Mogens Lassen believed in clean calculations, and favoured using

a multiple of either 5 or 7. This approach is repeated not only in the

product series Kubus, Frame and Twin but also throughout this book.

Mogens Lassen, like his brother, was inspired by the German Bauhaus movement, which eschewed the

mainstream fondness for romance and focused instead on geometry, colour composition and precision

shaping. The two brothers each took elements from the Bauhaus they found particularly relevant and, from

there, created their own individual new designs and interpretations. Flemming Lassen’s furniture design

was considered tight and light by his contemporaries, although it was still seen as organic and emotional.

Taking an opposite approach to his brother’s, Mogens Lassen worked with frames as well as what was inside

them, their internal space, as you can see with the Kubus candleholder. His approach to architecture and

design was similar to his brother’s, playful; however, his particular passion was designing inside a self-made

framework created by using mathematics or geometry.

As a small way to kick-start playfulness, while also saying something about the two

brothers’ different approaches to design, we’ve given each of them a geometrical shape

as their signature. With his love of organic and soft expression, Flemming is represented

by a circle. In contrast, owing to Mogens’s affectionate work with edgy geometry, he is

naturally seen as a cross. This is a way of distinguishing them from one another and a

good way to explore playfulness, see new opportunities and maybe even get to know

those next to you in a new way. We invite you to play.