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DESIGNER PORTRAIT

Komplot Design

1947 -

1953 -

In 1987, architect Poul Christiansen (born 1947) and industrial and

graphic designer Boris Berlin (born 1953) came together to form

Komplot Design.

According to Christiansen and Berlin, good design is more than

just a solution to the primary functional problem – form should

follow not just function, but natural material behaviors. Instead of

fighting against material characteristics in a bid to overcome natural

imperfections, they resist the urge to control, choosing to accept

the way any given material wants to behave – ‘the way its nature tells

it to move.’

They describe design as an intermediary – a link between art and

engineering, between manufacturing and the end user, between

different cultures, between tradition and innovation, rationality and

intuition, logic and emotion. Bridging and balancing these tensions

– combined with a sharp eye for the latest production techniques

– has enabled them to both continue and renew Danish design

traditions, while setting the pace for international developments.