Komplot Design is a design studio based in

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. It was founded in 1987 by Danish architect Poul Christiansen and

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n-born designer Boris Berlin. The company works within the fields of

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and

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History

Poul Christiansen (born 1947) graduated as an architect from the

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in 1973. From 1969, he worked as a freelance designer, designing for companies like Danish lamp manufacturer

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and

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. Boris Berlin (born 1953) was born and educated as an

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Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

, then working with the design of

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s and

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equipment before moving to Denmark in 1983. From 1984-87, he worked as a product and graphic designer. Poul Christiansen and Boris Berlin founded Komplot Design in 1987.

Work

Komplot Design has developed products for a large number of clients and manufacturers such as

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, Norman Copenhagen, Lightyears, Fora Form and Nola Industrier. The

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has chosen to use both Komplot Design's Gubi chair and their rubber chair Non in the interior design of the

Yoshio Taniguchi Yoshio Taniguchi (谷口吉生, ''Taniguchi Yoshio''; born 1937) is a Japanese architect best known for his redesign of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, which was reopened November 20, 2004. Critics have emphasized Taniguchi's fusion o ...

-designed extension of the museum, including the Gubi chair being the chair used in the restaurant. The Gubi chair is also displayed in the permanent exhibition of the museum.

Awards

* 1989 1st Prize IBD Competition, Table category (for Collage ''Tables''), USA * 1989 Merket for God Design, Norwegian Design Council (for "Collage" tables), NO * 1991 Scandinavian Furniture Award (for ''Vision''), DK * 1991 Top Denmark Award (for "Terre Vita")(together with Stuart Clyens), DK * 1991 G-Mark Award,(for ''Collage Tables''), Japan * 1992 Merket for God Design, Norwegian Design Council (for "Vision"), NO * 1993 Danish National Art Foundation Prize (for ''Antilope'' chair), DK * 1996 2nd Prize in Forsnäs Nordic Design Competition (for "Folio" chair), SE * 1996 "Rum Pris" (for the best showroom design on Copenhagen Trade Mart), DK * 2000 'Classics' Award, Norwegian Design Council for ''Collage Tables'', NO * 2000 "Utmärkt Svensk Form" (for "Longo" seating system), SE * 2001 Merket for God Design, Norwegian Design Council (for "Viva" chairs), NO * 2001 Nomination for Danish Design Award (for "Non" chair), DK * 2001 "Utmärkt Svensk Form" Honorable mention (for "Non" chair), SE * 2001 ''

Bo Bedre ''Bo Bedre'' (Danish: ''Live Better'') is a monthly lifestyle and interior design magazine published in Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark. It is the first interior design magazine in the country. The magazine has Norwegian and Finnish edi ...

'', Årets Designpris (for “NON” chair), DK * 2002 '' Sköna hem'', Årets Möbel, (for “NON” chair), SE * 2002 The Furniture Award “Møbelprisen 2002”, DK * 2003 "Rum Pris" (for the best showroom design on Copenhagen Trade Mart), DK * 2003 Architectural Review award (for product) excellence, at Spectrum, London (for ''Genus'' chair), UK * 2003 Merket for God Design, Norwegian Design Council (for "Convent" collection), NO * 2003 Gold Award, Best of NeoCon (for ''Genus'' chair), USA * 2003 Innovation Award, Best of NeoCon Chicago Firniture Fair (for ''Gubi'' chair), USA * 2003 100% Design / Blueprint Award, Best Product (for ''Gubi'' chair), UK * 2003 Le Prix de la Fonctionnalité, Paris (for ''Genus'' chair), FR * 2003 Design 100,

Metropolitan Home ''Metropolitan Home'' is an interior design magazine published by Hearst Magazines. The magazine focuses on "high-end modern design and interiors, blended with intelligent reporting, to connect with a progressive reader mindset." History and pr ...

(for ''Non'' chair, "Cleverest use of rubber since the eraser"), USA * 2003 ''Bo Bedre'', Årets Møbelpris (for "Gubi" chair), DK * 2004 1st Prize for The Best Design Item in Latvian Furniture Fair, for Python chair, LV * 2004 Danish Design Prize for "Gubi" chair, DK * 2004

Red dot design award The Red Dot Design Award is a German international design prize awarded by Red Dot GmbH & Co. KG. There are prize categories for product design, brands and communication design, and design concept. Since 1955, designers and producers can app ...

(for ''Gubi'' chair), DE Ger * 2004 Forsnäs Prize (for ''Gubi'' chair), SE * 2005 1st Prize for The Best New Export Products of Latvia 2005 for Python chair, LV * 2006 Formland Spring Award (for ''Pot for One Flower''), DK * 2006 Silver Award, Best of NeoCon (for "Avo" chair), USA * 2006 Danish National Art Foundation’s Prize (for the exhibition “Forty Chairs in Four Feet”), DK * 2007 Best of the Best of

s winner,(for ''GUBI Chair II''), DE * 2007 1st Prize in International Composites Design Competition, BE * 2007 Crafts and Design Biennial Prize for "NOBODY" chair, DK * 2008 2008 Forum AID Award (for ''NOBODY Chair''), SE * 2008 “NOBODY” nominated to: Best in International Design Over Last 12 Months, London Design Museum, UK * 2010 Merket for God Design, Norwegian Design Council (for "Clip" tables), NO * 2011 Design Award of Federal Republic of Germany (for "NOBODY & Little NOBODY" chairs), DE * 2015. Bindesbøl medaljen

References

External links

Official web site
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