# Getama

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Danish furniture company

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**Getama** was a furniture company based in [Gedsted](/source/Gedsted), Denmark.

Getama's administration building and production hall were completely burned down on 9 February 2024 and the company was sold to Danish furniture firm Carl Hansen & Son.[1][2]

## History

The company was founded in 1899 as Gedsted Tang- og Madratsfabrik when the young carpenter Carl Pedersen started a production of seaweed mattresses in his home town. The seaweed harvested in the [Limfjord](/source/Limfjord) was also sold to other companies. The company moved into furniture production in 1910. In 1949, it launched a collaboration with [Hans Wegner](/source/Hans_Wegner). The furniture factory grew to become the largest employer in the small town of Gedsted with a work force of around 100. The name of the company was changed to Getama in 1953.[3]

## Designers

Getama produced furniture designed by designers such as [Hans Wegner](/source/Hans_Wegner), [Nanna Ditzel](/source/Nanna_Ditzel) and [Mogens Koch](/source/Mogens_Koch).[4]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Jacob Andersen; Jan Pedersen (9 February 2024). ["Direktør vækket med trist besked: Virksomheden brænder"](https://nordjyske.dk/nyheder/nordjylland/direktoeren-blev-ringet-op-da-fabrikken-stod-i-flammer/4787133). *[Nordjyske.dk](/source/Nordjyske.dk)* (in Danish).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [https://www.interiordaily.com/article/9694205/carl-hansen-son-plans-acquisition-amid-factory-recovery/](https://www.interiordaily.com/article/9694205/carl-hansen-son-plans-acquisition-amid-factory-recovery/)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Gedsted"](http://www.gedstedhjemmeside.dk/431365485). *www.gedstedhjemmeside.dk* (in Danish). Retrieved 22 January 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Getama overtager produktion af Mogens Koch Design"](https://365design.dk/brands/getama-overtager-produktion-af-mogens-koch-design/). *365design.dk* (in Danish). 28 August 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

## External links

- [Official website](https://getama.dk/)

v t e Danish Modern Designers Kaare Klint Kaj Gottlob Finn Juhl Mogens Koch Arne Jacobsen Hans Wegner Poul Henningsen Børge Mogensen Ole Wanscher Poul Kjærholm Flemming Lassen Mogens Lassen Grete Jalk Arne Vodder Verner Panton Jens Risom Manufacturers Carl Hansen & Søn FDB Møbler Fritz Hansen Getama Johannes Hansen Le Klint Louis Poulsen Rud. Rasmussen Institutions Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts Copenhagen Cabinetmakers' Guild Exhibition Designmuseum Denmark A. Petersen

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