In her Berlin based studio designer Lessja Verlingieri creates breathtaking couture for celebrities like Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Gwyneth Paltrow and many more.

1400 meters of fabric processed by skillful hands in around 400 working hours transform Vipp pedal bins into amazing Trashion Bins.

“Of course it was a creative challenge to design couture for bins instead of people. But in the fun process I actually could not tell the difference, because after all, the Vipp pedal bins have a great shape and they are the stars among pedal bins”, Lessja Verlingieri.

Want to see Lessja working? Then watch the behind the scenes video: https://vimeo.com/64794887

The Vipp Trashion Bins are available from the Vipp Flagship Store in Copenhagen.

Price range: 3500 - 5000 Euro

www.vipp.com

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Get a free Rising Red Vipp dishwashing brush for your mother’s better half when shopping your Mother’s Day gifts at http://www.vipp.com/ or in Vipp Flagship Store, Copenhagen. Offer ends Sunday May 12.

The Vipp Mini Table is a multifunctional product, an all-in-one tray and table, which is perfectly suited for outdoor life. Whether for breakfast on the balcony, picnic in the park or afternoon tea on the terrace the Vipp mini table is an ideal helper.

The switch from tray to table is very easy using gas springs to fold the legs in and out. A non-slip, removable, rubber mat guarantees the stable transport of china and glass.

The Vipp Mini Table is made from aluminium, solid stainless steel and hard-wearing rubber. The rubber edges on the tray and the feet of the frame protect surfaces, while the powder lacquering makes the table extremely durable.

DIMENSIONS L/D/H: 47 x 36 x 24 cm
COLOUR Black
PRICE 249 Euro

> Learn more about the Vipp Mini Table, click here <

(1) #SNAP a photo of a Vipp product
(2) #TAG it with #meandmyvipp on your instagram profile
(3) #WIN the Copenhagen tribute Vipp Pedal Bin, a green 14 liter Vipp pedal bin, if your photo gets most likes
(4) #VIPP will share their favorites on Twitter, Facebook & Pinterest and announce the winner on July 1^st

You can find Vipp on Instagram '_vipp'

And you can follow the race for most likes here

The Australian-born designer Craig Redman's cynical and hilarious one-eyed creature lives online at ‘Darcel Disappoints’ in a chronicle of the ups and downs of everyday NYC. Now, Darcel is unfolding his colorful cartoonish creativity onto two of Vipp’s iconic products; the Vipp pedal bin created in 1939 and its companion, the toilet brush.

"I think the juxtaposition between Darcel's sense of humor, colette's taste and vibrancy, and Vipp's high quality products make for a great combo. And I really need a new toilet brush." - Craig Redman

The 4 liter Vipp pedal bin and toilet brush are available in a limited edition with a splash of Darcel’s cartoonish universe exclusively in colette and at colette.fr from June.

Price for the set: 400 Euro

www.colette.fr

Vipp held a vernissage where none of the chef's delicious degustations ended up in the Vipp bin. Learn how to get your own 3 star bin here http://www.vipp.com/blog/post/3-star-michelin-chef-alain-passard

Send a ”gækkebrev”/easter greeting to a friend who you think have deserved to win Vipp’s Easter competition. Join the competition here: http://www.vipp.com/historie-p2/test-site/easter-competition/

Key Production Facts:

- Since 1939, the only major change in the appearance of the Vipp bin is the rounded lid. In 1949 the lid form changed from a wavy to a rounded shape because of new production techniques. 

- The lid is hauled from a stainless steel plate with a pressure of 110 tons per cm. Afterwards the steel is polished to obtain a smooth surface.

- Lids are mounted and adjusted with handpower. It takes a skilled craftsman to ensure the perfect closing mechanism. An experienced craftsman can assemble five bins in an hour. 

- The coated bins are quenched for 10 minutes in a large oven heated to 170 degrees. At this temperature colour molecules melt together and create a shockproof and solid surface.  

- The pedal bin is spot welded with a precision of 0,2 mm. Annual steel consumption amounts to 150 tons.

>See the video of the production 

Originally, the Danish design company Vipp created the pedal bin for the professional market, where doctors, hairdressers and chefs found it indispensable due to its sturdy physique and practical pedal. Since 1939, the Vipp bin has made its entry into restaurants worldwide; and is today entering the Arrière-Cuisine curated by Alain Passard.

“I want to surround myself with functional products that help me focus on my métier. When Vipp invited me to do a collection of their bins, the answer was evidently yes; I wanted to embellish this classic and discreteobject with my collages”, explains Alain Passard.

The collages realized by Alain Passard are visual translations of his passion for cooking: a play of coloursand textures found on paper as well as on his plates. The artworks reflect the influence of vegetables in his kitchen and the importance of the eye in the creation of a recipe. Together with his book ‘Recette et Collages’ recently published in English (‘The art of cooking with vegetables), the collaboration with Vipp is a testimony to his artistic approach to cooking combined with his predilection for high-quality kitchen tools.

From his book of 48 illustrated recipes, the chef has selected 10 to decorate Vipp’s more than 70-year old bin transformed to a limited edition collection of 40 numbered copies sold exclusively in the Arrière-Cuisineof l’Arpège and in the Vipp Flagships Store in Copenhagen.

The limited edition bins are available from May 15 in three sizes: 15, 18, and 30 liters with 10 different motives sold together with Alain Passard’s book ‘Recipes & Collages’ starting from 300 euro.

