The Cabinetmakers’ Autumn Exhibition 2009

Dialogue # a chair that is up for negotiation.

Lighting designer Jesper Kongshaug has set the stage for the 35 chairs with an interactive sensory experience of light, shadows, graphics and furniture in the beautiful and historic venue of The Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. See the charming, experimental and philosophical furniture creations for yourself at Glyptoteket on

Thursday, 12 November at 17.30 at The Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek,

Dantes Plads 7 – DK 1556, Copenhagen V.

Where 35 brand-new chair individuals interpret the negotiation situation. A chair with flexible legs, a sandbox or two chairs that are tied together with one length of fabric are all among the new ideas for chairs that might get the dialogue moving at the COP 15 climate change summit. Director Flemming Friborg, The Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, and Thomas E. Alken, chairman of the Cabinetmakers’ Autumn Exhibition, give the welcome address
The Cabinetmakers’ Autumn Exhibition is under the patronage of HRH Crown Prince Frederik

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Features the exhibition opening at Rundetårn, Copenhagen.

Opening on 21 November 2008 at 17:00. All welcome. Exhibition runs from the 22nd November 2008 to the 4th January 2009 at Rundetaarn, Copenhagen.

The GlobalMadelocal project, is a result of the Fifty Fifty partnership between PP Møbler, København MøbelSnedkeri and Jeremy Walton for the forthcoming SE exhibition Fifty Fifty. The maths don’t quite add up.

Both GolbalMadeLocal in ‘Theory’ and GlobalMadeLocal in ‘Practice’ will be presented as part of the exhibition. To coincide with the opening on the 21st of November, the website, presenting the concept, will also be launched with images of the first four GlobalMadeLocal products. 

It will be great to see lots of people at the opening. There after, I am also able to give guided tours, (by appointment only) perfect if you want a little christmas inspirational day-out, why not bring the whole office.

FIFTY FIFTY a complete idea
Equal parts designer and manufacturer. Equal parts design and know-how. Equal parts tradition and renewal. Equal parts responsibility and distribution of tasks. FIFTY FIFTY makes one complete and original idea.

When SE, the Cabinetmakers Autumn Exhibition presents its new concept FIFTY FIFTY at Rundetaarn on 21 November 2008 at 17:00, we are striking a new note in an otherwise classic ensemble. Familiar designers and manufacturers have been challenged through new constellations, created by a random draw. “The idea behind FIFTY FIFTY is to return to SE’s original concept, where the responsibility is shared equally by designer and manufacturer,”says the association’s vice president, Klaus Brügmann. “We aim to focus more on the process and to let the outcome speak for itself. The collaboration is scheduled to last six months to enable an extensive work process and the achievement of synergy through the combination of the designer’s creative universe and the manufacturer’s understanding and know-how concerning commercial conditions and materials.”

This year, SE presents 33 innovative pieces of furniture in wood, steel, rubber and wickerwork, all conceived, developed and expressed through new constellations of designers and manufactures. You can look forward to a real treat!

SE, The Cabinetmakers Autumn Exhibition was first launched in 1981. It is an association of currently 68 furniture manufactures, architects and designers, who use The Cabinetmakers Autumn Exhibition as a laboratory for innovative furniture.

This year’s exhibition features 31 designers and 25 manufacturers. 5 of the manufacturers present more than one project each and 2 of the designers present 2 projects each. 33 new pieces of furniture are shown on Fifty/Fifty.

Credits:
Photographer: Jeppe Gudmundsen Holmgren. www.jeppegudmundsen.com
Graphic design: trefold. www.trefold.dk
Exhibition architects: Ben Clement and Sebastian de la Cour. www.BenandSebastian.com
Translation: Dorte Herholdt Silver

[From SE-design.dk See the Full exhibition text]

GlobalMadeLocal pieces at the exhibition are:

GML 00001 – GML 00002 – GML 00003 – GML 00004 – GML 00006 – GML 00007

Designed as part of the GlobalMadeLocal project and exhibited at SE Fifty fifty.

The Allerød Slant stacking chair is a solid wood chair, designed for single unit production. Developed for the GlobalMadeLocal project. All the angles for a stacking chair that can be made by local cabinetmakers, on a commission.

