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MANIFESTO<br />
Our collections go from north to south.<br />
Our design philosophy is not guided by<br />
stringent rules, strict color pallets and<br />
a fixed set of geometric shapes. Our<br />
products are based on what we like,<br />
our travels, interactions and moods.<br />
Our favorite designs tend to be created<br />
by nice people and we believe that the<br />
most talented can adapt while still<br />
maintaining their artistic touch. They<br />
can see the beauty in all things. We<br />
work with all materials, nationalities,<br />
trends, and time periods. We take a<br />
novel approach to interior design.<br />
We are anything but grey walls<br />
and minimalists.<br />
We are <strong>Lucie</strong> Kaas.
Index<br />
04<br />
Skjøde<br />
Collection<br />
08<br />
GRO<br />
32<br />
Arne Clausen<br />
Collection - Trends<br />
36<br />
Matee<br />
06<br />
Bear<br />
Family<br />
38<br />
Macaroon<br />
24<br />
ERAT<br />
28<br />
Feature<br />
ALBERTO<br />
BELLAMOLI<br />
12<br />
Feature<br />
NORDVINK<br />
16<br />
Sketch.inc<br />
for <strong>Lucie</strong> Kaas<br />
44<br />
Feature<br />
CHRISTIAN<br />
TROELS<br />
48<br />
Gunnar Flørning<br />
Collection
<strong>Lucie</strong> Kaas<br />
Collection review > Skjøde Collection<br />
5<br />
The mice were originally<br />
designed in 1958 and were<br />
one of Theodor Skjøde<br />
Knudsen’s most popular<br />
wood work designs.<br />
Mice<br />
Tropical chestnut & ash<br />
Rabbits<br />
Smoked oak & maple<br />
Skjøde Collection<br />
With an uncanny talent for carving objects<br />
out of wood and a strong sense for long-lasting<br />
design, Th. Skjøde Knudsen (1927-2007)<br />
represents Danish wood design at its best. His<br />
versatile designs are characterized as being<br />
simple yet charming. The precise craftsmanship<br />
underlines his talent for creating design<br />
objects with only a few details.
<strong>Lucie</strong> Kaas<br />
Collection review > Bear Family<br />
7<br />
Bear Family<br />
The Bear Family - design inspired by<br />
woodcraft from the 1950s and 60s.<br />
Papa Bear<br />
American walnut<br />
Baby Bear<br />
American walnut<br />
Mama Bear<br />
American walnut<br />
Wooden animals reimagined.
<strong>Lucie</strong> Kaas AW17<br />
Collection review > GRO<br />
Plantholders<br />
Laurel oak, small<br />
Gun metal, medium<br />
Laurel oak, medium<br />
Gun metal, small<br />
9<br />
Plantholder<br />
Laurel oak, small<br />
GRO<br />
GRO is a multifunctional plant holder<br />
designed by Nordvink. It functions<br />
as both a plant holder but also<br />
as a small green house allowing<br />
for seeds to sprout and plants to<br />
grow. The glass bottom also serves<br />
as a design conscious method to<br />
give plants nourishment, fitting<br />
perfectly into the planter’s bottom<br />
with built-in water holes. GRO takes<br />
green living to a new level with its<br />
functionality and design.<br />
Urban wilderness.
11<br />
Plantholder<br />
Red mahogany, small<br />
Plantholder<br />
Gun metal, small
13<br />
NORDVINK<br />
The design duo behind GRO<br />
Nordvink are a design duo comprised of Anne<br />
Nørbjerg and Sanne Kyed. The pair hold a degree in<br />
product design from the Aarhus School of Architecture<br />
in Denmark. In 2012, they won the Danish<br />
FSC Design Award for the best sustainable and<br />
commercial product, a recognition which kicked off<br />
their career. In a short period of time they have received<br />
international attention for their work which<br />
can be characterized as functional design.
