Kvadrat (company)
| Industry | Textile design |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1968 |
| Headquarters | Ebeltoft, Denmark |
Key people | Anders Byriel, CEO |
| Website | http://www.kvadrat.dk/ |
Kvadrat is a Danish textile design company. Founded in 1968, it now holds a leading position in the European market of design textiles,[1] supplying renowned architects, designers and furniture manufacturers throughout the world, for use in upholstery and curtains.
Showrooms
Kvadrat's major international showrooms are located in
- Copenhagen, in Warehouse 48 (designed by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
- London (designed by Peter Saville and David Adjaye)
- Milan (designed by Alfredo Häberli)
- Stockholm (designed by the Bouroullec brothers).[2]
Designers and clients
Kvadrat works closely with a range of independent designers, coming from very different design backgrounds and specialized and interested in very different design fields. Most work with other media such as furniture, jewellery, porcelain, graphic design and architecture.
The company works with a roster of the world’s top designers, architects and artists including Alfredo Häberli, Peter Saville, Akira Minagawa, Tord Boontje, David Adjaye and Olafur Eliasson.[3]
Kvadrat fabrics have been used in some of the world’s most intriguing architectural developments such as The Gherkin in London, Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, The Reichstag Berlin, Guggenheim Bilbao in Spain, the Copenhagen Opera House in Denmark, Yves St. Laurent in Paris and the Oslo Opera House in Norway.[4]
Art projects
Kvadrat has actively engaged in projects with artists, museums, galleries and designers. Such projects include:[5]
- Whitechapel Gallery - Liam Gillick
- U-Turn Quadrennial for Contemporary Art - Kirstine Roepstorff
- Serpentine Gallery Pavilion - Olafur Eliasson & Kjetil Thorsen
- Museum Ludwig - Rosemarie Trockel
- Kunsthaus Bregenz - Thomas Demand
Awards
- Most Innovative Textile - Wallpaper Design Awards, 2009: Award for Clouds, designed by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec
- Innovationspreis Architektur Textil Objekt 2009: Award for Village, designed by Alfredo Häberli
- AIT Award Architecture Textile 2009: Award for the upholstery Highfield and the curtain Village designed by Alfredo Häberli
- Forum AID Award 2007 for North Tiles, designed by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec
References
- ↑ "Kvadrat Showroom London : Architecture Information + Images". e-architect. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
- ↑ "Kvadrat showroom by Peter Saville and David Adjaye". Dezeen. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
- ↑ "Kvadrat Showroom London : Architecture Information + Images". e-architect. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
- ↑ "Kvadrat showroom by Peter Saville and David Adjaye". Dezeen. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
- ↑ "Kvadrat art projects". Kvadrat. Retrieved 2009-09-09.