‘Culture First’ is a temporary exhibition dedicated to the emerging scene of collectible design and functional art. VAUST from Berlin and CØR from Paris have joined forces and developed this format to build bridges not only between art and design, but also between the two creative capitals of Paris and Berlin.

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Frama, the Copenhagen-based design brand, is regularly featured on Ignant’s pages. Their commitment to simplicity and uncompromised quality has led to the creation of a versatile range of interior products that consistently captivate us. Frama’s work embodies the essence of Scandinavian design philosophy, with its clear silhouettes, timeless design, and mindful way of living, making it a must-see for design enthusiasts.

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Still dining out on fond memories of last year’s Design Week in Stockholm, Ignant was invited once again by Grand Relations to travel to the snow-covered Swedish capital for the fair’s 2024 location. Over four days, we immersed ourselves in an abundance of intriguing design proposals that transcended Scandinavia and brought together creators and design aficionados from all across the globe.

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Fien Muller and Hannes Van Severen met in 2001 at the LUCA School of Arts in Ghent. Amidst hours of study—her, photography; him, sculpture—love grew between them, becoming a creative world in which art and life coalesce and intertwine. Today, the couple is best known for their work at Muller Van Severen, a design studio whose playful minimalist furniture has defined a new era in functional art.

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To spatial designer and creative director Vanessa Heepen, design is inherently discursive. It is a tool for fostering dialogue between disciplines, geographies, materials, eras, and ideas. Acting on the instinct that it was time to dial up the conversation in Berlin’s design scene, in early summer 2023 Heepen launched the first edition of FORMA, a nomadic gallery presenting an eclectic assemblage of contemporary art and design objects alongside select 20th-century pieces. To bridge the gap as the city eagerly awaits the gallery’s 2024 edition, Ignant Founder and photographer Clemens Poloczek invited her to co-curate an exclusive editorial, catalyzing new chemistry between unexpectedly complementary works.

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For Berlin-based product designer Hanne Willmann, one of the essential functions of furniture is to create an emotional response in its users. While her works are characterized by a clear language of form, her philosophy toward creation paves the way for shapes that go beyond pure rationality. A few weeks ago, we visited Willmann in her studio to delve into her practice and learn more about her design process.

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With a portfolio that spans minimalist furniture, functional design objects, and futuristic artworks, the practice of Jakub Kubica meets at the intersection of various disciplines. Despite their versatility, all of his works come together under the arch of a broader vision—the quest to rediscover the known and to foster a conversation about nature and how we, humans, interact with it. During a visit to his atelier, Ignant was invited to explore Kubica’s cosmos and the place where his ideas take shape.

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The Danish-born Berlin-based designer Frederik Fialin makes bold yet playful minimalist furniture from hard-wearing, often recycled materials. He relishes the juxtaposition he creates in his pieces, combining elements such as dark construction steel with bright velour padding. Though classically trained as a cabinet maker, Fialin is constantly pushing boundaries and testing his ability. Most of all, as he recently told Ignant from his Neukölln studio, he wants to maintain a sense of fun.

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Living organism, raw material, coveted commodity. From the forest through the trees to the floorboards we stand on, wood’s many facets make it a material of inherent tensions. When Christian+Jade, the Copenhagen-based design studio of Christian Hammer Juhl and Jade Chan, began to question why no two pieces of wood weigh the same, they propositioned Dinesen, Denmark’s leading wooden flooring manufacturer, founded in 1898 and today in its fifth generation, to join them in investigating what wood’s density reveals about its personality, environmental conditions, and myriad other properties.

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Nicolene Van der Walt is a designer, artist, and woodworker who carefully crafts objects made of solid wood. Characterized by her minimalist aesthetic and repetition of geometric forms, Van der Walt designs equally functional and sculptural pieces. Through her background in fine arts and her traditional training in carpentry, her practice is built on a wealth of experience and skill. Intrigued by the designer’s work and approach to creation, Ignant had the pleasure of visiting her workshop in Berlin-Neukölln.

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In Santo Domingo, this year’s guest of honor at Design Week República Dominicana—the international design and art gallery Galerie Philia—has curated a fascinating and multidimensional design exhibition. Titled ‘Montesino’, it unites works of creators and makers from Central and South America, who, in their own unique way, celebrate the commitment to and preservation of their countries’ artisanal heritage.

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February may be dark and gray in Sweden, but earlier this month, Stockholm Design Week provided an escape into an alternate world of colors soaked in intrigue, creativity, and imagination. Bringing together actors in design and technology—from the regional heroes to the world-renowned, from the highly aesthetic to the consistently innovative—the event shed light on those challenging not only the limits of Scandinavian design but also global mindsets. IGNANT traveled to the Swedish capital to discover first-hand who’s spearheading the transition to the ever-evolving hot topic of the year: sustainability.

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With furniture collections focusing on relaxed elegance, closeness to nature, and human-centric design, the lifestyle brand Karimoku composes the framework for a pleasant life while celebrating a symbiosis of Japanese and Danish design traditions.

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Antwerp-based designer Ben Storms combines innovative craftsmanship with creative ingenuity to create impossible-looking yet functional sculptural pieces. Made of inflated stainless steel, brass, copper, or glass, his illusory cushion-shaped objects defy expectations and preconceptions of materials, shapes, and functions.

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There is a myth that practical function and creative expression exist at polar opposites of an imagined spectrum of thought, rarely inhabiting the same space. While purists might cling to this idea, the truth is that the very best design incorporates both elements to achieve a fine balance.

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