<strong>Lucie</strong> Kaas AW17<br />
Feature > Nordvink<br />
15<br />
“We find great inspiration in studying<br />
behaviors and how they have an influence<br />
over how we live. Can we change<br />
or enhance these behaviors through<br />
design? This is always an interesting<br />
question for us.”<br />
Nordvink picking<br />
colors for GRO.<br />
Sketching GRO<br />
holder, it can work as a little<br />
storage container.<br />
The glass bottom was<br />
really a thoughtful addition to<br />
GRO - it is in many ways the<br />
most functional part of the<br />
product.<br />
How does the merging of<br />
materials come into play in<br />
Why did you become designers?<br />
walk by and their daily situa-<br />
greenhouse allowing seeds to<br />
the design?<br />
We have always loved to create<br />
and come up with new ideas,<br />
and being a designer allows you<br />
to do just that. We are solution<br />
oriented people, so being a<br />
designer is a perfect fit because<br />
at the end of the day you are to<br />
understand people and their<br />
needs and to come up with<br />
answers for these.<br />
Where do you find inspiration?<br />
The most inspirational impulses<br />
are the ones we get from our<br />
tions. We find great inspiration<br />
in studying behaviors and how<br />
they have an influence over how<br />
we live. Can we change or enhance<br />
these behaviors through<br />
design? This is always an<br />
interesting question for us. We<br />
build ideas by observing target<br />
groups and finding solutions to<br />
their everyday challenges.<br />
What was your inspiration<br />
behind GRO?<br />
We wanted to create a multifunctional<br />
plant holder that<br />
sprout and plants to grow. The<br />
design behind GRO is a classic<br />
example of our attempt to positively<br />
influence everyday situations.<br />
Not only does the plant<br />
holder have aesthetic details,<br />
but it is also practical. Generally<br />
plant holders are either closed<br />
in the bottom – which works<br />
against the plants livelihood, or<br />
there are holes in the bottom<br />
- which results in short-cut<br />
solutions to catch water falling<br />
through the planter. In addition<br />
to this, when plant holders are<br />
not being used, many people<br />
GRO is made of ceramic and<br />
mouth-blown glass, which we<br />
think is a harmonious combination<br />
between light and heavy.<br />
The ceramic and glass are<br />
complementary tone in tone<br />
colors but at the same time<br />
the combination of materials<br />
creates a contrast between<br />
the transparent glass and the<br />
matte ceramic. Both ceramic<br />
and glass are perfect combinations<br />
for plants, the ceramic is<br />
practical, while the glass adds<br />
function.<br />
everyday life, for instance ob-<br />
both serves as a home for<br />
put them away, but with the<br />
serving interesting people that<br />
plants but also as a small<br />
glass fitting into the top of the
<strong>Lucie</strong> Kaas AW17<br />
Collection review > Sketch.inc for <strong>Lucie</strong> Kaas<br />
17<br />
Kokeshi dolls<br />
Prince & Freddie<br />
Kokeshi dolls<br />
Thief, Ziggy, Karl, Frida & Marilyn<br />
Sketch.inc for<br />
<strong>Lucie</strong> Kaas<br />
Becky Kemp is the artist behind Sketch.<br />
inc, a whimsical world inspired by geometric<br />
expression, Japanese illustration<br />
and Nordic aesthetics. Becky does<br />
character design and pattern exploration<br />
that takes creativity to a new level.<br />
Some designs are born from Becky’s<br />
own fantasy, while others are caricatured<br />
icons from the art, music, design<br />
and historical world as a celebration of<br />
influential cultural personalities.<br />
Kokeshi rhapsody.
19<br />
Wall hooks<br />
Pirate<br />
Salvador<br />
& Karl
<strong>Lucie</strong> Kaas AW17<br />
Collection review > Sketch.inc for <strong>Lucie</strong> Kaas<br />
21<br />
Royal rescue regiment.<br />
Kokeshi dolls<br />
Guards<br />
Kokeshi dolls<br />
Wisemen<br />
Nativity set
Kokeshi doll<br />
Paul<br />
23<br />
Sir<br />
Paul<br />
Kokeshi<br />
Smith<br />
One of the largest icons from the<br />
world of fashion has now been immortalized<br />
as a doll. In collaboration<br />
with Paul Smith, we have expanded<br />
our line of kokeshis to include a doll<br />
of the man himself. The kokeshi doll<br />
underlines Sir Paul Smith’s contribution<br />
to the fashion world with his<br />
classic designs combined with a<br />
modern twist which have influenced<br />
the runways and fashion talks all<br />
over the world.
