Danes Fashion New Design Center

Danish design, which brought the world the stackable chair and other clean-line objects, now has its own repository for ideas and history.

The Danish Design Centre Building, the work of architect Henning Larsen, opened this month at 27 HC Andersens Blvd. in Copenhagen, overlooking Tivoli Gardens. It is a showcase for exhibits of Danish and foreign work--”really for connoisseurs of design,” a spokeswoman said--and also will serve as a conference center for Danish companies.

The five-story building, which glows like a crystal at night, displays that stacking chair from 1958, along with a host of other designs, including toys (think Legos), jewelry, and dinner- and kitchenware.

Its opening exhibits include “Every Idea Is a Combination of Two Existing Ideas,” a showcase of products result from the collision of two ideas; a presentation of graphic design using the Danish Royal crown, called “The Crowning Touch”; and “From Detail to the Big Picture,” which highlights the work of furniture designer Kasper Salto.

Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Admission is about $3.50 for adults, $2.25 for those 12 to 15 and about $2.75 for senior citizens and older students. Internet https:// www.ddc.dk/.