Products, Design, Art, Fashion and other things that we find cool, interesting, provocative and simply brilliant
UPDATE: We just got this video:
Our two CEO´s at Normann Copenhagen (Jan & Poul) are huge Red Bull fans and start every morning with a shot of Red Bull… its true! They were both pretty happy the other day when the drink finally became legal to sell in Denmark. To mark it the crazy people from Austria are in town including 10 x world champion Orlando Duque… guess what he did from the Copenhagen Opera House? Super cool pictures below.
This is Nicholai Wiig Hansen’s NW1 table. It is made of more than 62 kg of wet clay in a Danish pottery. The decoration took several hours to get just right. Below is a video we made from the very first production of the NW1 table.
The inspiration behind the table’s colors springs from Nordic painters like Lundstrøm and Munck where especially the colors blue, green, brown and beige are used. Art is a natural source of inspiration for Nicholai Wiig Hansen who grew up in an artistic family.
Nicholai Wiig Hansen explains: ”The basis was to work totally without compromises and with regards to trends and tendencies. I wanted to create a larger object with a well-known Nordic decoration in stoneware.”
“Traditionally stoneware is used for small objects like teapots and bowls. For me it was important to design a timeless piece of furniture where the human workmanship plays a central part. I love the fact that you can see that the table is made by hands.”
The NW1 table will never pass the IKEA test. – doesn’t fold flat – a nightmare to ship – and takes forever to make… we love it.
We are happy to show you our latest design made by Clayides. You may have seen the Dahlia pattern before. It is simular pattern which you will find in a lot of flowers and traditional carpets.
With a background in traditional floor ornaments, Claydies has used geometry and reflections to interpret rugs in a new way. Using the motive of the Dahlia flower, hence the name of the rug.
From a design point of view, this is not the most beautiful rock in the world… far from. But it is a piece of rock from the Berlin wall that was taken down 20 years ago today. – and therefore we think it is one of the most beautiful rocks in the world. Berlin we love you.
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Have you ever wondered how Danes manage to survive the dark cold, windy and often wet (not much snow) winters? Well, we are here to tell how we do it – the Normann Copenhagen way:
Boje Estermanns Funnel is quite a simple product – both in design and use. But sometimes it’s the simplest things that are the most difficult to develop. From a technical point of view the shape of the funnel “rings” was no easy task. Thin enough to flex, yet thick enough to hold the shape.
Today, the Normann Copenhagen Funnel is one of our most sold (and copied!) products.
Watch our super short Funnel-folding-video… its probably the shortest product demonstration in the world.
First you fall in love – then you buy. Stay tuned.
We say women can do everything men can… but sometimes they just do it with a bit more… style. But what is Anne doing?
If you are in Tokyo these days drop by the Royal Danish embassy. The front of the building has been covered with pictures of the top of the pop, when it comes to Danish designers including our very own Ole Jensen. (Washing-up bowl, Dustpan, Familia, Warm, Collect, Memory chair)
Grab your mobile, take a picture of the 2D code and you are on the way to tons of bonus info… nice modern twist by the oldest kingdom in the world.
UPDATE: Watch the “How to video” from Japan.