<strong>Lucie</strong> Kaas AW17<br />
Collection review > ERAT<br />
25<br />
ERAT<br />
Italian design traditions meet everyday<br />
functionality with the ERAT collection<br />
designed by Alberto Bellamoli.<br />
Alberto has his roots in Grezzana, a<br />
small village in Northern Italy, where<br />
terrazzo has been produced for<br />
centuries by local artisans. Locally<br />
referred to as ‘the poor man’s marble’,<br />
terrazzo is a composite material<br />
made of scraps of marble, pigment,<br />
and marble dust cemented together.<br />
The stones used in the collection<br />
have been handpicked by Alberto.<br />
With the ERAT collection, terrazzo is<br />
taken out of its traditional form and<br />
reinvented for everyday use.<br />
Terrazzo trays<br />
White & green, small<br />
Black, large<br />
White & green, large<br />
White & rose, large<br />
Black, small<br />
Terrazzo tray<br />
Black, large
<strong>Lucie</strong> Kaas AW17<br />
Collection review > ERAT<br />
27<br />
Terrazzo mirror<br />
White & pink<br />
Terrazzo mirror<br />
Black<br />
Terrazzo candleholders<br />
White & pink<br />
White & green<br />
Black<br />
The softest concrete.
<strong>Lucie</strong> Kaas AW17<br />
Feature > Alberto Bellamoli<br />
29<br />
“I’m not good at just sitting at a<br />
desk – I need to get up and get<br />
hands-on experience.”<br />
ALBERTO<br />
BELLAMOLI<br />
The designer behind ERAT<br />
After graduating with a bachelor degree from ‘Politecnico<br />
di Milano’, Alberto moved to Denmark to<br />
follow his passion for industrial design. He holds a<br />
master’s degree from the Design School in Kolding<br />
and during his education he interned at designer<br />
Cecilie Manz’s studio and at Normann Copenhagen.<br />
He has participated at several interior fairs in Europe<br />
including the IMM fair in Cologne where he was<br />
nominated within the ‘Pure Talents Contest <strong>2017</strong>’<br />
with his collection Collecta. Alberto runs the<br />
Bellamoli Studio in Kolding, Denmark.<br />
Why did you become a<br />
designer?<br />
I’m a curious person and I always<br />
want to know more, learn<br />
more and explore more. Being a<br />
designer allows me to be curious<br />
when working with skilled<br />
artisans, different technologies<br />
and expanding my knowledge.<br />
I’m not good at just sitting at a<br />
desk – I need to get up and get<br />
hands-on experience with for<br />
example terrazzo.<br />
Where do you find inspiration?<br />
One of my biggest sources of<br />
inspiration is my Italian surroundings.<br />
The nature, colors,<br />
and stones native to the village<br />
Grezzana where I come from,<br />
have had an impact on me. I’m<br />
especially inspired when going<br />
on terrazzo workshops, doing<br />
samples and experimenting<br />
with different combinations and<br />
mixtures. Basically, I need to get<br />
my hands dirty in order to see<br />
and feel the material and experience<br />
the process on my own.<br />
To me, designing terrazzo is a<br />
process of true Italian craftsmanship<br />
and working with such<br />
skilled local artisans is in itself<br />
an inspirational process.
