But, also, Tadao Aldo, his work is state-of-the-art.
I would very much like to take his way of thinking form and structure into other materials besides the glass, leather, and steel he normally works with. I love his way of forming chairs, tables, and sofas. The greatest inspiration for me this very moment, when focusing on bigger furniture, is the Danish designer, Poul Kjærholm.
Who or what have been your greatest sources for inspiration? If I had to pick, I might say my Bauhaus Trolley, Stool, (I love the design and I was able to make both products go "flatpack") Desk Sculptures (loving how the composition of the four materials used) and Dome Vases (because of the texture and tone of the grey engobe slip). Maybe just because they are new and fresh. The most recent products in my collection are always the most interesting to me. Do you favor specific projects over the others? What products or projects excite you the most? You create such a wide range of products. I started with posters and small objects and then into small furniture and, for the future, I will focus more on large-scale furniture. I believe that my style and graphic approach to designing is the same, but what has changed might be the scale of my work and the amount of materials I use when designing. How has your design style developed over the years? One thing just led to another and all of a sudden, I had a handful of small furniture and accessories to sell. It was sold out in no time and I was compelled to do more designs-leading to the design of my Cube tables. My first products were my architectural drawings, and my first sculpture was a diamond-like steel sculpture that was made in a limited edition of 100 pieces. Was that the moment you realized you could make this your career? Your first product collection quickly became a success. Many of the teachers at the former Bauhaus school are also of significant importance to me: Walter Gropius, Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, Christian Dell, and, last but not least, the work of Josef Albers. This is the reason why I always launch sculptures in my collection regardless of the fact that these structures don’t have a specific function, other than pleasing the eye of the observer. I try my hardest to bring art into my interior design objects. Modern design and architecture initiated by The Bauhaus School in Germany is also of great inspiration to me and I love the idea of “Gesamtkunstwerk:” the idea of bringing all the work of the art together. The world is complex enough, and when boiling architecture and design down to the pure essentials, I get this kind of pure and clean feeling that makes me calm.
Have you always been drawn to minimalism? If any, what were some of the other styles, trends or designers that influenced your earlier work?īuilding and structures by Mies van Der Rohe, Tadao Ando, Oscar Niemeyer have always fascinated me. After working in the bureau business for five years as an illustrator, visual identity maker, and graphic designer, I wanted to start my own business-it just felt right and that "now" was the time. Five years later, I graduated with a Masters degree in architecture and graphic design. My application was accepted and I entered the school at only 20-years-old. After high school, I worked for a year in an interior store while I prepared my portfolio and refined my skills in drawing in order to apply to get into The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen. I attended a high school offering classes in design and architecture and I immediately fell in love.
My mother always mentions that I loved to re-organize my room and did this once a month- not always what my parents loved since all my belongings had to stay in the living room while I was re-decorating. I sold my first painting as a 14-year-old. Kristina Dam: Since childhood, I’ve been painting and creating small hobby-like objects that I would sell by the road or that small shops would take in. What first drew you to the art/design world? VISUAL PLEASURE: Talk to us a little bit about how you got started, before you founded your design studio.
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