We’re back from Copenhagen – at least physically. In our minds, we’re still caught up in the design bubble amongst the showrooms, installations and courtyards of this year’s 3daysofdesign. After three days packed with new impressions, the transition back to everyday life isn’t exactly easy. Like a sponge, we soaked up the city, its exhibitions and new products; along the way, we met designers such as Sebastian Herkner and Lise Vester, had a chat with Knud Erik Hansen – and a few themes
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On several occasions in the past month we have repeatedly seen a similar scene. A scene that has made us cry. Lovely houses, truly wonderful, carefully considered constructions in idyllic locations - and then in the garden, furniture that the owners have obviously bought, possibly as an after thought, from their local garden centre. Just looking at some of the chairs made our upper thighs go numb from discomfort. And as for that recliner yesterday in Berlin!!!! People, gardens are there to
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In the world of designer furniture the word "individual" is regularly used; with everyone conveniently forgetting that if we all buy the same furniture, nothing is individual. Unless that is we all furnish our homes and offices with products from Danish producer, and smow partner, Montana. According to the good folks over there at Montana there are 5 billion possible combinations of their products - we've not counted, and we're not going to count, but you can check for yourself in the
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