Cabinet Makers' Autumn Exhibition - Pitch Black October 2016
An astounding exhibition that highlights the huge skill and the boundless and seemingly immeasurable inventiveness of Danish furniture makers and designers. Except of course highlighting is not exactly the appropriate word here as the theme of the exhibition this year is the black line on paper - the draft - and the full title of the exhibition is Pitch Black - shadows and transparency.
Norm Architects have been responsible, as they were last year, for the overall design and arrangement of the exhibition, but they have moved away from the mirror glass and complex reflected light of Øregård, last year’s venue, and created a dramatic setting of shadows and mystery: the works are shown over the two main floors of a 17th-century brewhouse building in Copenhagen with windows covered to exclude all natural light and the massive posts and beams of the structure and the huge sculptures that are permanently on display here are sunk in gloom. The shadows are palpable and become a significant part of the display.
The forty-eight designs cover an amazing range of styles and explore the potential of many very different materials, from leather to Corian, but above all it is the form and shape of pieces and how they occupy space that is explored most strongly.
Inderhavnsbænken - Bridging the Gap
designer: Andreas Lund
manufacturer: Møbelsnedkeri Kjeldtoft
material: ash with black stain
Den Lille Sorte Kjolestol - The Little Black Dress Chair
designer and maker: Anne Fabricius Møller
material: wood frame with various upholstery materials and fabrics
Flexible Standard
designer: Carlo Volf, MAA
sponsored by Copenhagen Technical College
material: oak
Sileo
designer: Chris Liljenberg Lalstøm
material: charred beech, bronzed brass and horsehair
Restless
designer: Christina Strand
sponsored by ES Stålindustri
material: laser-cut sheet steel
Lille spejl på foden der … - Mirror, mirror on the stand …
design: Claus Bjerre
sponsored by Mardam Agentur
materials: ash, felt and mirror
Stabelstol - Stacking Chair
designer: Ditte Hammerstrøm
manufacturer: JM Rør A/S
material: powder-coated steel
Nesting Wall
design: Dögg Design studio
material: wood in cooperation with Pierre Greenway, halyard and wool in cooperation with Halla Ben
Glowing in the Dark
designer: Erling Christoffersen
materials: smoked oak and paracord
Fly
designer: Hannes Stephensen
manufacturer: Egeværk
material: ash with black stain
Thor
designer: Hans Sandgren Jakobsen
manufacturers: GH Form
materials: ash and cast iron
Skyggen - The Shadow
designer: Henrik Ingemann Nielsen
manufacturer: de Place Furniture by Lars de Place Bjørn
materials: wood, textile and iron
Papyrus
designer Henrik Sørig Thomsen
manufacturer: Godsbanens Åbne Værksteder by Ejvind Post
material: smoked oak
Trio
designer: Henrik Sørig Thomsen
manufacturer: Kvist Industries
material: stained oak
Hiding Prosperina
design: Iskos-Berlin and knit designer Karen Honour
manufacturer: JM Rør
materials: steel pipe, knit polyester yarn, plaster casts
Sort Mare - Black Incubus
designers: Henckel & Sievers
material: pine
3 i 1 - 3 in 1
designers: James Stoklund & Sine Ringgaard
manufacturer: Hans Knudsen Instituttet, Aluscan A/S
materials: black anodised aluminium and black-stained oak
Dark Crafts - Relics from a production process
designer: Jeremy Walton
materials: mixed ‘natural’
Black Nest
designers: Foersom & Hiort-Lorenzen
manufacturer: Cane-line
material: rattan
Arch Table
designer: Jonas Trampedach
manufacturer: Claus Mølgaard
materials lacquered aluminium and oak with black-oiled finish
Blackout
designer: Leif Hagerup
manufacturer: Barlby Carlsson
materials: steel and oak
Chair
designer: Depping & Jørgensen
material: metal pipes and PA GF print
Symfoni - Symphony
designers: Lise and Hans Isbrand
material: ash
Studie i sort - Study in Black
designer: Lovorika Banovic
materials: steel and leather
Lænestol - Lounger
designer: Marie Berri
manufacturer: Anton Balle A/S
material: black-stained ash
Syrsa
designer: Mia Lagerman
material: metal wire
Bijou
designer: Mia Lagerman
materials: metal pipe and leather
Half Drop
designer: Miriam Forchhammer Brostrøm
manufacturer: Andrea Thorsøe, Stockholm
materials: smoked oak, halyard and cushion in wool and cotton
The Black Box
designer: Mogens Toft
manufacturer: Andrea Thorsøe, Stockholm
material: maple
Darkness Falls
designers: Monique Engelund & Mathilde Witt Mølholm
manufacturer: Anton Balle A/S
materials: steel and Corian
Corner
designer: Niels Gammelgaard
manufacturer: Magnus Olesen A/S
material: smoked oak
Forklædt som stol - Disguised as a chair
designer Nils-Ole Zib
manufacturers: upholstery LC Boligmontering, programming Morten Ydefelt and LED by Philips
materials: cotton and steel
Snaregade Bench
designers: Norm Architects & Frederik Werner
manufacturers: Sørensen Læder, upholsterer Louise Vesti Nielsen and smith Toke Bitsch Lauridsen
materials: blackened steel and black leather from Dunes
ABC (A Black Chair)
designer: Peter Johansen
materials: steel tubes ‘powder-coated’ wood and veneer
Black Block
designer: Philip Bro Ludvigsen
materials: rotatation-moulded plastic and steel straps
Mashrabiya
designer: Rasmus B Fex sponsored by Mardam Agentur
materials: fascine, wood and brass
Tableau
designer: Rasmus B Fex
manufacturer: Genbyg
materials: slate, glass and wood
Thin
designers: Rasmus Fenhann & Søren Risvang
materials: recycled Brazilian rosewood and glass
The Vanta Box
designer: Rikke Frost
manufacturer: Godsbanens Værksteder and Glas Gjerulff
materials: powder-coated steel, leaded ornamental glass and black-stained ash
Juvel - Jewel
designer: Steen Dueholm Sehested
material: black oak
Frihed, Lighed og Kærlighed - Freedom, Equality and Love
designer: Søren Ulrik Petersen
manufacturers: Ejnar Pedersen and PP Møbler
materials: Danish hardwood and paper string
Leia - lounge chair
designer: Thomas E Alken
manufacturers: Formatdesign, TL Maskinfabrik Aps
materials: powder-coated metal pipe and braided linen halyard
En Stabel Stole - A Stack of Chairs
designers: Marie Berri & Tinna Sommer
manufacturer: Anton Balle A/S
material: black-stained ash
Tube Chair
designer: Torben Skov
manufacturer: Peter J Lassen, Montana
materials: square metal tube and perforated metal sheet
Ember
designer: Troels Flensted
manufacturer: Brdr. Krüger
materials: Douglas fir and powder-coated steel
Dé-esse
designer: Troels Grum-Schwensen
manufacturer: Egeværk
materials: walnut finished with black pigmented oil and black halyard
Baroque Table
designers: Wednesday Architecture - Lise Bjerre Schmidt & Sofie Trier Mørk
manufacturer: Mikkel Magnussen, Møbelsnedker
materials: maple and steel
Black Hole
designer: Örnduvald
manufacturer: Thyge Braad Hansen
material: terrazzo