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�We are Holscher Design, a future-growing design studio with deep roots in the Scandinavian design tradition. Our team works with a wide range of design services, and we believe that great design evolves through a close collaboration with both client and user. We aim to inspire people by solving actual problems and provide valuable changes for your company� HOLSCHER DESIGN
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Creating Sanitary ”We do not wish to outshine the architecture in which we place our products, but rather complement it. The human should have the lead role in every environment. That is the reason why we as designers most often create sanitary solutions as adapters between the walls, ceiling or floor and the humans using it. The desired functions should be intuitive for all types of end-users, whether you are primary user or the person who maintains the sanitary products. As Knud Holscher has said it so many times: “Design for the architectural context is comparable to buttons on a shirt. You can own a very fine shirt, and you can choose how much recognition its buttons should have.” The shirt is comparable to the space. The buttons - the products - can either upgrade the space or tune it down. From our perspective this is a striking metaphor. Sanitary products should be perceived as parts of the context and in accordance to their functionality. HOLSCHER DESIGN
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“We simply like their ideas of design. We didn’t evaluate anyone else... Holscher is such a strong brand.” Philips Lighting Denmark
Aiming high together Holscher Design and Pressalit have been collaborating around the design of toilet seats for Ifö/ Geberit for 40 years. Always with the user in focus, the Pressalit toilet seats are designed with functional innovations as soft-close, integrated release-buttons, and automatic closing systems. Furthermore, best hygiene is supported by integrated lift handles in the cover to avoid direct hand contact wih the seat. Small changes that turn a necessity into a good experience.
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Colours Four sophisticated solid RAL colours join our offer, created to pair with our minimal designs. The colours occupy a scale that starts and ends with Black and White as its two extremes, with darker, richer Dusty Grey and paler, cooler Telegrey occupying the space between. The colours are created as much with mixing as with matching in mind – both to other sanitary ware and to purpose. Bathroom accessories in white, for example, are perfect for spaces like hospitals, as white denotes cleanness and implies sterility, making patients feel reassured. Our products have long been created in premium metals (see below), but now we’ve added to the possibilities in both aesthetics and hygiene, through our work with physical vapour deposition (PVD). With it we can now create our levers and sanitary ware in a brushed satin or a polished finish, in gunmetal, copper, charcoal and brass.
PVD Finishes The use of PVD also means a warmer look can be created with our designs. Our development of the four finishes has resulted in combinations of materials and colours such as charcoal against smoked oak, while the brass was added for the low-fi glimmer it provides in darker spaces within restaurants, hotels and private homes – an elegant look that fits with our belief in timelessness over trends.
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Sanitary The d line sanitary range by Knud Holscher combines cleanness in its lines with cleanliness in its function, and unlike our hardware collection of individual yet complimentary items, this series consists of fittings that form a cohesive whole. Wherever they appear, our sanitary products can be flexibly combined yet always provide the same uniform impression. In their technical design, installation and maintenance are key focuses, to meet the need for impeccable hygiene no matter how long they live in a space. Simple and modular, the d line sanitary range’s AISI 316 rust-resistant, noncorrosive, marine quality steel stands up to the high humidity levels of the bathroom, while its subtle curved edges and functional circular hole details are a nod to the bend in our first ever products, the L and U lever handles by Knud Holscher. Both internally and externally, every detail of every d line sanitary piece is rigorously tested for seamless functioning so that it endures. Then, assisted by the most cutting-edge machinery in our field, each is expertly crafted by hand.
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AWARDS We are proud to share our recognized successes with you
Our awards and achievements We are continuously awarded for the things we do well. We always strive to do our best in every area, and we are pleased to receive recognition demonstrating the usefulness and aesthetics of our designs. A jury of experts within the respective categories choose the winning design. The task of being expert in a jury has on several occasions been filled by a partner from Holscher Design. To receive an award signifies excellent design quality and distinguishes the product in the market. Over the years, Holscher Design has won over 75 awards in various categories. holscherdesign.com/awards
Since 1953, good design can also be award-winning design – honored with an iF design award.
Good Design Award is the world’s most prestigious, recognized, and oldest Design Award.
The Red Dot Design Award is aimed at all those who would like to distinguish their business activities through design
Danish Design Award is awarded companies and designers who have created innovative products and solutions of high aesthetic and functional quality.
The Norwegian Design Award is granted in recognition of the successful use of design as a strategic tool in product development and market communication.
The Design Plus prize is a distinction for particularly innovative design awarded for products that take a new approach in design or highlight new concepts.
The Designpreis is traditionally called the “award of the awards” since only design solutions, that have been recognized through other design awards can be qualified for a nomination. It is one of the most prestigious awards worldwide.
