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Bo Bedre 2013 Awards

Published February 25, 2013
Design, Designers and Our Products
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Tags: 2013, awards, Bo Bedre, Design, Hive Lamp, Holmbäcknordentoft, Iskos-Berlin, Knot Chair, Nicolai Wiig Hansen, nominations, normann copenhagen, Simon Legald, tatsuo kuroda.

Every year, Danish design magazine Bo Bedre recognizes “…the stars that shine the brightest in the Danish design sky”. This year, six awards are given out, and we’re excited to announce that two of our products as well as three of our associated designers have been nominated!

Furniture piece of the year: Knot Chair by Tatsuo Kuroda

Bo Bedre has nominated the Knot Chair, praising designer Tatsuo Kuroda for his original interpretation of Danish design. Bo Bedre describes the chair as unique, with strong references to designers like Børge Mogensen and Hans J. Wegner.

Lamp of the year: Hive by Nicolai Wiig Hansen

We’re thrilled that our Hive Lamp has been nominated as lamp of the year. Hive has been nominated for its beauty and strong graphical expression as well as its clever construction, which makes it collapsible for easy transportation.

Designer Nicolai Wiig Hansen is a familiar face here at Normann Copenhagen, having created both the Hive Lamp, the Tablo Table and the Geo Vacuum Flask.

Designer of the year: HolmbäckNordentoft and Iskos-Berlin

Sebastian Holmbäck and Ulrik Nordentoft joined forces in 2008 to create HolmbäckNordentoft and have won numerous awards. The duo has created both Light House and Peeler for us.

Russian Boris Berlin and Ukrainian Aleksej Iskos make out the designer duo Iskos-Berlin. The duo is nominated as Designer of the Year for creating pieces that “…creep into the convolutions of the brain and stay there” with their humorous approach to design. This notion is excellently exemplified in the Bunny Chair they created for Normann Copenhagen.

Break-through of the year: Simon Legald

Simon Legald is nominated by Bo Bedre for his strong foundation in the Danish design tradition and his talent for interpreting it in order to create his own personal expression. Simon Has created both the Onkel Sofa, the Sumo Pouf, the Block Table and the Toj Clothes Rack for Normann Copenhagen.

The rise of the 2 seater

Published February 22, 2013
Design, Designers, Online Shopping and Our Products
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Tags: 2-seater, blue, dark grey, Deep-buttoned sofa, Gabriel textile, light grey, normann copenhagen, Onkel, onkel_story, purple, Scandinavian design, Simon Legald, Sofa, Upholstered sofa.

The smaller sofas are recapturing the living room space at the moment. Having received many enquiries from people looking for a smaller version of the Onkel sofa, we decided to put it into production and now it’s finally here!

The new Onkel 2-seater is not only an obvious companion for the 3 seater Onkel but also great for smaller homes where more space-saving furniture is necessary.

As the original 3 seater, the new smaller Onkel maintains a minimalistic style, with characteristic references to classic Scandinavian furniture design.

The Onkel sofa consists of a simple, upholstered frame with cushions. The inspiration for the cushions derives from the more bombastic upholstered sofas typical of the pre-1950s era.

Onkel is available in dark grey, light grey, purple, blue, both as a two or three-seater sofa upholstered with fabrics from Gabriel. Get it here.

5 STAFF FAVORITES – #7

Published February 21, 2013
Design and Our Products
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Tags: Area Sales Manager, Bell_Story, Block_Story, Five favorite products, five staff favorites, Iittala, Maison Martin Margiela, Southern Europe, Tea Egg_story, Untitled.

Every two weeks, a member of the Normann Copenhagen family will be sharing their five favorite products with you. This week: Iben Andresen, Area Sales Manager in Southern Europe.

1. Tea Egg, “The first time I saw these Tea Eggs, I simply needed to touch them. The material makes them fun and comfortable to touch and I really love the color.”

2. Iittala Vitriini Box, “For years I’ve looked for small jars I can store my jewellery in. These are great because they look like tiny ice cubes on my bedside table.”

3. Block, “So far I have four of these beautiful tables. I have one on each side of our bed and two in our bathroom. I love the Block Table because it is both a beautiful piece of furniture and easy to move around.”

4. Bell, ”In our house in Italy we have a big kitchen with a huge dining table. Bell gives a great down light, and would be ideal above the table.“

5. Maison Martina Margiela Perfume “Untitled”, ”For 10 years I have only been using Chanel No. 5, and for all those years I have been looking for a perfume that was just as good. This one from Maison Martin Margiela is my second favorite.”

Stay tuned for more staff favorites again in two weeks.

Did you miss our last Five Staff Favorites blogposts? Take a look here.

