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DESIGNER PORTRAIT
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In 1987, architect Poul Christiansen (born 1947) and industrial and
graphic designer Boris Berlin (born 1953) came together to form
Komplot Design.
According to Christiansen and Berlin, good design is more than
just a solution to the primary functional problem – form should
follow not just function, but natural material behaviors. Instead of
fighting against material characteristics in a bid to overcome natural
imperfections, they resist the urge to control, choosing to accept
the way any given material wants to behave – ‘the way its nature tells
it to move.’
They describe design as an intermediary – a link between art and
engineering, between manufacturing and the end user, between
different cultures, between tradition and innovation, rationality and
intuition, logic and emotion. Bridging and balancing these tensions
– combined with a sharp eye for the latest production techniques
– has enabled them to both continue and renew Danish design
traditions, while setting the pace for international developments.
1947 -
1953 -
Komplot Design
