“CPH:DOX works with many different types of partners and

sponsors, but the collaboration with Britt, Poul and Jan

(or Normann Copenhagen) has for us been in a class of its own.

We came to them with a wild dream that we would work together

to transform CPH:DOX into the world’s most beautiful festival

using a radical design approach. Not only did they follow our

vision, they put the project into the craziest sixth gear.

They possess a rare combination of being extremely ambitious

but also wild, willing to take risks and possess a no-bullshit

attitude in the most liberating way. We are so insanely grateful for

our cooperation.”

Tine Fischer

Founder and director of the international documentary film festival CPH:DOX. Normann

Copenhagen has collaborated with CPH:DOX for the past three years in creating a

custom-designed festival center in the Charlottenborg palace in Copenhagen.

“Normann Copenhagen became a pioneer and an influential new

Danish lifestyle brand that saw the value in both online shopping

and bricks-and-mortar retail – the analog space.

Over a period of 20 years, Normann Copenhagen has developed

a clear profile characterized by edgy products for everyday

use. With designs by Simon Legald among others, the brand

has strongly contributed to the development of the New Nordic

trend in Danish design. I can still remember when Normann

Copenhagen moved into a former cinema in the Trianglen area

of Østerbro, Copenhagen, taking the lofty theater and filling it

with new and attractive designs from floor to ceiling over several

storeys. It became a flagship store with an exceptionally signaling

strength. Ole Jensen’s rubber Washing-Up bowl stands out for

me as a product that epitomizes the innovative profile that the

Normann Copenhagen brand made its name with.”

Lars Dybdahl

Author of 101 Danish Design Icons, Danish Design Now and Furniture Boom - Danish

midcentury modern, among other publications. Former Head of Library and research at

Design Museum Denmark.

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