Design Rewinds
Short stories (audio + written) that trace the ideas that moved design innovation forward.
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Fashion Followed Copenhagen
For decades, Copenhagen wasn't on any fashion editor's calendar. Then Danish brands decided not to copy Paris — and Paris started copying them.
4 min
The System in Play: LEGO's Big Idea
Did you know that the world’s most successful creativity tool started as a carpenter’s side project?
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Copenhagen Didn't Follow Fashion. Fashion Followed Copenhagen.
For decades, Copenhagen wasn't on any fashion editor's calendar. Then Danish brands decided not to copy Paris — and Paris started copying them. 9/10 Danish Design Rewind.
The Ski Slope on the Power Plant
In Copenhagen, there is a ski slope on top of a waste-to-energy plant. It is open to the public. It is one of the most visited buildings in Denmark. Bjarke Ingels designed it. 8/10 Danish Design Rewin
The Room Is the Design: Verner Panton
Most Danish designers worked in white, grey, and natural wood. Verner Panton worked in everything else. 7/10 Danish Design Rewind.
Sound and Form: The Bang & Olufsen Idea
A radio doesn't have to look like a radio. That one idea, from a farmhouse attic in Struer, Denmark, changed what consumer electronics could be. 6/10 Danish Design Rewind.
The System in Play: LEGO's Big Idea
This is part five of the Danish Design Rewind, where we explore ideas that have shaped Danish design. 🇩🇰
The Sketch That Won Anyway
Jørn Utzon won the Sydney Opera House competition with a design nobody knew how to build. Then he figured it out. 4/10 Danish Design Rewind.
Even the Door Handle Has a Job
This is part three of the Danish Design Rewind, where we explore ideas that have shaped Danish design. 🇩🇰
One Man, 500 Chairs
Hans Wegner designed over 500 chairs. Not 500 sales. 500 distinct designs. Here's the one idea behind all of them. 2/10 Danish Design Rewind.
The Heart Hidden in a Letter: the Danish g
This is part one of the Danish Design Rewind, where we explore ideas that have shaped Danish design. 🇩🇰
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