The Allerød Slant has slanting back legs that enable stacking while creating a dynamic and unique style to the chair. Dinning/conference chair, with upholstery options.

The construction of the chair centers around the seat frame which creates all the necessary angles for the legs and back rest. The frame of the chair in itself, becomes a jig for forming the back rest into a hammock type curve, allowing for ease of single unit production.

Dimensions: W43 x D44 x H90 cm

The inspiration for the Allerød Slant came about from aiming to create a chair suitable for small coffee shops or conferences, where stacking of the chairs is not of up most importance but handy on occasion. The Ø debate in Allerød that I became aware of on my ‘Journey Around the Globe in 80 chairs’ added to inspiring the back slant of the legs, this in turn led to exploring the idea of stacking the chair in an internal stack. PP Møblers closeness to their home town of Allerød, probably lead to their warming to the slanting dynamic form of the chair in the early idea and selection stage.

In relation to the GlobalMadeLocal principal of limiting automation, it was very interesting to create a chair that has a formed back without needing a forming tool. Each chair in its self is, in a sense, at forming tool. Should you ever have the pleasure to visit PP Møbler in Allerød you will marvel at their store of tooling forms for forming compressed wood.

Exhibited at:

SE Fifty Fifty exhibition at Rundtaarn Copenhagen Denmark in 2008.

Design by Jeremy Walton, 2008. developed together with København Møbelsnedkeri.

Designed as part of the GlobalMadeLocal project and exhibited at SE Fifty fifty.

The unit consists of four open shelves and one drawer unit. The unit has a public facade, consisting of a thick veneer of wood. The unit also has a private side where the facade is no longer necessary and the thick (very thick) veneer comes off and acts as a utilitarian object, a pair of step ladders.

Above photo by Jeppe Gudmundse-Holmgreen

The removable steps have a wooden hinge and is credit to cabinet makers Kim and Søren of København Møbelsnedkeri. The design is developed in a way that it can be shared between cabinetmakers. In this case it presents some challenges for cabinetmakers to get their teeth into. Kim and Søren asured me that cabinetmakers would also like to make furniture that presents them a challenge and allows them to use some of their skills.

The inspiration for the Utilitarian veneer came about in relation to my journey ‘Around the globe in 80 Chairs – Islands Brygge’ part of the GlobalMadeLocal project.

Inspired by the restoration of the old industrial buildings that expose the charm of our working and utilitarian roots, set against the shiny facades of the developing quarter. Here space is at a primium and if you can’t fit a pair of step ladders in a broom cupboard then fit the broom cupboard into the step ladders.

The original piece was made in conjunction with the Danish SE exhibition (Cabinetmakers Autumn Exhibition). Due to this,  it was decided to use smoked oak wood throughout the construction of the piece, with laminate on the private exposed areas of the shelving. The principal of the piece is a public veneer becoming a private utilitarian ladder. Different cabinetmakers may opt to use different woods and veneer.

When the thick veneer is removed, it leaves exposed a secondary non finished wood. Similar to the effect of opening a drawer on a chest of drawers, where the outside of the unit is veneered for public presentation and opening the the drawers is a private affair.The more extreme the variation in the finish, the better. In relation to the SE exhibition, I could not convince Kim and Søren the cabinetmakers to use chipboard for the internal private wood. This piece evolved into an exhibition piece and due to the complex wooden hinge and special drawer inlays becomes a specific piece of furniture that will be in the GML Grandie registration category. I have together with Kim and Søren worked out a simpler version on the same principal. We hope to add this to the collection in the not to distant future, together with a Utilitarian veneer - step cupboard, clothes horse cupboard, step chair.

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Designed as part of the GlobalMadeLocal project and exhibited at SE Fifty fifty.

From the larger area of the room the beams look to be rough beams, while on the inner sides the beams is open shelving suitable for books, compact discs and ornaments. The beams are quirky sculptural elements that play with the charm of architectural elements normally found in old buildings, while having a functional use and utilising overhead space in a non-heavy practical way.

The horizontal shelving Beams are mounted from wall to wall into a corner. One length fits all, the beams go into the wall at 45 degrees so they align themselves and fit any corner.

The inspiration for the beams came about in relation to my journey ‘Around the globe in 80 Chairs – Islands Brygge’ (Find out more in the gallery). Inspired by the restoration of the old industrial buildings in the area along side the new buildings that are short of the odd charming construction element.

