QQD 2015 Brand Book

Have a QDO moment!

QDO is a company of Danish origin, with Scandinavian design heritage and an open-minded global view.

We believe in products with authenticity. Designed beautifully and functionally for you. Combined with aesthetics and perhaps just a little touch of Scandinavian humor.

We believe in creating products that combines all of that… and if we are lucky, it just might assist you in creating a bit of “hygge”.

“Hygge” is a Danish word that is as difficult to translate, as it is to pronounce. It is often translated with “coziness" but it is much more than that. “Hygge” is sitting with your best friend talking for hours… or sitting with your best friend reading a magazine for hours saying nothing at all. It is cozy lounging in a deck chair at the harbourside on an autumn day… or staying inside by a warm fireplace, a cup of tea and reading a book. It is a feeling and a moment.

We hope you enjoy this 2015 catalogue. A QDO story told in beautiful pictures, taken at Papirøen, the location for Copenhagen Street Food.

We found it to be the perfect setting for our products. There is no place in Copenhagen where “hygge” is more present. It is as much in their DNA as in ours.

We believe in being part of creating moments. To let our coaster light create the ambient soft light. To let our Elements glass keep the coffee or tea warm. To let our new ‘Tea on a stick’ infuser create the perfect cup of tea. At home, at the café… anywhere you are in the mood for “hygge”.

That’s what we believe and that’s where we want to be.

With you… in your moments of life.

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We believe in the value of the moment when you meet your best friend, your family, or the love of your life.

It is moments like these you cherish your whole life.

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Elements Glasses The Elements Glasses animates your beverages with the beauty of the universe.

The Five Elements are captured in the shape of the inner glass so liquid appear in the form of each element: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water.

Design by Pernille Vea

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Birdie Swing Nest Put your tea in the birdie and lower the bird into the hot water. Tea is brewing!

When the tea is ready simply lift the lid off the cup, flip the lid so it becomes a drip tray and set it down on table. Yes. It is that easy.

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Dancing Leaf Make your favorite loose tea and see the leaves “dance� free while brewing.

Good for both hot tea and ice cool drinks.

Design by Pernille Vea

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Tea 4 U The classic and simple glass teapot has been modernized and now comes with a stainless steel ďŹ lter. Simple. Beautiful. Practical.

Perfect for tea for you‌ or for two.

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Silly The Silly Thermal Cup rests perfectly in the hand and the cup’s double-wall design makes your coffee warmer for a longer time.

So you just keep talking (but remember to listen as well).

Design by Pernille Vea

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Element Blown To-Go & Element Frozen To-Go Ice and wind are captured in the inner body of the to-go cup so liquid appears frozen and blown. Go out in the world and experience life‌. and bring your warm drink with you!

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Birdie Can The Porcelain Birdie Can stores your coffee beans, loose tea, and sugar… or anything else you see fit. Enjoy the pleasure of practical “birds” in your home… without all the singing at early hours.

Design by Pernille Vea

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102 – B Carafe The 102-B Carafe is an elegant and minimalistic single-walled water carafe with clean pure lines.

It is evolved from our 102 Carafe into this new generation. Its sleek form with matt black body ďŹ nish provides a supreme texture with the hand while serving. The dark smoky cork rhymes gracefully with the solid black body.

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B-Dancer Adds a bit of fun design into the tea brewing experience.

Let them “dance� on the table after brewing. No dripping involved.

Design by Pernille Vea

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ThermoStick The Silicone Tea Thermometer adds a touch of precision to your tea and coffee experience.

If you are into details when brewing, this is your friend.

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102 Carafe The 102 Carafe is an elegant and minimalistic single-walled water carafe.

It comes complete with four stackable BPA free plastic cups that vary slightly in size.

The smart design makes it convenient and portable whether it is straight to the dining table, out onto the terrace or out in the garden. Stack the mugs in the neck and you have one hand free when you carry it around.

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La Famiglia La Famiglia glass set of four distinct shapes. These stacking glasses nest neatly at the bar, buffet, or in storage. These unique designs of stackable glasses helps remember whose glass belongs to whom in a party moment.

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Tapagne Tapagne , 1 liter water carafe comes with cork stopper in streamline cutting.

This minimalistic high-end design looks elegant when serving water on the table and ďŹ ts in most of fridge doors.

Design by Kibisi

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Teakyo A modern take on the classic and simple Japanese porcelain teapot.

The mixture of materials creates a beautiful piece where white porcelain play along a colorful handle and lid. Nice to look at. Nice to use.

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Tea Spoon A typically innovative and functional QDO design. Separate the infuser into two parts.

Use the spoon side to scoop up tea and reassemble the spoon for brewing. Easy.

Design by Murken Hansen

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Coaster Light Coaster Light incorporates the multi-functional design which combines the coaster and candlestick holder function into one. This smart and practical design enables you to enjoy your beverage peacefully under the ambient glow of the candle light. The uneven and unique texture is the essence of the Nordic tradition, creating the cozy and elegant atmospheres into the living space.

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Birdie String The birdie string is the colorful bird that swims in your mug. Fill the birdie with your favorite tea and let it stay in the hot water for a while.

Design by Pernille Vea

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Folklore Around The World Bring a hint of global history to your table with the folklore cups. Each unique design is a celebration of the many different shapes and colors that represent our cultural past.

Start collecting. The journey will continue.

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Folklore Around The World The folklore tin boxes are part of the onwards journey of the folklore cups.

With patterns of the past that still looks beautiful today.

The folklore cup and tin box. You get them together. Use them separately.

Design by Pernille Vea

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Tea On A Stick Respect for nature and old traditions, turned into an attractive design piece.

This infuser is as beautiful as it is simple and functional.

To be enjoyed with everycup of tea.

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Copenhagen Street Food is a new colorful and folksy market in Copenhagen harbor focusing on sustainability both regarding food and design.

Copenhagen Street Food supports the Original Red Danish Dairy Breed and the biodynamic farm Thorshøjgaard and is run by The Stallholder Association. The members are street chefs with their own stall and individual universe.

From 32 old food trucks and shipping containers they sell international dishes while creating great experiences by mixing food, art, music and culture on the Paper Island. copenhagenstreetfood.dk

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Editors-in-chief QDO / Christian Dam QDO / Leo Yiu Art Direction Dennis Reindau Words/DBS QDO / Christian Dam Styling QDO / Leo Yiu QDO / Christian Dam Photo Thomas Lekdorf – www.lekdorf.com Laura Langøe Dam QDO A/S Virumvej 7-9 DK-2830 Virum Sales inquiry sales@qdo.dk

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