The Tube 2015 by Design School Kolding
FOREWORD HONEY, WE NEED TO TALK. Wood knots cover one table. Another is off balance. A third made from linoleum lace. Taking their cue from the Latin idiom Tabula Rasa, young designers turn the tables on the iconic object to interpret it afresh.
THE TUBE 2015 For the fourth consecutive year, Design School Kolding presents The Tube exhibition. The Tube is the result of a unique collaboration between talented designers from Design School Kolding and leading Danish companies.
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SIDSEL SĂ˜GAARD SPAS + DESIGN SCHOOL KOLDING + KVIST INDUSTRIES A facilitated space that kindly invites you to join in the serious discourse about future design, designers and materiality.
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CAMILLA SKØTT + FORBO FLOORING Traditional craft meets modern technology. Camilla says: “My installation is a comment on the lack of space for traditional artisanship in the design world. Spectators are free to interpret the comment.”
SOLVEIG STILLING + KiCK-KOPENHAGEN FUR I want meat on the table to visualize the basic terms for survival. Wild, meat, blood, fur, tanning, humans, chain mail, ornament. Words of the Viking and my take-off for designing a table in collaboration with KiCK-Kopenhagen Fur.
STINE WEIGELT + DANISH HORTICULTURE Tipping Point is a “light” installation on global climate change and resource distribution and inspired by the similar scientific term. It utilizes the plant as a symbol of Earth’s resources and fragile life.
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DITTE BLOHM + ECCO Regardless of age, career or gender, no one should walk about on sore feet. My passion for this task stems not from the table as a piece of furniture, but the interaction that happens by and around the table.
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CARL EMIL JACOBSEN & DANIEL KOWAL-ANDERSEN + DESIGN SCHOOL KOLDING In search of a Nordic spirit, Carl Emil Jacobsen and Daniel Kowal-Andersen created a beautiful, raw table.
ANNE HALSKOV + AMBIENTE With the Unite table, Anne Halskov illustrates the encounter between the raw material – the newly fledged designers – and the established companies.
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THE DNA OF DESIGN SCHOOL KOLDING ABOUT
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Our education programme is an international talent workshop for Danish design, and we base our student intake solely on talent. The school’s approach is not to provide the answer, but to find the answer together.
APPLY DESIGN SCHOOL KOLDING What does it take to apply for the MA programme at Design School Kolding? The MA Programme is free for applicants from the EU and EEA countries. Come, play with us.
SPONSORS & CREDITS THE TUBE 2015
We extend our thanks to the companies and supporters who made the exhibition and this publication possible.
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HONEY, WE NEED TO TALK Wood knots cover one table. Another is off balance. A third made from linoleum lace. Taking their cue from the Latin idiom Tabula Rasa, young designers turn the tables on the iconic object to interpret it afresh. invokes the neon letters inside the 33-metre long exhibition, made up of seven bespoke containers. In each container, a Design School Kolding alumna, working closely with six leading Danish design companies, puts forward their personal interpretation of a conversation piece; namely the table. The duo Kvist Industries and Sidsel Søgaard Spas channels the peculiar aesthetic of wood knots in a challenge to popular consumer opinion that wood tables ought not to show branch artefacts. Camilla Skøtt, with Forbo Flooring, breathes new life into a dying craft using new techniques and materials. She has created a table by lacing it using the natural material linoleum, supplied by the company. The interpretations run the gamut.
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A dramatic, fur-swathed skeleton is the centrepiece of the cooperation between KiCK-Kopenhagen Fur and Solveig Stilling. Working with Danish Horticulture, designer Stine Weigelt has created ‘Tipping Point’, a table that can turn off-balance by moving the green plant that is a microscopic illustration of a vulnerable ecosystem. Ecco and Ditte Blohm invite you on an interactive journey of the consciousness. Carl Emil Jacobsen and Daniel Kowal-Andersen’s careful choice of materials and craftsmanship makes every piece of their Due North furniture convey an individual story permeated by a ‘Nordic Spirit’. Finally, With the “Unite” table Anne Halskov has illustrated the encounter between the raw material – the newly fledged designers – and the established companies.
WELCOME, COME INSIDE; LET’S HAVE A TALK.
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THE TUBE For the fourth consecutive year, Design School Kolding presents The Tube exhibition. The Tube is the result of a unique collaboration between talented designers from Design School Kolding and leading Danish companies. The Tube shares knowledge beyond the tight parameters that form common perceptions of design, demonstrating the importance of ongoing collaborations between designers and industry. It matches freshly graduated designers with companies supporting the project with their resources, skills and expertise.
