [email protected] Fax +852 2721 3081

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