Oliver Thygesen.
Copenhagen, DK
Oliver Thygesen is a Copenhagen-based maker, master carpenter and joiner, and the founder of CPH Wood. His practice is grounded in traditional Danish woodcraft, but shaped by a contemporary architectural sensibility: precise, material-led and deeply attentive to construction, proportion and detail.
Through CPH Wood, Thygesen has built a workshop practice focused on bespoke carpentry, joinery, interiors and site-specific woodwork. His work moves between craft, architecture and design, treating wood not as a decorative surface but as a structural and atmospheric material. Each project is approached through the logic of the material itself: grain, weight, ageing, tactility and the discipline required to make something endure.
His craft has been connected to projects where tradition and contemporary construction meet. At Sparresholm Estate, a historic property restored with Dinesen Douglas fir and oak planks, Thygesen is cited as Master Carpenter & Joiner for CPH Wood, with the project described through materials, proportions and craftsmanship coming together in a gentle, modern rebirth of a historic estate.
For Project Materia, Thygesen brings the position of a working craftsman into the field of contemporary collectible design. His contribution is rooted in hands-on knowledge rather than formal styling: years of cutting, joining, shaping and resolving material into lasting form. The result is a practice where craft tradition is not nostalgic, but active — transformed through precision, restraint and a modern architectural edge.
Works for Materia 2026
Rooted
Matek™ (wood shavings + e-waste), Douglas Fir
A coffee table that traces Matek back to its ancestry: wood itself.
The "Rooted" coffee table by the emerging designer Oliver Thygesen is a tribute to the tactile world and the quiet intelligence of natural materials. Through this piece, he reflects on the resources of our planet and the stories they carry.
While Matek's boards are innovative in expression, they are deeply rooted in nature — formed from reclaimed and natural materials. In this work, Oliver draws attention to Matek's ancestry: wood itself. Through a living narrative, he reveals the transformation of timber — from discarded wood shavings to a beautifully marbled Matek surface.
The table's base becomes more than structure; it is a metaphor for growth and belonging. It reaches outward in search of nourishment, meaning and stability, until it finally finds its footing — and takes root.