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Tap concepts For the Italian high end manufacturer, we have developed new tap concepts for application of borh bathroom and kitchen. fantini.com
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“There is no doubt that the co-operation with Holscher Design has had a great impact to the success of Ifö in the last decade. I am particularly thinking of the ability to combine functionality with the changes in the production methods and still maintaining a consistent timeless Scandinavian design.” Peter Jangstam, CEO Ifö
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Spira Holscher Design has been the main designer for the Swedish manufacturer of bathroom sanitary Ifö for the past 37 years. In this period, the brand has become the most widely used in large parts of Scandinavia. Over one million toilet units per year are produced at the Ifö factory. High quality seats for the toilets are developed in close collaboration with the Danish manufacturer Pressalit. Spira is - for now - the latest of four extensive series for Ifö, with a wide range of bathroom porcelain and furniture. Spira toilet’s innovation is rim-free, which helps avoid lime scale formation, and makes the toilet easy to clean. Spira combines the qualities of Scandinavian design and are highly efficient production methods.
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Berendsen Washroom The Berendsen Washroom line is a range of hygiene dispensers for common washrooms. Each product is designed to function efficiently and to make the daily routines of both primary users and maintenance workers easy and hygienic. The outer layer is designed to give the various elements a uniform look. A wide range of colours and surfaces allow you to choose according to preferences and brand. The colored covers are treated with a patented soft paint and all products have an antibacterial surface that reduce germs and cut down on employee illness. Berendsen Washroom is sold as a private label to CINTAS in the US with great success. berendsen.com
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From service provider to OEM + service provider Berendsen part of Elis In September 2017, Berendsen was acquired by Elis, a leading international multi-service provider, offering textile, hygiene and facility services solutions. Berendsen and Elis have been part of the same business for more than a century. Over the years, both companies have developed leading positions in their markets through industry insight, operational excellence and focus on high quality and close customer relations. berendsen.com
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In 2016, more than 1.00.000 Items were sold in Europe and North America.
Light Guide is an intelligent hygiene dispenser series which reduces workplace absence by 20-40%.
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The series contains 15 products wich are available in 8 colours.
60% of the population do not wash hands after a toilet visit. Light Guide helps to remember hand hygiene.
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Previously the typical sales for a toilet cubicle was 4 items. Today - due to coherent design and high functionality - the average sales is increased to 6 items.
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Aiming high together Holscher Design and Pressalit have been collaborating around the design of toilet seats for Ifรถ/ Geberit toilet seats for 40 years.Always with the user in focus, the Pressalit toilet seats are designed with functional innovations as soft-close, integrated release-buttons, and automatic closing systems. Furthermore, best hygiene is supported by integrated lift handles in the cover to avoid direct contact wih the seat. Small changes, that make a necessity a good experience.
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Spira Holscher Design has been the main designer for Ifรถ, Swedish manufacturer of bathroom sanitary for the past 37 years. In this period, the brand has become the most widely used in large parts of Scandinavia. Over one million toilet units per year are produced at the Ifรถ factory. High quality seats for the toilets are developed in close collaboration with the Danish manufacturer Pressalit. Spira is - for now - the latest of four extensive series for Ifรถ, with a wide range of bathroom porcelain and furniture. Spira toilet is rim-free, an innovation which helps avoid lime scale formation and makes the toilet easy to clean. Spira combines the qualities of Scandinavian design and a highly efficient production methods.
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Barrier - Free d line’s move into barrier-free is about enabling people, and as with many of the products we design, our leap into this important new area started with a need. When we were approached by the House of Disabled People’s Organisations Denmark to create truly universal architectural ironmongery for the world’s most accessible office building, the organisation’s inspiring ambition to democratise daily life instantly became part of our thinking at d line. We realised that, with 10 per cent of the Western population suffering from a disability and with the global population living longer, our energies could be put into products that, while being attractive, could make life easier and better for all.
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Barrier - Free d line’s move into barrier-free is about enabling people, and as with many of the products we design, our leap into this important new area started with a need. When we were approached by the House of Disabled People’s Organisations Denmark to create truly universal architectural ironmongery for the world’s most accessible office building, the organisation’s inspiring ambition to democratise daily life instantly became part of our thinking at d line. We realised that, with 10 per cent of the Western population suffering from a disability and with the global population living longer, our energies could be put into products that, while being attractive, could make life easier and better for all.
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We believe that great design is built through close collaboration with client and users. We have a history of long lasting partnerships with clients that share and supports our believe.
VALUE THE OUTCOME - Developing meaningful products that meet the needs of tomorrow’s consumers and contribute to solving the real problems our world is facing today is ultimately the purpose of our work. By doing so, we have created a long row of economic successes for a solid group of satisfied, ever-returning clients.
EXPERIENCE A SAFE CHOICE - Regardless, whether we do product design, digital interfaces or service design, we strive towards placing client, users and functionality in the center. Our proven process, profound knowledge of production and materials and the insight in our client’s company have led to the successes we have created.
APPROACH A RESPONSIBLE PARTNER - We believe that great design comes from strong virtues, ethics and commitment – a set of rules, that is tied up in a long history, a Scandinavian approach to design, experience and professionalism. We take responsibility for client and user, but also for society and the environment. We contribute with our skill to unify the rational with the emotional aspects, creating appealing products of high functionality, strong identity, longevity and aesthetic value; products that generate positive behavior, well-being and pleasure.
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CLIENTS Holscher Design is fortunate to work with a large number of innovative and well-respected companies. Our client portfolio includes a range of highly specialized brands from all over the world. Our goal is always to transform our client’s vision into solutions that generate a measurable market impact.
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