ARCHITECTMADE – Timeless in expression – Relevant in time We scour archives, drawings and museums to reveal what makes for mastery. The result? ARCHITECTMADE is a glimpse into a few, rare design objects that some of Denmark’s leading architects created many years ago. Why do we do it? Our passion goes beyond form and function. We believe in moving away from a throw away culture and celebrating timeless products that last. With excellent craftsmanship alongside three rounds of quality control, they are made to stand the test of time. The ARCHITECTMADE objects are designed to share, for generations to come. These products, as stated by one of our favourites, Kristian Vedel, “emerge from the inside out." Each ARCHITECTMADE object is designed with architect-precision and personal vision that comes from the heart, reflecting the individual values, beliefs and ways of life of some of the greatest Danish architects of our time. Testament to their elegant simplicity and refined craftsmanship, they’ve become icons, standing the test of time and serving as reminder that in today’s trending world, quality is still timeless. Morten T. Jensen CEO ARCHITECTMADE 2015
TurningTray
By Finn Juhl
Finn Juhl's tray was designed to be used at any time of the day. It features a glossy, two tone finish. It is turnable and offers the option to use the bright, colourful side in the morning and serve dinner on the black side in the evening. The TurningTray has no handlebars, making it very harmonic and easy to use for everyone. It comes in three different sizes and four colors.
Gemini
By Peter Karpf
All good things come in pairs. Peter Karpf designed the elegant semi-circular Gemini candleholder with exactly that in his mind. The idea is that the two flemes are as mathermatically close to each other as possible without tipping over. Gemini stands out with its clean lines, purity and polished stainless steel finish, typical of the midcentury Danish design. The candleholders can stand on their own or be arranged in any array of options the imagination allows.
Duck & Duckling
By Hans Bølling
During the spring of 1959, a policeman in Copenhagen found the time to stop the traffic for just a moment in order to let a lost duck family pass across the street. Inspired by this famous event Hans Bølling was led to create the Duck family. The Duck and the Duckling capture the beauty of this moment, with all of its serenity and harmony. The pair demonstrates the Danish attention to nature and detail with the ability to appreciate small everyday miracles.
FJ Bowl
By Finn Juhl
Finn Juhl designed the teak wood FJ Bowl in 1951. It features the characteristic blend of organic shapes and balance between wood, form and geometric measurements that made Juhl famous. Depending on what angle you look at it from, the bowl changes shape, creating new relationships at every turn while slowly growing on you. The FJ Bowl is made of a single carefully selected piece of teak wood and treated with clear teak oil, allowing the bowl to develop a beautiful patina as it ages.
Mermaid
By Hans Bølling
At a first glance, the Mermaid reminds one of the famous H.C Andersen fairy tales and is perhaps the one thing most people associate with Denmark. Part woman - part fish, her features demonstrate that Hans Bølling's Mermais is much more than a mere character from a fairy tale. Having taken the feminine form beyond the expected, Bølling provided the Mermaid with serenity and wholesomeness. Her character is relevant in today's time as it brings a much needed harmony and balance.
Trepas
By Peter Karpf
Designed in 1966, the Trepas candleholder demonstrates Karpf's genius when it comes to understanding the way materials and form play against each other. Each individual candleholder is made out of solid copper, brass or stainless steel. When all three are placed together in presence of candlelight, they create a distinctive warm glow, as the material's reflections play against each other. Trepas is resistant to oxidation, and one cannot even leave fingerprints on it. The individual candleholders can be stacked on each other and arranged in any desired way.
PK Bowl
By Poul Kjærholm
Poul Kjærholm exclusively designed the large 200 kg black marble bowl PK-600 in 1963 for the interior of Fredericia Town Hall. Later that year, due to the remarkable success of the PK-600, Kjærholm designed a smaller offspring. The result was the PK-Bowl, a sculptural piece that everybody can enjoy. It is a timeless work of art, made in granite featuring a stark contrast between the smooth indside and the rough outside.
FJ Clock
By Finn Juhl
The FJ Clock was designed as a part of the interior of the Trusteeship Council in the UN building in New York in 1951, one of Juhl’s most famous and internationally recognized interior design projects. The FJ Clock captures the essence of Juhl’s design aesthetic, with its circular shape complementing the natural qualities of the teak wood and the numberless aluminum dial capturing his flair for clever minimalism.
Optimist & Pessimist
By Hans Bølling
Is your glass half-empty or half-full? Hans Bølling created both the Optimist and the Pessimist after being inspired by his co-workers, who were like night and day, yin and yang, truly exact opposites. It is safe to say that there is a bit of each in all of us. Both characters can also express much more than positivity or negativity. The Pessimist features droopy eyes, while the Optimist has a big smile on his face, and both feature bendable arms that can exclaim in joy or lower in frown.
Spring
By Jørn Utzon
Jørn Utzon once said: "The greatest importance of the glass is the space within it." One quickly notices this when drinking from the Spring glass. Regardless of whether you are drinking cognac, cocktails or pure water, the clean-cut curvatures of the Spring glass create a unique space for your beverage. With Spring, Utzon made the fusion of functional design and sculptural harmony feel natural. Let the Spring glass restate the way you think about drinking.
Bird
By Kristian Vedel
Whether you are feeling excited, angry or melancholic, the Bird family is there to experience it with you. Like a family of children, parents, and grandparents, the Birds can all transform their moods - just turn their heads, point up their beaks, or reverse their body shape and a whole new mood or gender is created. This opens up a vast possibility of fun combinations. Happiest when in groups of other Birds, they are vigilant companions to your everyday life.
Circle Bowl
By Finn Juhl
Like the perfect circle, the Circle Bowl encompasses precision and carefully through out proportions in all aspects. The sides are symmetrical and precisely balanced. They rise as much as they recede, and both the angles and ratios of the bowl correspond all around. The uniformity of the shape creates a striking effect for all things that are placed inside the bowl, creating an extraordinary play of reflections. The Circle Bowl comes in two sizes: 30 cm in diameter and 20 cm in diameter.
Owl
By Paul Anker Hansen
Traditionally the owl symbolizes mystery and wisdom. The former veterinarian Paul Anker Hansen was so fascinated by these characteristics that he captured it in 1960 in the wood figure Owl. With a head that tilts and turns, Owl is able to display emotions like curiosity and wonderment. The big soft eyes made from wengĂŠ wood underlines the wisdom of the Owl.
Strit
By Hans Bølling
Deceptively straight forward, Strit embodies a very typically Danish quality of self-irony, which helps to bring light even into the darkest of days. Sometimes, we need to be reminded that everything is not as important and far reaching as it may immediately appear. His mobile legs, arms, torso and head can move in any number of configurations – from delight to concern, and anything in between – reminding us to re-examine and reconfigure our point of view.
Oscar
By Hans Bølling
Hans Bølling designed Oscar with his characteristic sense of playfulness and joy. Oscar's body can be arranged so that he can perform everything a normal dog can. Oscar is a little token of fun and playfulness. The highly specified and elaborate details of his body add a sophisticated dimension to his form. Every angle, curve and bend has been craftily thought out over the span of a couple years to convey a highly stylized, yet approachable aesthetic object.
Child´s Chair
By Kristian Vedel
Our little loved ones love to jump, crawl, draw, play and hide. Sometimes they even like to do two or more things at the same time. The colorful and flexible Child's Chair offers just the tool for the young explorers to develop their motorical skills while at play. The seat can be adjusted to create a high or low chair, or it can be completely taken out. This way the child can rock in it or crawl through. If the smaller plate is added, the youngest have a little table for eating, drawing or playing. The Child´s Chair opens the boundaries to imagination for work and play.
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