There are just a handful of products which have really made an impact on our homes and, love them or hate them, Velux windows have brought life to many an unloved loft space or dingy corridor.
Inventor and entrepreneur Villum Kann Rasmussen, like other Danish designers, wanted to bring more daylight and fresh air into peoples’ lives.
He patented his new roof light in 1942 naming it ‘VE’ ventilation ‘LUX’ latin for light. The rest, as they say is history – perhaps even world history as the company is now a global affair.
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