Good design sometimes begins with taking a closer look. Jette Scheib observes her surroundings, the people and the objects that surround her in everyday life – and time and again finds new starting points for her designs in them. Born in Germany, she studied product design at the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK) and set up her own studio after graduating in 2005. Initially, she mainly created home accessories and gift items for international companies. In 2009, she returned to the UdK as a
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What do you actually do during Milan Design Week, apart from admiring installations, checking out new releases, and walking from one end of the city to the other? We met CEO Knud Erik Hansen of Carl Hansen & Søn in the Milan showroom for an interview – and experienced a moment that felt like a piece of Denmark: calm, clear, with a breath of fresh air in the summerly overheated atmosphere of Milan’s aperitivo culture. A cup of coffee before the talk Knud Erik Hansen brings something to
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