DIY Norm 03 Lamp

Published February 14, 2013
Design and Our Products
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Tags: Austrian restaurant, Customize lamp, DIY, Do it Yourself, Fux, grey, Norm 03, Norm03_Story, Yellow.

The other day we received these lovely images from the restaurant Fux in Austria.

The owner of the restaurant couldn’t find the right lamps for the ceiling, so they decided to paint the Norm 03 Lamp from Normann Copenhagen to get the perfect expression in the room.

They painted the white strips yellow on one side and grey on the other side.

Afterwards, they got a carpenter to mill the wires into the horizontal sticks. The lamps move gently in the ceiling and gives a beautiful glow to the room.

Do you suddenly feel like customizing your Norm 03 Lamp? Which colors would you choose for the white stripes?

Wooden Drops

Published February 13, 2013
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Tags: Asshoff & Brogaard, black, blue, Coat hook, coral, Drop-shape, Dropit_Story, natural finish, Nordic expression, Oak hook, Scandinavian design, White.

We have expanded the range of drop-shaped coat hooks with a new Dropit in a natural finish.

The Dropit Hooks are designed by Danish designers Asshoff & Brogård and the concept is simple. Hang a single ‘drop’ on the wall or create a pattern with several Dropit Hooks.

We chose oak as a material because of its Nordic expression and its perfect compatibility with the simple, Scandinavian design of the Dropit range. Also, oak is an exclusive, durable and pure material that we think is beautiful to the eye and only improves with age.

Dropit is now available in two sizes and five different colors and comes in sets of two.

You can buy them in our online store here.

Sumo in New Colors

Published February 7, 2013
Design and Our Products
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Tags: Buy Online, Classic colors, Cool blue, Dark red, new colors, Onkel sofa, sumo_story.

Normann Copenhagen has expanded its Sumo range with two new, classic colors: A cool blue and a beautiful dark red.

The selection of seven different poufs allows for lots of possibilities to play around with color combinations. The dark red looks beautiful with shades of grey while the blue, for example, is a clear match for the blue Onkel sofa.

The two new Sumo colors are already in stock – buy them online here.

UP/ 2013

Published February 5, 2013
Design, Events and Our Products
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Tags: brick, Design fair, Flag, Formland, Geo, Krenit, Norm 12, Onkel, sumo, swing, tablo, timber, Up.

This weekend, we were at the Danish design fair UP/ in Herning (formerly known as Formland).

We had assambled 30 of our new Norm 12 lamps for the occasion. This sculptural lamp is designed by Simon Karkov who also designed our first ever product – the Norm 69 lamp.

Would you like to know when the Norm 12 is in stock? Then sign up and be the first to know on our website here.

Multi-colored & multi-functional

Published February 2, 2013
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Tags: blue, Color Box, ColorBox_Story, green, grey, Henriette W. Leth, Magazine storage, normann copenhagen, Organization, Record storage, rose, rust, stackable storage, Storage unit, Store books, White.

Today, we’ve finally received our Color Boxes, and that calls for a proper introduction.

Color Box is a multifunctional storage unit, fit for organizing everything from vinyl records to magazines or books. Color Box can be hung on the wall or stacked on the floor, vertically or horizontally and in various color combinations.

Explaining the motivation for creating Color Box, Henriette W. Leth says: “I became tired of looking at unattractive book covers on the shelves and therefore decided to find a solution which could not only contribute with some color in the room but also be a way to store things practically. It is important that things have soul and are aesthetically beautiful as they affect the people in the room. They should be both versatile and beautiful. When I made Color Box I wanted people to be able to mix the different colors and create their own, personal expression.”

Color Box is made of folded steel and is available in six different colors, ranging from classic white and grey to the more discrete rose, rust and green as well as the stronger blue.

Read more about Color Box and Henriette W. Leth or get a Color Box of your own on our online shop here.

A Mirror to-go

Published February 1, 2013
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Tags: Alessandro Busana, Mirrors, normann copenhagen, Reflect Mirror, Reflect_Story.

The new addition to our expanding range of mirrors breaks with the norms of traditional design: The Reflect Mirror is equipped with a handle, making it easy to move around and a back-stand for easy positioning. In short, designer Alessandro Busana has created a mirror to-go.

Alessandro Busana says: “A mirror is typically fragile and static. I wanted to make an unconventional mirror, which was both sturdy and safe to move around. The object was to make it ‘easy’ in all ways. Easy to use, easy to move around and easy to place anywhere in the home. It also had to be beautiful to look at from all angles.”

Reflect has a simple, minimalistic expression, with a sturdy frame and elegantly rounded corners. The mirror comes in two different sizes and three different colors: White, grey and rose. Read more or buy Reflect in our online shop here.