<strong>Lucie</strong> Kaas AW17<br />
Feature > Alberto Bellamoli<br />
31<br />
Large marble chips<br />
used in the ERAT<br />
collection - from<br />
the factory in<br />
Grezzana, Italy.<br />
Wet cement - when<br />
mixed with small<br />
marble chips it will<br />
become terrazzo.<br />
What was your inspiration be-<br />
would work when cemented<br />
the focus would be entirely<br />
hind the ERAT collection?<br />
together. Even though terrazzo<br />
on terrazzo, even when the<br />
is versatile in its composition<br />
objects were not made entirely<br />
My inspiration behind the<br />
it is not flexible in shape. The<br />
out of terrazzo. So, we tried to<br />
collection is based on the<br />
ERAT collection takes terrazzo<br />
explore the relation of terrazzo<br />
colors that have always been<br />
outside of its conventional form<br />
with other materials. I see all<br />
a part of my surroundings.<br />
through applying it into usable,<br />
the pieces of the collection as<br />
The stones used are some of<br />
everyday products.<br />
small experiments that are<br />
the most traditional Italian<br />
exploring the relation between<br />
marbles transformed into a<br />
How does the merging of<br />
the two different materials. All<br />
new perspective. When starting<br />
materials come into play in the<br />
the pieces are part of the same<br />
“I see all the pieces of the collec-<br />
the design process, I started<br />
with the ‘roots’ of the material.<br />
designs?<br />
family, ERAT, but how the terrazzo<br />
appears and how you can<br />
tion as small experiments that are<br />
exploring the relation between the<br />
I wanted to know where the<br />
stones came from and how they<br />
The idea was to create a<br />
collection of products where<br />
interact with each piece for me<br />
is a completely different story.<br />
two different materials.”
Arne Clausen<br />
Collection<br />
- Trends<br />
33<br />
Though the Lotus originates from 1965, the<br />
Arne Clausen Collection combines modern<br />
forms with the iconic pattern, blending two<br />
worlds in the best way possible.<br />
Lotus cup<br />
Black<br />
Lotus lunch plate<br />
Black<br />
Lotus dinner plate<br />
Black<br />
Lotus deep plate<br />
Black<br />
Lotus bowl<br />
Black<br />
The lotus pattern can bear constant reinterpretation,<br />
as can be seen with the new Trends<br />
collection. The collection experiments with<br />
tone in tone combinations in trendier colors,<br />
bringing the pattern into a modern context.
35<br />
Lotus bowls<br />
Nude<br />
Lotus bowls<br />
Black<br />
Subtle evolutions.
<strong>Lucie</strong> Kaas AW17<br />
Collection review > Matee<br />
Canisters<br />
Green pines, small<br />
Blue pines, small<br />
Green pines, large<br />
Green net, small<br />
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Canister<br />
Blue pines, large<br />
Vases<br />
Cracked turquoise, small<br />
Grey, large<br />
Cracked white, small<br />
Cracked turquoise, large<br />
Grey, small<br />
Matee<br />
Matee is a merge between Eastern<br />
design traditions and Scandinavian<br />
minimalism. Manufactured<br />
in a family-owned factory located<br />
in a small village north of the Thai<br />
capital Bangkok, the products reflect<br />
a 40-year old design tradition<br />
native to this region.
<strong>Lucie</strong> Kaas AW17<br />
Collection review > Macaroon<br />
Table lamp<br />
Dark grey<br />
39<br />
Pendant lamp<br />
Dark grey<br />
MACAROON<br />
Inspired by the French delicacy, ‘le<br />
macaron’, the Macaroon lamp series<br />
gives rooms an elegant and simple<br />
touch by balancing opal glass, a<br />
brass ring and ceramic. Created by<br />
industrial designer Christian Troels,<br />
the Macaroon aims to add mature yet<br />
playful vibes to the home.
<strong>Lucie</strong> Kaas AW17<br />
Collection review > Macaroon<br />
41<br />
Table lamp<br />
Nude<br />
French delight.