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Taking part in The Tube presents designers with a unique opportunity to use their competencies as part of a professional relationship. It also represents an appeal for companies to enter small-scale collaborations with young talented designers. The Tube consists of specially made containers each comprising a new product, an installation or an experience, which holds artistic dimensions and commercial potential.
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SIDSEL SØGAARD SPAS + KVIST INDUSTRIES + DESIGN
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DESIGNER Sidsel Søgaard Spas Communication & Interaction Designer www.sidselss.com
In collaboration with Kvist Industries and Design School Kolding, I have created a platform – a war room - for conversation. I have facilitated a space that kindly invites you to join in a serious discourse about future design, designers and materiality. The core of the room is the Table for Conversation. The materiality and tactility of the table exploits the full potential of its material – oak wood. The Table for Conversation represents a material dialogue between perfection and imperfection – an expression of diversity, beauty and possibility. One side of the material is smooth and neat, the other rough and unfinished. This is what design can do – cover every extreme, from one end of the scale to the other, including everything in between. The two sides of the table – the two material extremes – are connected by a space for just this everything in between. This holds the collection of speculative Conversation Starters that in the glare of the neon
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lights kindly invite the visitor to engage in conversation, taking as their starting point reflections upon the future of design, interpreted and communicated by students of Design School Kolding. The distorted grid covering wall and ceiling interferes with the perception of space, and kindly implies that the visitor dares think outside the box – the container – thus facilitating the conversation.
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MATERIALS AND DIMENSIONS L: 400 cm x W: 60 cm x H: 105 cm Oak, metal, bended neon, graphical print on vinyl
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COMPANY Kvist Industries and Design School Kolding Collaborating with two companies can be a daunting task, because both parties usually represent very different products, skills and values. I have picked out the key attributes from both and facilitated dialogue between them to discuss mutual potential. www.kvist.com www.designschoolkolding.dk is a war room for conversation. A story about a material – oak - that represents Kvist Industries and establishes their ability to interpret and process the wood from its natural form into a refined piece of furniture. The table also represents the talent development at Design School Kolding. Metaphorically speaking, the students are the material - rough and unpolished talents who transform into experienced, insightful, artistic designers.
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Furthermore, the table embraces and incorporates student created conversation starters made to encourage dialogue about contemporary and future design.
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DESIGNER Camilla Skøtt Textile Designer www.camillaskoett.dk
LACEMAKING TECHNOLOGY Is it still possible to integrate some of those qualities which excellent artisanship brings to design - immersion, dedication and thoughtfulness - when industrialisation has muscled away traditional artisanship? Through my collaboration with Forbo Flooring, I have attempted to answer this question and have decorated my container with pattern-cut linoleum. Based in the intersecting fields of traditional artisanship and modern technology, I have combined traditional bobbin lace with a special aqua jet technology and come up with a unique cutting method for Forbo Flooring. Where the bobbin lace represents artisanship, immersion, dedication and thoughtfulness, the aqua jet symbolises speed, efficiency and mass combination. My installation is a comment on the lack of space for traditional artisanship in the design world. Spectators are free to interpret the comment.
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MATERIALS AND DIMENSIONS L: 200 cm x W: 65 cm x H: 72 cm Aluminium, linoleum and iron
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COMPANY Forbo Flooring Forbo Flooring is a global player in high quality commercial, residental floor coverings and total solutions flooring projects including linoleum, vinyl, luxury vinyl tiles, Flocked Flooring, Carpet Tiles, Needlefelt and Entrance Flooring Systems. With a market share of over 65%, Forbo Flooring is world leader in linoleum, which comes in rolls as well as modular tile formats. Design is elementary to Forbo Flooring, and goes beyond the company itself. The personal imprint of end-users, architects, designers or applicators can provide floors and furniture with new dimensions. The many reference projects and experimental ideas of younger generations explore the versatility of linoleum. www.forbo-flooring.com
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DESIGNER Solveig Stilling Fashion and Textile Designer www.bystilling.dk
MEAT ON THE TABLE Wild, meat, blood, fur, tanning, humans, chain mail, ornament. Words of the Viking and my take-off for designing a table in collaboration with KiCK-Kopenhagen Fur. I have transformed the idea of a Viking table into a modern edition by using contradistinctions to the Viking way of the wild. I want the transformation to express purity and make the beholder curious and wonder – with a desire to explore further. I want meat on the table to visualize the basic terms for Viking survival. Meat on the table satisfied their hunger. Meat on the table gave them clothing and kept them warm. Meat on the table gave them material for beautiful jewellery.
