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Cecilie Manz (born 1972) is a Danish industrial designer. In November 2017, Manz was awarded designer of the year in the Design Awards by Bo bedre, Costume Living, Nordic Living and Boligmagasiet. In September 2014, she won the Danish Crown Prince Couple's Culture Award (''Kronprinsparrets Kulturpris'') for her contribution to design.
Her work of includes furniture, jewellery, lamps and sculptures. Her Mikado table has been included in MOMA's design collection.
Manz has designed for brands such a
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Holmegaard, Nils Holger Moormann, Fredericia Furniture, Fritz Hansen, Muuto and Mooment. Some of her most known designs include the ''Caravaggio'' lamp for Lightyears and the Mikado table. More recently, she has worked with Bang & Olufsen designing the functional but retro-looking speaker line of BeoLit AirPlay speakers and the BeoPlay Bluetooth speaker lineup for the company. In awarding her the Crown Prince Couple's Culture Prize in 2014, Prince Frederik commented: "The fascinating thing about Cecilie Manz's design is that despite the diversity of her work, there is a clearly discernible tone. The basic idea is always strong in Manz's design, evoking associations with historical realisations in design while clearly reflecting the present."
Official website
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Early life
Cecilie Manz was born in 1972 in Denmark's Odsherred region on the island of Zealand. She was admitted to the Danish Design School inCopenhagen
Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...
and went to Helsinki
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as an exchange student, studying at the Finnish School of Art and Design, before she graduated in 1997. She then worked briefly in Professor Yrjö Wiherheimo's studio in Helsinki before returning to Copenhagen where she founded her own ''Manz Lab'' in 1998.
Designs
Manz has designed for brands such aLightyears
Holmegaard, Nils Holger Moormann, Fredericia Furniture, Fritz Hansen, Muuto and Mooment. Some of her most known designs include the ''Caravaggio'' lamp for Lightyears and the Mikado table. More recently, she has worked with Bang & Olufsen designing the functional but retro-looking speaker line of BeoLit AirPlay speakers and the BeoPlay Bluetooth speaker lineup for the company. In awarding her the Crown Prince Couple's Culture Prize in 2014, Prince Frederik commented: "The fascinating thing about Cecilie Manz's design is that despite the diversity of her work, there is a clearly discernible tone. The basic idea is always strong in Manz's design, evoking associations with historical realisations in design while clearly reflecting the present."
Awards and recognition
* 2004: 3-years work grant, Danish Arts Foundation * 2004: Danish Design Award * Forum +1 Award * 2007 iF product design award * 2007 Finn Juhl Prize * 2008 Danish Design Award * 2014 Danish Crown Prince Couple's Culture Prize 2017 Designer of the year, Design Awards 2017, Bo Bedre, Costume Living, Nordic Living, BoligmagasinetExhibitions
Solo exhibitions
* Cecilie Manz – Status, Danish Design Center, CopenhagenGroup exhibitions
* ''Walk the Plank I + II'', Danish Museum of Art & Design, Copenhagen (1999 and 2003) * ''Living in Motion'', Vitra Design Museum, Basel (2002 * ''Northern Lights'', MDS-G Miyake Design Studio Gallery, Tokyo (2004 * ''Grand Danois'', Zona Tortona., Milan Furniture Fair, Milan (2008) * Mindcraft, 100 Design, London (2008) * ''Shh…Craft is Golden!'', Zona Tortona., Milan Furniture Fair, Milan (2009)References
External links
Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Manz, Cecilie Danish industrial designers Danish furniture designers Danish women designers 1972 births Living people Recipients of the Crown Prince Couple's Culture Prize Designers from Copenhagen People from Odsherred Municipality