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| Company type | Private, Limited Liability Company |
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| Founded | 1933 |
| Founder | Einer Fehrn |
| Headquarters | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Number of locations | 40+ stores |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Jens Heimburger (Owner) Lars Bladt (Group CEO) Pia Fons (Managing Director) |
| Website | houseofamber |
House of Amber is a Danish producer of amber jewelry.
The company was founded in 1933 by Danish Einer Fehrn.
In 2007, Dansk Generationsskifte A/S took over the firm.
Today, House of Amber sells its products in the old Kanneworffs House at Nyhavn, on Vesterbrogade near Tivoli, and on the famous main pedestrian street in the centre of Copenhagen, Denmark. [1] [2]
House of Amber operates more than 40 stores in 7 countries and also runs the Copenhagen Amber Museum. [3]
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