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COMPANY KiCK-Kopenhagen Fur Having been in business for over 75 years, Kopenhagen Fur is steeped in tradition but with an ongoing aim for innovation. To this end, KiCK was established as a platform for creative people from all around the globe to push the boundaries of what is possible with fur; exploring new techniques, spotting trends on the horizon and sharing innovative applications with fur for a range of creative realms, from fashion, to accessories, to interior design, decoration and more. www.kopenhagenfur.dk
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MATERIALS AND DIMENSIONS L: 180 cm x W: 70 cm Seal, mink, metal, leather
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DANISH HORTICULTURE
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DESIGNER Stine Weigelt Industrial Designer www.cargocollective.com/baslevogweigelt
TIPPING POINT Is it possible to re-establish the balance of our global ecosystem or did we tip over the edge long ago? In cooperation with Danish Horticulture, I have created an installation that explores the concept of balance. The installation comments on imbalances in nature’s ecosystems and invites the beholder to challenge the fact of manmade equilibrium. With organic mint as the ambassador of nature, the installation stages the changes taking place in the environment. “Tipping Point” is a “light” installation on global climate change and resource distribution and inspired by the similar scientific term. It utilizes the plant as a symbol of Earth’s resources and fragile life.
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COMPANY Danish Horticulture Danish Horticulture is the Industry association for the Danish horticultural trade, including the sectors: Fruit and Vegetables, Potted plants, Trees & bushes and Cut flowers. The association represents the political interests and approximately 500 members in Denmark. By collaborating with the students at Design School Kolding, Danish Horticulture wants to add extra value to the product portfolio of these members. www.danskgartneri.dk
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SPONSORS Marmor & Granit Aps and Ă˜kologihaven and Gartnernes Forsikring www.marmoroggranit.dk www.oekologihaven.dk www.garfors.dk
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MATERIALS AND DIMENSIONS: L: 200 cm x W: 60 cm x H: 230 cm Biological mint, copper, steel and marble
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DESIGNER Ditte Blohm Communication and Interaction Designer www.ditteblohm.com
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WALK WITH ME A room of senses that visualizes what no one sees: interaction. When I first started working on my project with ECCO, I realised that the company has a wide target audience and adapts their production of shoes to fit the individual. My design focuses on individuals and the varying impressions they experience when entering the room. The 14 circular lights function as a graph model that reflects intimacy and audience participation. The rings of light activate when two participants put on the headsets and manage to stay in the moment at the same time. This happens when different parts of the brain activate and nerve impulses transform into rings of light through the headsets. The more you concentrate and focus, the more lights you will turn on.
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COMPANY ECCO A world leading brand of shoes combining style and comfort that has built its success on quality and innovative technology. Founded in 1963, ECCO is the only major shoe manufacturer in the world to own and manage every step of the shoemaking process. Today, ECCO products are enjoyed in 91 countries and sold at 1,100 ECCO stores and 14,000 other sales locations. The company is family-owned and the workplace of 19,500 employees in over 50 countries. www.ecco.com
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MATERIALS L: 284 cm x W: 239 cm x H: 235 cm Circular LED lights, shock-absorbent material, brain scanners
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ARL MIL BSEN + NIEL NDERSEN + OOL KOLDING 53
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DUE NORTH We have a passion for the diversity and sincerity of materials and cherish craftsmanship just as we believe that quality and responsible design never goes out of style. We are open to new things and turn our acquired knowledge into tangible design solutions. With Due North we set out to encapsulate the aesthetic essence of what characterizes the Nordic countries and Scandinavia especially, and we believe our design captures a unique ’Nordic Spirit’ and combines functionality with a deep aesthetic sensuousness.
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MATERIALS AND DIMENSIONS Table L: 180 cm x W: 90 cm x H: 74 cm Oak, granite, cow horn
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ø The materials have been carefully selected and then processed and crafted in a way, which emphasizes their natural character and makes each piece of furniture write its own story. Focusing on quality, first-rate materials and responsible form-giving we hope to inspire new ways of using and consuming.