The shorter inner beam can also be positioned ceiling to wall as a – ‘flying beam’

Above photos by Jeppe Gudmundsen-Holmgreen

See more images on GlobalMadeLocal

Includes The Dance Floor for the Homed and Water Drop.

Furniture designers are often accused of designing for a fictitious user group in the middle of their lives with spacious homes, good health, a keen sense of aesthetics and quality and a substantial disposable income.

This year, the Cabinetmakers´ Autumn exhibition has chosen to focus on a different target group, one that is often neglected the third age, the golden years or, in plain English: old people.

The challenge was: Abandon the institution look and aim for a personal feel. Design a piece of furniture – or more – for yourself, for your own old age. No old ideas pulled out of the drawer. Give us something new and exciting. Other than that: No limitations. Age is no obstacle. All points of view are welcome.

Graphic: Rasmus Koch Studio b/Rasmus Koch
Exhibition layout: Rasmus Koch Studio b/Alexander Häggström

Dance floor for the homed / Dansegulv til dit hjem 2007

Death on the dance floor.

At the age of 35 and a farther of two, I have to admit to myself that my dance floor days have passed me by.
I once wowed my girlfriend on the dance floor when we first met and I still know a few tricks. However my nights are confined to my armchair, but this is living on the edge. One has a higher chance of dying while using an armchair than being attacked and killed by a shark. I have swam with sharks and survived. My armchair has never really offered me the same excitement.

I am unaware of the statistics of how many people die annually in armchairs. Yet it could be questioned, if armchairs should not at least come labelled with a large health warning,
- WARNING ARMCHAIRS CAUSE SERIOUSLY BAD HABITS -
In time they could well be banned altogether from private spaces. I say replace armchairs with home dance floors; it could solve a number of societies problems.

Personally I have died many times on a dance floor but it does not scare me. While it might have once been attractive to be found dead in an armchair, now days, for a life style lead society, being found dead on a dance floor sounds much better.

Get a dance floor.

The dance floor for the homed was produced together with PP Møbler for the SE 2007 exhibition ‘A furniture for when you’re old’.
In response to the exhibition brief, I focused on myself as already being old now at the age of 35 and took a side ways look at armchair furniture and its ill effects. Furniture design holds chairs aloft but what are they really about and what do they really say about the way we live. Denmark has an overweight epidemic, and is up there with the biggest countries in the world. Denmark is recognised throughout the world for is beautifully designed chairs; the majority of these are expensive lounge chairs. The fat rich image has had its day. Get a dance floor.

Using 3D computer aided drawing technology, individual Tetra Pak milk cartons (almost 500) are formed within the computer programme. Then each milk carton is extracted and turned into a 2D line. This line is used as a template on real milk cartons in the real world and with the help of some careful notation and numbering, the real life version is reconstructed and it is now on my wall in my work room collecting small memories and no doubt some amount of dust.

The Water Drop hangs on the wall and acts as a wall display for keeping small treasures. It is based on the old drawers once used by printers for keeping letter stamps. Known as Type Case drawers, people salvage these drawers and hang them on their walls as small display cabinets. These drawers are now only found in antique shops or markets.
In response to the exhibition theme I focused on the idea of people being active and creating something that would be available for all, irrespective of income.
I have many fond memories of my grandmother and the many creative uses she would find for waste bottles and her collection of odds and ends.

Using 3D computer aided drawing technology, 484 individual Tetra Pak milk cartons are formed within the computer programme. Then each milk carton is extracted and turned into a 2D line. This line is used as a template on real milk cartons in the real world and with the help of some careful notation and numbering, the real life version is reconstructed.
The concept is based on it being something that people can download and make at home, but this is more of an exhibition model. Maybe one day I shall find the resources to put the templates for this model on-line as a pdf. The JW-001 model, that is available as a download, originates from this Water Drop. I have taken nine of the milk cartons along the diagonal.
Working with nine cartons it is easier for both myself and for people to get to grips with it. Plus probably more importantly, this model almost needs to be made in one go, or at least in quarters. That involved a lot of cleaning of milk cartons. When they are whole and loose, they take up much more space than can be imagined . Making them in units of nine with the ability to add more over time is a very good development, trust me.