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FASHION

The future of Danish fashion

June 30, 2014 - Variety is the spice of life. The well-know quotation now dates 229 years back. This week we were reminded of the rich experience variety offers, when the three Danish design and fashion schools joined forces at their common graduate show at the old stock exchange in Copenhagen. The venue added a historic perspective to the glimpse into to the world and aspirations of the graduates ready for facing the challenges ...

FASHION

Danish luxury

June 16, 2014 - At the recent ELLE Style Awards in Copenhagen I had the fortune to be seated next to the Danish goldsmith and jewellery designer Charlotte Lynggaard during dinner. As the daughter of the iconic Ole Lynggaard one could easily get the idea, that she had always had the aim of becoming a her father’s partner and co-jewellery maker from early childhood. But not so. Charlotte’s passion for what we ...

INDUSTRIAL

Materials as story-tellers

April 25, 2014 - On a grey and rainy morning in March I have an appointment with the Danish Designer Boris Berlin. Boris is greeting me at the front door of the building housing the design studio Iskos – Berlin Design. On the stairs is a lovely smell of wood. A very appropriate introduction to the conversation we are about to start on right on the doorstep. Boris is heading straight to his point: ”The ...

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Copenhagen co-creation

Feb. 27, 2014 - In just four weeks the Danish textile designer, Margrethe Odgaard, the iconic lamb company Le Klint and the textile company Georg Jensen Damask created an unusual pop-up exhibition when invited by the Designmuseum Denmark in Copenhagen. The remarkable and cohesive result demonstrates how classic designs acquire new expressions when new angles and themes are introduced. Margrethe Odgaard was inspired by the royal Danish court and their expertise in setting tables ...

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The future of fur

Feb. 5, 2014 - Copenhagen Fashion Week opened on the 28th January with a stylish Kopenhagen Fur show in the City Hall. Parading innovative designs created in cooperation with younger Danish and Chinese designers the traditional fur scene received at refreshing boost under the title East West Fusion. The Danish Designer Anne Sofie Madsen mixed styles and materials into an interesting display of possibilities in this areas. YouZ from China presented a calmer and ...

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David Andersen

Jan. 30, 2014 - Designer David Andersen’s show presenting his AW14 collection was state of the art in cool Nordic nights. His collaboration with the Danish carpet producer EGE introduced new and spectacular carpet design both for the square catwalk covering half the city hall in Copenhagen, but also manifest in the four dresses exhibited at the entrance. Innovative co-creation. The models followed the design of the carpet and consequently avoided the sometimes ...

INDUSTRIAL

The essence of Scandinavia

Jan. 14, 2014 - On this week’s Copenhagen design fair – Design Trade – the public had the opportunity to experience the new brand Skandinavisk. The industrial design brand translates the Scandinavian key concept of hygge, which may be translated into cosiness, in its products for the home. With their clean lines and no-nonsense expression the Skandinavisk scented candles, cups, and plates clearly subscribe to the region’s design heritage of simplicity and unambiguousness. But ...