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DESIGNERS Carl Emil Jacobsen Industrial Designer www.carlemiljacobsen.com & Daniel Kowal-Andersen Industrial Designer
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DESIGNER Anne Halskov Industrial Designer www.notmyname.dk
UNITE As a designer you have to collaborate with all kinds of people and professions. This is no easy task and it requires effort, understanding and setting up common goals. New graduates are not necessarily distinct and complete. Yet in collaboration with other professionals and companies, they get one step closer to becoming just that. This installation is a visualization of how the raw material of Design School Kolding (its designers) can collaborate with companies and create new, unique and usable objects, functions and solutions. With the “Unite” table I have illustrated the encounter between the raw material – the newly fledged designers – and the established companies. There is a risk the two sides might clash but mostly the partnerships result in transcendent designs.
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Due to its form, the project invites you to interact with the installation. Ambiente took a chance by collaborating with me. They were willing to help soften, refine and define the edges of a newly fledged designer.
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MATERIALS AND DIMENSIONS Table L: 200 cm x W: 90 cm x H: 74 cm Oak, aluminium
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COMPANY Ambiente Ambiente creates stands, shop interiors and spaces that accentuate the unique qualities of a company. Ambiente is much more than a standard trade fair stand company. Am足biente creates customized, creative spaces rooted in quality craftsmanship. Sophisticated, rough, dramatic, elegant or cozy, Ambiente develops creative ideas and concepts that make brands and products come alive. www.ambiente.dk
WE ARE RAW, UNPOLISHED AND UNIQUE WE KNOW THAT WE CAN WORK TOGETHER AND BY ESTABLISHING A COMMON GOAL WE WILL CREATE AND RETHINKING THE WAY WE ARE COMPANIES AND DESIGNERS WE WILL KEEP EVOLVING WE WILL BE 66 EPIC
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THE DNA OF DESIGN SCHOOL KOLDING Meaningful design, sense experiences, experimentation and collaboration with the business community are some of Design School Kolding’s watchwords. We base our student intake solely on talent, which sets us apart from other universities. We develop, cherish and challenge talent by teaching students to reflect on their own progress and promoting cooperation through projects drawn from a specific user context – often in collaboration with the business community. This also provides a framework for a number of recognised researchers in a young field of knowledge as well as an increasing output of PhD projects. At the same time, we know the importance of putting design into practice and therefore prioritise good workshop facilities where students can work with their material on a 1:1 scale. It is important to the school that its in-house teachers practice what they teach and make use of a large number of guest professors to ensure inspiration from external professional sources.
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Design School Kolding builds on the great heritage of meaningful Danish design. We believe that innovation comes from relating design to history and tradition. The school’s approach is not to provide the answer, but to find the answer together. The programme is an international talent workshop for Danish design. We work at eye level, believe in equality and respect diversity.
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APPLICATION AND ADMISSION MA Programme at Design School Kolding
PROGRAMMES Industrial Design, Communication Design, Fashion & Textile Design.
APPLY Application to Design School Kolding is based on a selection procedure. Application deadline for the MA Programme is 1 May. For further information regarding the application procedure, please visit the school’s website www.designskolenkolding.dk.
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TUITION FEE The MA Programme is free for applicants from the EU and EEA countries. For other applicants the tuition fee amounts to â‚Ź10,700 per study year (2011 prices). All admitted applicants must accept to pay for their materials.
INTERNATIONAL OFFICE For information regarding enrolment, residence permits, application procedures, housing, insurance, language courses, etc., please contact Head of the International Office Anette Flinck af@dskd.dk +45 4021 1100
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HO NE EDITOR IN CHIEF:
Charlotte Melin
EDITOR:
Katrine Worsøe
TRANSLATION: Katrine Worsøe Marianne Baggesen Hilger Thomas Møller Carlsen GRAPHIC DESIGN: Kristian Lykke Larsen
ILLUSTRATION: Stine Kristiansen (patterns) Kristian Lykke Larsen PHOTOS:
Sidsel Søgaard Spas, Stine Lundgaard Weigelt, Solveig Stilling, Camilla Skøtt, Ditte Blohm, Carl Emil Jacobsen, Daniel Kowal-Andersen and Anne Halskov
PRINT:
Rosendahls
PAPER:
Cover: Multioffset 200 g MultiDesign White: 90 g
FONTS:
Runda
Garamond CENTURY GOTHIC
THANK YOU: Kolding Municipality Augustinus Foundation Ministry of Higher Education and Science C&W snijtechniek BV Marmor & Granit Aps Odense Økologihaven Gartnernes Forsikring
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