.svg)
Kasper Salto
Kasper Salto was born in Copenhagen, DK on February 14, 1967. Graduated cabinet maker in 1988. Masterpiece honoured with a silver medal. After that graduated 1994 from the Danish Design school. As a student, he had one semester at Art Center, College of Design (Switzerland). In 1996, he was teaching at The Royal Acadamy of Fine Arts. Between 1994 and 1998, he worked for designer Rud Thygesen, who is a famous Danish furniture designer. It was at that time he met Peter Stærk: their friendship would have a deep influence on his professional life.
In 1997, Kasper designed the Runner Chair for Peter Stærk who made the chair famous in Denmark as well as abroad. From 2006, the office was situated in the middle of Copenhagen. He works mainly for the companies; Fritz Hansen, Onecollection and Stærk Design. Salto has received a number of design awards for his work, lately the The Furniture Prize 2003, Engelhardts Mindelegat 2005, and latest The Finn Juhl Prize 2010.
