• 7 • 8 • 11 • 13 • 27 • 41 • 51 • 59 • 69 • 79 • 79 • 89 • 89 • 103 • 113 • 125 7 About by Lassen by Lassen owns the rights to the designs of two of Denmark’s greatest architects - Mogens Lassen (1901-1987) and Flemming Lassen (1902-1984). The Lassen brothers were extremely talented and were honoured with many awards and grants for their unique designs and iconic architecture. by Lassen is a family business whose simple mission is to carry the Lassen legacy forward - because good design lives on through new generations. • • • by Lassen har rettighederne til to af Danmarks store arkitekter – Mogens Lassen (1901-1987) og Flemming Lassen (1902-1984). Lassen-brødrene havde et stort talent, og de har vundet flere priser og legater for deres unikke designs og ikoniske arkitektur. by Lassen er en familievirksomhed med den simple mission at føre Lassen- arven videre. For godt design lever videre hos nye generationer. 8 Mogens Lassen (1901-1987) Architect Mogens Lassen (1901-1987) is among the greatest and most influential of Danish architects, a pioneer of Danish Functionalism, and is internationally renowned for his characteristic architecture. Mogens Lassen was inspired by the German design school Bauhaus, and its geometric shapes recur often in his iconic designs. • • • Arkitekt Mogens Lassen (1901-1987) er blandt de store betydningsfulde danske arkitekter, en af pionererne indenfor dansk funktionalisme, og internationalt anerkendt for sin karakteristiske arkitektur. Mogens Lassen var inspireret af den tyske designskole Bauhaus, og de geometriske former gengives ofte i hans ikoniske designs. 9 10 11 Flemming Lassen (1902-1984) Architect Flemming Lassen (1902-1984) was a Modernist and part of the movement that brought Functionalism to Denmark. Flemming Lassen is particularly well known for his work with Arne Jacobsen on the award-winning House of the Future and Søllerød Town Hall, and his furniture has also achieved international recognition. • • • Arkitekt Flemming Lassen (1902-1984) var modernist, og han var med til at føre funktionalismen til Danmark. Flemming Lassen er specielt kendt for sine samarbejder med Arne Jacobsen på prisvindende Fremtidens hus og Søllerød Rådhus, men også for sine møbler har Flemming Lassen opnået stor international anerkendelse. 12 13 14 Frame • Design: Mogens Lassen 1943 / by Lassen 2013 15 16 17 About Frame A Mogens Lassen sketch from 1943 forms the starting point for Frame, a flexible storage solution comprised of square boxes in cubic frames. Frame modules can be hung directly on the wall, connected together, stacked, or stand on their own on the floor. Combine Frame modules into a classic shelf, a unique sculpture or something entirely new. The individual combination options are endless. Frame is manufactured in Denmark and created with attention to detail. Frame unites functionality, quality and aesthetics. You decide the ultimate look. • • • En skitse fra 1943 af Mogens Lassen danner udgangspunkt for Frame, som en fleksibel opbevaringsløsning af kvadratiske bokse i kubistiske rammer. Frame kan hænges direkte på væggen, kobles sammen, stables og stå frit på gulvet. Låget kan tages helt af eller sættes på som en låge. Kombiner Frame til en klassisk reol, en unik skulptur eller noget helt tredje. Mulighederne for individuelle kombinationer er uendelige. Frame er produceret i Danmark og skabt med sans for detaljerne. Frame forener funktion, kvalitet og æstetik. Du bestemmer udtrykket. 18 ’Space should be just as changeable as the landscape.’ Mogens Lassen 19 20 21 About Frame Stacked like small boxes atop one another or as simple, beautiful objects, Frame serves both a decorative and a practical purpose. Combine the wooden boxes with the colored boxes, or aim for the pure and simple look. The small Frame boxes can also be connected to the large Frame modules and used as a small display for your favorite objects. • • • Stablet som små æsker ovenpå hinanden eller som enkle smukke objekter, pynter Frame og holder orden på dine sager. Kombiner træboksene med de farvede bokse eller gå efter det rene og simple look. De små Frame æsker kan ydermere tilkobles på de store Frame moduler, og herved bruges som et lille display til dine yndlingsgenstande. 22 23 24 Product: Frame Design: Mogens Lassen 1943 / by Lassen 2013 Color: Material: Light or dark grey melamine, black stained ash, oak veneer / MDF 25 Measurements: 10 cm 7 cm 10 cm 10 cm 14 cm 20 cm 10 cm 14 cm 20 cm 42 cm Product: Frame 35 cm 28 cm Design: Mogens Lassen 1943 / by Lassen 2013 28 cm 35 cm 42 cm 28 cm 35 cm 21 cm Color: Material: Light or dark grey melamine, black stained ash, oak veneer / MDF 26 27 28 Kubus • Design: Mogens Lassen 1962 29 30 31 About Kubus 4 With a sharp sense of contemporary Functionalist style, Mogens Lassen designed the iconic Kubus candleholder in 1962, a piece once reserved solely for family and close architect colleagues. The Kubus is still crafted in Denmark, and among architects and design connoisseurs it has acheived the status of a modern international design icon. • • • Med skarp fornemmelse for nutidens funkisstil designede Mogens Lassen i 1962 de ikoniske Kubus lysestager, dengang forbeholdt familien og de nærmeste arkitektvenner. Kubus fremstilles fortsat i Danmark, og har blandt arkitekter og designelskere opnået status som et moderne internationalt designikon. 