The Danes know design. Nearly 8,000 square miles smaller than West Virginia, the country has produced some of the most iconic furniture designs of the 20th century — designs that are still among the hottest furniture trends. Sparked by a post World War II thirst for renewal, Denmark fueled a style that many today call midcentury modern.

“We’ve been selling it for years,” said Glynn Romero, co-owner of Millennium Decorative Arts on U Street, a vintage furniture story specializing in midcentury modern design, much of it Danish.