The Danish design with BoConcept in Prague

The Day of Danish Design with BoConcept will take place on Wednesday, April 6, at the Czechdesign.cz gallery at Vojtěšská 3, Prague 1.

As part of the Day of Danish Design with BoConcept, visitors can attend: at 11 a.m. a lecture by art historian Daniela Karasová titled Scandinavian Interior, Danish Furniture and the Creators of the 20th Century, and at 5 p.m. a lecture by design historian Patrik Vavřina focused on Scandinavian product design.
The program will culminate at 6 p.m. with a lecture by Danish designer Anders Nørgaard, who is coming to Prague at the invitation of the Prague BoConcept showroom. Every attendee of this lecture will also be entered into a draw for the iconic Imola armchair by BoConcept in a fabric covering of their choice. There will also be an exhibition of selected BoConcept interior accessories on site.

The event is open to the public, and the admission fee is 50 crowns. The BoConcept showroom is currently showcasing the furniture and accessories collection for the 2011 season, which includes the Carmo, Milos, and Morini sofas, all designed by Anders Nørgaard.

Program for the Day of Danish Design with BoConcept:

• 11:00 - Daniela Karasová: Scandinavian Interior, Danish Furniture and the Creators of the 20th Century

PhDr. Daniela Karasová, CSc. is a design historian, head of the furniture collection, works in wood, metals, and various materials, and also the curator of the furniture, design, and clock collection at the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague.

• 17:00 - Patrik Vavřina: Scandinavian Design from Appliances to Gripen

Patrik Vavřina is a design historian and a lecturer at the Higher Vocational School and the Václav Hollar Secondary School of Art.
   

• 18:00 - BoConcept Trend Talk – lecture by Danish designer Anders Nørgaard

Anders Nørgaard's lecture will focus on his work with an emphasis on the BoConcept brand in the context of the tradition of Danish design and his extensive experience in product design. You can also look forward to comments on specific BoConcept products from the new collection and current design trends. The lecture will conclude with a moderated discussion and questions from the audience. Translation provided.

About Anders Nørgaard
Graduate of the School of Architecture in Aarhus, Denmark, Anders Nørgaard (full name Anders Nørgaard Pedersen) is a well-known creator in the Danish design scene. In addition to BoConcept, he creates furniture for brands such as Rolf Benz, Getama, Kinnarps, Fredericia Furniture, Holmegaard, Kitchen And More, and Casus. Anders has his own design studio, Nørgaard Design, which focuses not only on product design but also on graphic design. Anders's work clearly reflects the main features of Scandinavian design since the 1950s, specifically that of Arne Jacobsen, whose shapes he translates into a contemporary context. Anders enjoys clean organic shapes that can easily become solos in space.
Danish magazine Bo Bedre has named Anders Nørgaard one of the five best Danish designers. Recently, he has focused on fireplace design for the Danish company Jydepejsen. He designed a series of Cubic fireplaces for them, which appear to be freestanding and are made in a variety of shapes and sizes (block, cylinder...) to fit different types of rooms. The surface of the fireplace is always treated so that it does not get hot, allowing various favorite items such as pictures or photos to be placed on it.
For the BoConcept brand, Anders Nørgaard designed the iconic One chair, which was awarded the prestigious Red Dot Design Award in 2008 and the Good Design Award from the Chicago Museum of Architecture and Design and the Metropolitan Arts Press publishing house. He is also the author of many BoConcept sofas, such as Como, Carmo, Morini, or Lugo, and unique armchairs. More about Anders Nørgaard's work can be found at www.boconcept.cz and www.anpdesign.dk

About BoConcept
BoConcept is a Danish furniture company with 340 branded BoConcept stores in 50 countries. BoConcept produces modern, designer, functional, and customizable furniture and accessories for the dynamic urban world, known as "urban design". BoConcept collaborates with Danish designers Anders Nørgaard, Henrik Pedersen, and Morten Georgsen.
 

BoConcept showrooms:
BoConcept, Myšák Gallery, Vodičkova 31, 110 00 Prague 1
BoConcept, OC SOHO, Svratecká 989, 664 42 Brno – Modřice
BoConcept, The Orchard, Hornopolní 40, 702 00 Ostrava
www.boconcept.cz

You can also find the BoConcept brand assortment in Decoland showrooms:
Decoland, Vinohradská 190, 130 61 Prague 3
Decoland, V Oblouku 800, 256 43 Průhonice
www.decoland.cz


The partner of the Day of Danish Design is Czechdesign.cz