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– and it is an extremely impressive, fast and
dynamic city. The city is under constant de-
velopment and it feels like it is opening up
towards the rest of the world. But we also
sense another, maybe even more interest-
ing new movement in the young generation,
which is a sudden curiosity towards its own
cultural heritage, and an interest in redis-
covering a strong, almost forgotten cultural
identity, with origins in amazing skills within
craft, design and architecture.
How do you see the Stellar Works Chinese/
Japanese/French heritage as offering
something different in the marketplace,
particularly in the hospitality industry? Did
the experience of working with them stand
out for you in any particular way?
SC: Yes, definitely. We strongly believe
that [a]cross cultures, [a]cross ages, there
is something inexplicably ancient which
binds us together simply as human beings.
In our work, we constantly seek to explore
this phenomena, and despite being born
and raised in the Scandinavian tradition,
we like cultural diversity and believe that
a key in trying to understand ourselves is
also to be curious about the world outside
and find inspiration in the unexpected.
Did the resources of Stellar Works, from
the technological to the individual crafts-
manship, effect your design process or
allow for more experimentation to develop
new ideas?
SC: We feel that the production process
has been quite satisfying and has even
become easier and more satisfying over
time. We have not yet met any technical
restrictions, even the very organic shapes
of our last Slow Collection, which are very
demanding from a craft and technical
point of view, have been solved very pro-
fessional and smoothly.
Would you talk about some of the influ-
ences and inspirations behind your Slow
Collection?
SC: The chair originates from a restau-
rant project named Restaurant 108, which
was the first restaurant opened by René
Redzepi since we opened Restaurant
Noma with him. A chair is so important for
the identity of restaurant project, so we
decided to do one especially for this new
place. Both ours and Rene’s wish was to de-
velop a new beautiful, wooden chair – but
with an obvious relation to the Danish de-
sign heritage. This was emphasized through
the embedded values of craft, organic and
refined detailing - but at the same time it
should also embrace the new need and
demand for comfort, for longer hours of
dining, hanging out and socializing. The look
of the chair is soft and smooth, and should
feel the same way when using it.
7 — Space Copenhagen, Infinity Sofa, Installation in Milan Furniture Fair, 2018
8 — Space Copenhagen, Sketch for Infinity Sofa
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