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her figurines.Kay Bojesen’s design icon The Songbird has been given a new plumage – chosen by you. The Songbird of the Year 2023 is called Jackie. The delicate yellow beak contrasts beautifully with the reddish head and was inspired by spring and the pretty flowers that blossom at this time. And the contrast between the pale lavender body offset by the darker head accentuates the beauty of this unique Songbird. As always, the Songbird of the Year is produced in a limited edition and is engraved with the year. It is slightly smaller than the classic Songbird, but just as charming. Jackie is made from FSC-certified beech wood, which guarantees that the trees used in production are planted, cultivated and felled responsibly. And it is finished and painted by hand with great precision and skill, just like all Kay Bojesen’s other figurines.

Kay is named after Mr. Bojesen himself who was a great fan of the colour blue. He was always either dressed in an immaculate blue suit, shirt and tie or a white smock. The Songbird – like his five colourful siblings – was never put into production when first designed by Kay Bojesen in the 1950s. A gift idea for a flying start to life. Perfect for christenings, birthdays, school leavers, anniversaries and weddings.

The Nightingale figurine is inspired by H.C. Andersen’s famous fairy tale of the same name. The fairy tale was published in 1843 and is about a nightingale whose song enchanted the Emperor. When the Emperor receives a mechanical nightingale, he forgets about the real nightingale which then flies away. When the emperor becomes terminally ill, the nightingale returns and heals the Emperor through it’s beautiful song. The figurine Nightingale’s colours are inspired by the beautiful Chinese nightingale.

This dear little, wooden Panda Bear is from Kay Bojesen. The Panda Bear is a timeless wooden figurine that cannot help but raise a smile. The panda figurine was inspired by the two pandas who moved into Copenhagen Zoo in April 2019. Mix the figurines together and they will look perfect in any modern designer home.

FSC® The Year Bird 2022 is Poppy, inspired by the calmness and presence Kay Bojesen possessed when he worked on his designs. You must be deeply focused and present in order to be creative and design something new, and Poppy is a reminder of just that with its muted colours in shades of red, grounding and calm. The body of the bird has a deep, burgundy colour complemented by the terracotta head and the shiny orange beak and legs. A unique combination of colours that make Poppy and elegant and harmonious bird with a balanced and classic look. Kay Bojesen is famous for his original stories made of wood, and in the fall of 2021, we asked all the Danish Kay Bojesen fans to help us add a chapter to the history. We designed two new songbirds, each one with a unique personality and colour combination, and by voting it was determined which one should be added to the collection of Kay Bojesen birds. Poppy is made in a limited number and engraved with ”2022”. Poppy is a tiny bit smaller than the classic songbird, but just as charming. Poppy is made of FSC-certified beech wood, which guarantees that the trees are planted, cultivated, and cut down responsibly. And then she is manufactured and painted by hand with great precision and attention to detail, just like all the Kay Bojesen figurines. The Kay Bojesen collection of songbirds is a great example of his talent for creating figurines full of life and character in a very minimalistic design that still speak to the child within us across generation regardless of age.