32 About Kubus 8 In 1962 the first Kubus 8 candleholders were completed. A well-known furrier family purchased one of them, and they were so pleased with the Kubus 8 that they invited friends over for dinner to showcase the piece. Architect and designer Finn Juhl was present that evening. The Kubus 8 was a highly anticipated work of art, and such was the case with Mogens Lassen’s designs. They were admired as true works of art. • • • I 1962 blev de første Kubus 8-stager færdige. En kendt buntmagerfamilie havde købt én af dem, og de blev så glade for synet af Kubus8 stagen, at de inviterede venner til middag for at vise stagen frem, og bl.a. Finn Juhl sad med til bords. Kubus 8 var et kunstværk, som var ventet med spænding. Og sådan var det med Mogens Lassens designs. Man beundrede dem som ægte kunstværker. 33 34 35 About Kubus 1 Architect Mogens Lassen was commissioned to design the interior for a restaurant in North Zealand, and it was within the context of this assignment that the Kubus 1 was born. The square-shaped Kubus 1 gathered people around the table just as Mogens intended, and its characteristic shape and simple light created an atmosphere of coziness throughout the entire restaurant. The Kubus 1 still decorates tables in the very same restaurant, because good design lives on for generations. • • • Arkitekt Mogens Lassen fik til opgave at designe indretningen til en restaurant i Nordsjælland, og i denne opgave blev Kubus 1 født. Den firkantede Kubus 1 samlede folk ved bordet præcist som Mogens ønskede, og skabte med sit karakteristiske udtryk og enkle lys hygge på hele restauranten. Kubus 1 pynter stadig på bordene på selv samme restaurant – for godt design levere videre i generationer. 36 Kubus • • • Made in Denmark 37 38 Product: Kubus Design: Mogens Lassen 1962 Color: Material: Lacquered steel, nickel-plated steel, copper-plated steel 39 Measurements: 6 cm 6 cm 23 cm 14 cm 7 cm 14 cm 7 cm 23 cm 7 cm 14 cm 23 cm Product: Kubus Design: Mogens Lassen 1962 Color: Material: Lacquered steel, nickel-plated steel, copper-plated steel 40 41 42 Line • Design: Mogens Lassen 1983 43 44 45 About Line Mogens Lassen designed throughout his entire life, and he could never stop working on pieces he had already completed. In 1983 he reapproached his own geometric candleholders, and the result was Line, whose shape was conceived through a mathematical formula. The two candleholders form a single line, and the architectural look fits perfectly with contemporary minimalism. • • • Mogens Lassen tegnede hele hans liv, og kunne ikke stoppe med at videreudvikle på det han havde designet. I 1983 legede han igen med sine geometriske lysestager, og fandt her frem til formen på Line, ud fra en matematisk formel. På Line former de to lyseholdere en enkelt linje, og det arkitektoniske udtryk passer perfekt til nutidens minimalisme. 46 47 48 Product: Line Design: Mogens Lassen 1983 Color: Material: Lacquered steel 49 Measurements: 6 cm 10 cm 10 cm Product: Line Design: Mogens Lassen 1983 Color: Material: Lacquered steel 50 51 52 Base • Design: Jacob Manz 2009 53 54 55 About Base Base was designed in 2009 as an accessory for Kubus and Line to protect surfaces from dripping candle wax. Base beautifully frames the candleholders and emphasizes the simple design of both Kubus and Line. Base has been designed with the greatest respect for the architect Mogens Lassen – both as a person and as a designer. • • • Base blev designet i 2009 som en accessories til Kubus og Line, for at beskytte mod dryppende stearin. Base rammer smukt stagerne ind og understreger det enkle design i Kubus og Line. Base er designet med stor respekt for Mogens Lassen, både som person og som designer. 56 Product: Base for Kubus 4, Base for Kubus 8, Base for Line Design: Jacob Manz 2009 Color: Material: Lacquered steel 57 Measurements: 16.8 cm 21 cm 16.8 cm 30 cm 21 cm 30 cm Product: Base for Kubus 4, Base for Kubus 8, Base for Line Design: Jacob Manz 2009 Color: Material: Lacquered steel 58 59 60 Kubus Bowl • Design: Mogens Lassen 1962 / by Lassen 2009 61 62 63 About Kubus Bowl The Kubus Bowl is based on original sketches by Mogens Lassen, and features elements evocative of the Bauhaus school, one of Mogens Lassen’s primary inspirations. The Kubus Bowl is produced in Denmark with a focus on high quality and solid craftsmanship.