Copenhagen-based designer Thomas Bentzen has designed a wooden lounge chair for Danish brand Muuto, informed by a traditionally simple Scandinavian aesthetic. While a lounging chair is typically entirely upholstered in fabric for a softer, more cushiony finish, the Cover Lounge Chair retains a stripped down wooden body, like the original all-wood Cover Chair. Boasting a […]
The 4th Istanbul Design Biennial, titled A School of Schools and curated by Jan Boelen with Nadine Botha and Vera Sacchetti, is pleased to announce the first participants of this year’s edition, which takes place from 22 September to 4 November 2018. Organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) and sponsored by […]
http://3daysofdesign.dk/ 3daysofdesign is Denmark’s annual design event, attracting architects, designers, journalists, bloggers, buyers and design enthusiasts from around the world to Copenhagen. An exclusive event that’s open to the public, it’s the ideal opportunity to experience new, inspiring concepts in lifestyle, lighting, furniture and interior design from some of the major players behind the Danish […]
One of the most important elements of Scandinavian design, “hand work” is almost everything for the Carl Hansen company. Founded in 1908, the company continues to produce the Model 24-WISHBONE Chair, perhaps one of the world’s most respected chair designs since 1950. Having survived the 1930s economic storms by making wooden boxes for Singer brand […]
MOEBE is a Scandinavian design brand founded by architect Anders Thams, architect Martin D. Christensen and architect Nicholas Oldroyd, furniture maker in Copenhagen, Denmark. “We keep things simple here, the world is already complicated enough.” This sentence, which determines the design concept of the firm, is very clear about the firm. Design has focused only […]
Why do some forms attract more attention than others? Muuto’s new product, Ambit Rail lighting designers Stockholm-based design and architecture office TAF Architect, has made the design look very lean, noting the importance of the form. Designers who say that it is a dynamic that creates an attractive contour between a linear and a rounded […]
Paul Smith hosts a celebration of Danish design at his London flagship shop featuring a new collaboration of iconic Finn Juhl furniture matched with Paul Smith Maharam fabrics. The new exhibition takes place at Paul Smith No. 9 Albemarle Street and will run from September 16th to October 14th, covering both the London Design Festival […]
Thomas Bentzen’s Loft chair, which Muuto has incorporated into his collection, is inspired by industrial design and forms a good example of honest, simple designs. The design features contrasting materials with its frame in powder coated steel that is offset by the soft plywood on seat and back, molded to embrace the user’s body. The […]
About Bolia NEW SCANDINAVIAN DESIGN The foundations of BOLIA, which opened its first store in 2000, are based on a furniture store in the city of Arhus, Denmark, founded by Lars Larsen in 1979. In the institutional structure which was established in 1979 and continues to operate under the presidency of the founder, there are […]
In 1948, Museum of Modern Art hosts a design competition for chairs that are ready for industrial production and will be retailed at low prices. This is not exactly Finn Juhl’s area of expertise as he has become famous for his incredibly elegant and detailed handcrafted furniture. However, Finn Juhl decides to submit his entry. The […]
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