Working on creative direction and styling of the new collection for Knabstrup Ceramics today in an old abandoned factory close to Copenhagen. We wanted to create an authentic feeling with focus on the originat craftmanship and this old scenery was very appropriate and interesting.
Photo: Anne-Marie Raaschou-Nielsen
IKEA announces the launch of LATTJO, a new play collection due out in IKEA stores this November, with the single-minded mission to inspire people to play more together every day. The LATTJO collection consists of a wide range of games and toys for indoor/outdoor active play, making music, game nights, and dress up/role play.
Photo: © Hannah Trickett/Hannah in the house
Last week we had the pleasure receiving interior blogger Hannah in the House in our office. We had a nice chat with Hannah who is a passionate ''connaiseur'' within danish and scandinavian design and she took those amazing photos from our office.
Thank you for your visit Hannah!
Check out HANNAH IN THE HOUSE and what she wrote about Unit 10 here: http://www.hannahinthehouse.com/a-chat-with-unit-10-design/
It is always nice to see our designs when traveling around :-) This summer we went to Barcelona and walked by Hammock juicebar and the orange stool from the collection VÄSTERÖN, designed by Francis with Inma Bermudez for IKEA of Sweden.
Photo: Normann Copenhagen
Our candlestick and tealight holders Heima, designed for Normann Copenhagen in the beautiful restaurant of Louisiana, Museum of Modern Art in Humlebæk. Placed on each table, they creates a cozy and intimate atmosphere in the restaurant.
Photo: TRNK
For the 20th edition of Maison & Objet in September, we visited the fair where we had new products being presented at both Watt A Lamp and Stelton. During the fair, Francis had a chat with Anna Sansom from DAMN Magazine about design and his new products. You can read the full interview here.
“Stealing the show at Stelton, the Scandinavian producer of kitchen products, was Francis Cayouette’s filter coffee maker in matte-black stoneware. Forming part of the Theo collection, it follows on from the teapot and cups launched earlier this year. The Canadian designer describes it as being “simple and back to basics”. As he says, “You have to relax, take your time, and go against this on-the-go coffee culture and the electrical devices.” ”
Photo: IKEA of Sweden
The versatile Mandal system celebrates a 5th year in a row as one of IKEAs best selling bed systems.
DAMnº visited Maison&Objet 2015 in Paris, and talked with Francis about his latest designs for Stelton: The Theo collection. You'll find more of the work in DAMnº52.
For the fifty years anniversary of iconic Cylinda-Line by danish architect Arne Jacobsen, a serie of photos we directed and styled for the manufacturer Stelton to describe the different decenies from the sixtees to 2010. This is a pic from the photosession in the ''Sixtees environment''.
“Multi-functionality is an important topic for me. I wanted to create a flexibly usable shelf which would be movable without burdensome disassembly, even creating new rooms in the house and in offices. The idea of including the form of a classic ladder which is easy to fold and move seemed logical to me. The result was a shelf with viewable mounting hardware and a wooden frame, similar to a ladder bit with the quality and composition of an exceptional piece of furniture.”
One of the leading design competitions in Germany, Design Plus pays that pays tribute to outstanding product achievements at trade fairs such each year has this year dedicated the award to our dear MAGMA. The competition honours products that intelligently combine technology and design and offers exhibitors a unique opportunity to present and differentiate their products in the sometimes confusing diversity of trade fairs.
