DESIGN
Hovering design
Kristoffer Kjær is one of Denmark’s trendset-ting young designers whose work will be seen at Copenhagen’s brand new design fair COpenhagenDEsign. This replaces in 2009 the previous International Furniture Fair, which for decades helped to make Danish furniture designers world famous. Now the fair is being expanded to embrace all forms of design, architecture and interior furnishing.
When Kristoffer Kjær first exhibited at the Furniture Fair at the Bella Center in Copenha-gen two years ago, it was in the fair’s talent zone – among the ranks of the up-and-coming. He attracted attention with a sofa that seems to hover over the ground thanks to a frame design which makes the seating element itself hang effortlessly between the side sections.
“I wanted to design a completely different sofa, and it was such a success that it has developed into the Hover Collection, a complete range of chairs, tables, sofas and benches which all build on the same basic design,” says Kristoffer Kjær.
Since his debut at the Furniture Fair, he has been concentrating on his Hover Bench, which has sparked interest around the world as both a modern and timeless expression of the classic bench.
“The Hover Bench is both a luxurious piece of furniture and a unique piece of design with a sustainable history,” says Kristoffer Kjær. “The vertically positioned lamellae which form the seat of the bench, all originate from old Dutch colony houses in Indonesia. They are cut from century-old teak trunks that have been sawn up and treated with oil. The old teak wood has a glow and a character in the growth ring which makes the piece of furniture something quite exceptional.”
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http://www.furniturefair.dk
CODE MEANS DANISH DESIGN
That Danish architects and designers belong among the world elite will once again be demonstrated when the design fair Copenhagen Design –CODE – is held in 2009. The fair, which will replace the previous International Furniture Fair, was set to be held in May 2008, but the organisers have decided to postpone it a year. CODE is a brand new fair concept. Instead of focusing solely on furniture design, the fair will feature architecture, interior furnishing and all forms of design and furniture.
Code is divided into four categories: CODE Selected, CODE Living, CODE Architecture and CODE Gallery.
CODE Selected showcases the hottest innovative designs. The focus is exclusively on design innovations, from interior furnishing and electronics to cars and textiles.
CODE Living will present the top Scandinavian designs in interior design, lighting, furniture and furniture textiles. The exhibition will show what is bubbling up in design.
In architecture, tremendous developments are taking place these days in both mode of expression and the use of new building materials. At CODE Architecture, both Danish and international architects will present exciting projects that exemplify this trend. Presentations by innovative architects are planned and there will be a special exhibition regarding new building materials.
In CODE Gallery, both new talent and established designers from Scandinavia and the rest of the world will exhibit. The Gallery will be a mixture of a purchasing fair and an exhibition window.
The event will be the largest and most comprehensive design fair in Scandinavia.
CODE is organised by the Bella Center in Copenhagen in collaboration with the Association of Danish Furniture Industries.
The world’s most thoroughly thought-out bookcase system
Montana has been called probably the world’s most thoroughly thought-out and well-developed bookcase and storage system. With more than 5 billion possible combinations of size, form, colour and material, Montana calls for individual solutions and opens up boundless opportunities for creativity.
Using a module system based on a full unit size of 69.6 x 69.6 cm, subdivided into 6 different heights and 7 different widths calculated to fit with internationally used DIN format paper sizes (A3, A4 etc.), Montana has developed into a universe of storage furniture which has left its mark on northern European interior design.
“Montana’s countless combinations provide the freedom to choose individual and unique solutions, while keeping the unmistakeable Montana style,” says director Claus Quitzau of Montana. “It is a style that especially suits Nordic design perceptions, but increasingly also European tastes, which is one of the reasons why we focus strongly on being represented at the large interior design fairs in Cologne, Stockholm and Helsinki, in order to showcase the latest developments at Montana.”
Claus Quitzau looks forward to a renewal and revitalisation of the international furniture fair in Copenhagen.
“It is important not just for us, but for the entire Danish furniture industry that Copenhagen again stages a fair which can show the best in Danish furniture design,” says Quitzau.
/JB
http://www.montana.dk
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