43<br />
Pendant lamp<br />
Light grey<br />
Pendant lamp<br />
Dark grey
<strong>Lucie</strong> Kaas AW17<br />
Feature > Christian Troels<br />
45<br />
CHRISTIAN<br />
TROELS<br />
The designer behind Macaroon<br />
Christian Troels holds a master’s degree in industrial<br />
design from the Kolding School of Design<br />
in Denmark. In 2013, he established the studio,<br />
Christian Troels Product Design, where he develops<br />
a wide variation of products - from LEGO, to<br />
furniture and lamps. In 2014, he won the award<br />
‘Lamp of the Year’ at the Danish Design Awards<br />
for his Mutatio lamp for Le Klint. Christian Troels<br />
masters both the conceptual and technical aspects<br />
of the design process. His work philosophy<br />
is guided by a playful approach when designing<br />
products that stand out in a crowd.
<strong>Lucie</strong> Kaas AW17<br />
Feature > Christian Troels<br />
47<br />
Sketching the<br />
Macaroon.<br />
Christian Troels<br />
in his workshop<br />
testing Macaroon<br />
prototypes.<br />
Why did you become a<br />
designer?<br />
everywhere, but especially<br />
through the people I meet in<br />
design collaborations. The<br />
Kaas which already consisted<br />
of ceramic products. The great<br />
thing with ceramic is that you<br />
Ever since I was a kid I wanted<br />
companies I work with always<br />
can experiment with colors and<br />
to create something with my<br />
have specifications of what<br />
shades in a different way than<br />
bare hands. Whether it be<br />
they want to see and I love to<br />
for example wood. The shape<br />
drawing, playing with LEGO or<br />
comply with these demands<br />
of the Macaroon is obviously<br />
separating things from each<br />
and help them design products<br />
inspired by the French delicacy,<br />
other and assembling them<br />
that fit into their universe. The<br />
‘le macaron’, which has a simple<br />
again, I wanted to create some-<br />
dialogue with these people is<br />
yet elegant shape while at the<br />
“My curiosity for learning new<br />
aspects about different materials<br />
and textures are the things I love<br />
as a designer. If I don’t create<br />
something, I become restless.”<br />
thing new. Becoming a designer<br />
was therefore natural to me<br />
because it was based on my<br />
thirst for creation. My curiosity<br />
for learning new aspects<br />
about different materials and<br />
textures are the things I love<br />
as a designer. If I don’t create<br />
something, I become restless.<br />
where creativity kicks in. At<br />
the same time this is also the<br />
difficult part of the process, because<br />
when a product is clearly<br />
defined, I have to begin cutting<br />
down some of my ideas and<br />
focus in a specific direction.<br />
What was your inspiration<br />
behind the Macaroon?<br />
same time being appealing with<br />
a twist of humor.<br />
How does the merging of<br />
materials come into play in the<br />
design?<br />
Together, the different materials<br />
create a contrast which makes<br />
the lamp stand out as edgy<br />
Where do you find inspiration?<br />
but at the same time elegant.<br />
The Macaroon came from a<br />
The brass ring in the middle of<br />
I’m not guided by interior trends<br />
dialogue with the creative di-<br />
the lamp is a warm detail and<br />
but by the people and things<br />
rector of <strong>Lucie</strong> Kaas. We talked<br />
brings the lamp together from<br />
I like in my surroundings. For<br />
about a lamp that matched<br />
its opal and matte glass top to<br />
me, inspiration can be found<br />
the interior universe of <strong>Lucie</strong><br />
the shiny ceramic holder.
<strong>Lucie</strong> Kaas AW17<br />
Review > Gunnar Flørning Collection<br />
49<br />
Gunnar Flørning<br />
Collection<br />
Gunnar Flørning (1932-2014) was one of<br />
Denmark’s most successful designers<br />
Pelican<br />
Medium / beech wood<br />
Sparrows<br />
Small, medium & large / oak<br />
Elephant<br />
Smoked oak<br />
within wooden handicrafts. Though the<br />
name was unknown by many, Gunnar’s<br />
works were popularly sold under the name<br />
Laurids Lønborg during the 50s, 60s, and<br />
70s. In 2012 <strong>Lucie</strong> Kaas, in collaboration<br />
with Gunnar Flørning, re-launched many<br />
of his classic designs.
Thank you<br />
STYLING<br />
Lene Ostenfeldt<br />
PHOTOGRAPHY<br />
Anders Schonnemann<br />
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