Illums Bolighus
the curated flagship sweep of Danish and Scandinavian furniture, lighting, and timeless homeware
Scandi design temple with warm woods and clean lines. A roamable maze of furniture, lighting, and timeless objects.
Illums Bolighus is a landmark Scandinavian design department store on Amagertorv 10 in central Copenhagen, founded in 1925 (as 'BO') and renamed after the Illum family acquired it in 1941. Its flagship sits in a 1961 modernist building by architect Kay Kørbing and spans multiple floors of Danish, Scandinavian, and international design across furniture, lighting, porcelain, glass, ceramics, jewelry, and homeware. It is widely listed as a top Copenhagen shopping and design destination (VisitCopenhagen, goop, Indagare) and has expanded to Tivoli, the airport, Aarhus, plus stores in Norway and Sweden. The curator's framing as a roamable 'Scandi design temple' with warm woods and clean lines matches its reputation as a flagship browsing experience rather than a quick errand.