Normann Copenhagen is soon launching a new online platform and we are proud to say that it already looks awesome. However, before we do so we would like to invite you, design lovers, to help us make sure that everything is working the way it’s suppose to.

Therefore we would like you to help us test the platform before we launch it.

We would like you to concentrate on those areas where we can make the most positive impact for you – our future user of the platform.
To sign up for testing, please write to us at blog@normann-copenhagen.com

Bonus: You will be one of the first to see our new platform.

We are grateful to everyone who takes the time to share their opinions with us.

The new shop has a simple and modern design combined with black and white colours with some red spottings. Customers at Modul foto shop are able to get inspiration from the very begining they look through the window by walking on the street. To open the door and enjoy the photography world comes along.
Inspirated by Britt Bonnesen, brand manager of Normann Copenhagen and the architech Rolf M. Sørensen from Hoff & Jørgensen.

Products as the Hang lamp and the Tablo table create a fantastic visual combination to the eyes, the customer might get inspiration for new pictures or just enjoy the sensation of being at an urban photo shop in the center of Copenhagen as being at an Apple store in the center of Manhattan.

The new Acne’s collection Spring-Summer 2012 is a fantastic combination of bright colors that perfectly match Normann Copenhagen designs. Inspired by a trip to North Africa and the Sahara, the creative directive Jonny Johansson has created a terrific collection that easily captivates your senses.

The pop-up-shop with the exclusive clothing line and accessories for both women and men are available during February.

In the recent years we have started to make smaller furniture pieces. We love the pieces that are multifunctional where the user decides for themselves how to use the object. We are proud to launch Sumo pouf designed by the young talented designer Simon Legald.

The inspiration behind Sumo originates from the classic Danish furniture industry, in which special attention is paid to the detail and craftmanship in creating the perfect balance between aesthetics and functionality.

Designer Simon Legald created a pouf in a class of its own. Sumo’s simple expression makes it easy to spot the detail and complexity of the upholstery and stitching; and the materials – wood, textiles and buttons – have been playfully combined. The visual expression is robust and friendly.

Sumo is a multifunctional piece of furniture and can be used as an extension to the sofa, a feature in the bedroom or a stool in the entrance hall. It comes in five classic colors: black, grey, beige, purple and turquoise.

With its soft, voluminous forms, this is a chair you can snuggle into as well as appreciate for its edgy, humorous contribution to any room. Bunny is a fresh interpretation of the classic ear chair. The chair’s cheeky and playful design is further emphasised by the tightly-strapped strings wrapped around the soft, upholstered body.

Soft Edges.

Tight Strings.

Bunny comes in three colors grey, pink and purple.

Straight Back – soft shapes.

Bunny is created by the designer duo Iskos-Berlin aka Boris Berlin and Aleksej Iskos.

The designers explain : “We have always felt that the ear chair has somewhat been forgotten as a style of furniture. Most people associate it with grandpa sitting with his newspaper or with granny and her knitting. It was therefore exciting to reinterpret the chair in a fun way, with recollections of the cute cuddly toys we had as children and of the soft Bunny – now also for adults!”

Buy Bunny online from our online shop.

Impressions from Urban Nature by Eckmann Alive Studio:

Our True Feelings Candle holder as flowerpot.

Impressions from “Well-being” by Design Circus:

Impressions from Mono mind by Design Circus

Our Flagship Store manager Peter Elmegaard exploring a tent with a road-trip-feeling.

We are happy to announce that our colourful and decorative Rainbow Trivet, designed by the German design trio Ding3000, has been awarded the prestigious 2011 GOOD DESIGN Award.

From the designers point of view:

“Design has a magical ability to make products desirable as opposed to merely functional. When we developed Rainbow Trivet it was a question of finding the optimal folding mechanism, making the finished trivet both aesthetically attractive and practical to use. Rainbow Trivet has a playful expression and looking at the colours puts you in a good mood.” 

The award is hosted by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture & Design and Metropolitan Arts Press Ltd and is awarded for quality designs of the highest form, function and aesthetic appearance. GOOD DESIGN Award was established in Chicago in 1950 by Edgar J. Kaufmann Jr. in collboration with design pioneers such as Eero Saarinen, Charles & Ray Eames and Florence Knoll.

Normann Copenhagen has been awarded the Denmark global innovation award (gia) for ‘most innovative store’ for our 1,700 m² Flagship Store at Østerbro in Copenhagen. Gia is an international award presented to the most innovative and exciting store in the field of interior design and décor in Denmark.

The award is then presented on an international scale, with Denmark competing against the rest of the world at The International Home + Housewares Show in Chicago in March 2012. We won in the ‘small independent retailers’ category.

“We are delighted and proud to receive the Denmark gia, and we are excited about the international prize-giving event in 2012. We want Normann Copenhagen to be an ongoing source of inspiration for our visitors 24/7. As an example, we design a new window display every evening,” explains Peter Elmegaard, Retail Director and co-owner.

In 2005, we opened the 1700 m² Flagship Store in the heart of Copenhagen. The former cinema is now home to a unique shopping experience with an extensive selection of design and lifestyle products, as well as fashion, by high-end brands. The experiential side of the old cinema has been preserved, and exhibitions and events provide the platform for extraordinary design experiences.

Whether Normann Copenhagen becomes the overall global winner among 20 other winners from five continents will be revealed at a big gala show during the International Home + Housewares Show taking place between10-13 March, 2012.

We are proud to be featured in both the Guardians Insider Guide  and the Monocle Denmark Survey .

We look forward welcoming design lovers all over the world.

Woofy, the worlds cutest cable container! traveled to more than 25 cities around the world

You see, working for Normann Copenhagen you have to be a passionated person. You have to love what you do, and you have to like doing things – with a twist! I hope you understand what I mean when you visit our platforms or read one of the more than 960 blogposts here on Spotted By Normann Copenhagen.

A trip down memory lane with some of the most memorable moments:

Plain Plane Branding - product tattoo, would you?

No pole dancing in Swedish trains - very strange pictogram

Be creative and win - more than 160 awesome drawings

The perfect scarf knot – more than 435.000 views on YouTube

Normann Copenhagen wins Social Media award - made us very proud

I have been responsible for all Normann Copenhagen online activities and have had a blast, but now the time has come to try something new and so dear reader, I hope you have enjoyed what you have been seeing and reading… Rying signing out!

Best regards

Michael Rying