Vipp Flagship Store Ny Østergade 34 1101 København K

Arrière Cuisine 57, rue de Bourgogne 75007 Paris
www.alain-passard.com

Check out the film and get a glimpse of Jette Egelund, owner of Vipp, and her son Kasper Egelund, CEO, telling the ups and downs in a family company with great ambitions. See the movie here  

From the 6^th-24^th of March you can explore the Vipp universe and get introduced to the Vipp products when visiting Johannes Fog in Lyngby, Denmark. Get a sneak peak in the photos below and please visit the exhibition if you are in the neighbourhood.

Did you know the Vipp collection also holds a broom & dustpan?

Until March 18th, Vipp is brushing up the Copenhagen Flagship Store with an exhibition where brooming becomes weight-less with brooms and dustpans gliding through the air.

Learn more about the broom & dustpan

1. The trivet set consists of a small and large trivet fitted into each other.

2. The trivets are laser cut in 3 mm solid stainless steel.

3. Sprockets in the steel rings are fitted with heat resistant silicone rubber profiles.   

4. The inspiration for the design came from toothed wheels characterized by their fit and solid materials.

5. Weighs 450 grams.

6. Measures 20 cm in Diameter and 1.5 cm in height.

7. Is approved for hot items up to 275 degrees Celsius.

8. The silicone can be taken of the metal rings for extra thorough cleaning.

9. Is designed by Vipp's Chief Designer Morten Bo Jensen.

10. The Vipp logo is placed with a fiber laser.

Vipp is thrilled to announce that the anticipated online shopping site www.vipp.com is now live to customers and fans throughout the U.K. The full Vipp product family of kitchen and bathroom accessories including the iconic Vipp pedal bin will be available to ship to anywhere in the UK.

Industrial designer Hlynur Atlason about our product, "These guys obviously wanted to make the best soap dispenser, regardless of what it cost,” he said. “It is a really high-quality product, almost an overkill quality product. The fact that it exists just helps design".

We agree, and we thank Mr. Atlason for the kind words.

Check out the article here

And view the slideshow here

The new Vipp Table is featured on Design-Milk.com this week.

Learn more about the Vipp Table

Did you know that: The Danish Technological Institute has tested the adherence and weight ability of the Vipp Suction Hook and proved that it can carry 1000g of weight without loosening its grip or sliding downwards?

Learn more about the new Vipp Suction Hook

Learn more about Vipp accessories for the loo here

The table frame is constructed in powder coated aluminum and is assembled with solid corner profiles, a steel wire stabilizer and countersunk screws, giving the table an industrial feel. The table is equipped with set screws making it possible to adapt to uneven floors.

“Now that we have a whole Vipp kitchen concept, it seemed very natural to extend the collection with a table to complete the look. The table frame is the same used for the kitchen modules, ensuring stability and visual coherence. For the table top we chose natural wood that can stand daily wear and tear – it will actually develop a beautiful patina over time and create contrast to the smooth aluminum”, Morten Bo Jensen, Vipp Chief Designer.

The table is available with a frame in matte black or gloss white.

DIMENSIONS
L / W / H in cm: 250 x 95 x 72

PRICE
2685 EUR / 2310 GBP / $ 3550

The German B2B hairdressing magazine Clips put a Vipp bin at stake in their December competition. The winner, Barbara, was so amazed with her prize – a white Vipp15 pedal bin – that she sent the editorial team this thank you card, saying “the Vipp bin is so amazing, much to good looking for the disposal of waste”.  We say thank you for the compliment and congratulations with your Vipp.

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Last week we launched the annual colour 2013 "Ray of Grey" in our flagship store. Watch the clip to get some live impressions. 

The Vipp Annual Colour 2013 is a tribute to Vipp’s design philosophy of ‘form follows function’ resulting in a range of functional tools with a simple and pure aesthetic.

“We liked the idea of keeping it simple this year by fading to grey. Together with its matte finish and structured surface, the warm grey tone emphasizes the industrial features of the Vipp collection, reflecting the Vipp pedal bin’s origin as a solid, industrial tool for Danish clinics.” – Morten Bo Jensen, Chief designer.

The Ray of Grey collection will be in stores from 1st of March 2013 as long as stock lasts.

The collection includes:
Vipp Pedal Bin 4l, 209,- Euro
Vipp Toilet Brush, 165,- Euro
Vipp Soap Dispenser, 99,- Euro
Vipp Toothbrush Holder, 69,- Euro

Since 2006 Vipp has every year developed a new annual colour and this year is no exception. Visit us on Facebook and take a guess on the Vipp Annual Colour 2013 before it is released on January 17th.

The Danish Technological Institute has tested the adherence ability of the Vipp Suction Hook. The suction hooks were mounted on a glass surface and loaded with 500g, 750g and 1000g weights. After three weeks all of the suction hooks were still sitting perfectly on the surface. They had not even slid downward.

Learn more here.

Sofie Egelund, 3rd generation in Vipp, has been interviewed for the cool Danish magazine, Eurowoman. The article is about being a part of a family-run company; the expectations, joys and challenges involved in this job. 

December 1^st
Prize: a white soap dispenser
Question: What characterizes the design of the Vipp soap dispenser?
Answer: A specially manufactured pump, silicone rubber, and stainless steel
Winner: Jutta Lieberum
Country: Germany

December 2nd
Prize: a white milk jug
Question: The Vipp milk jug exists in the following colours
Answer: White & Grey Submit with e-mail:
Winner: David Blomgren
Country: Sweden

December 3^rd
Prize: a Vipp pedal bin in Rising Red, 8 L
Question: Vipp bins bought after 2008 holds an extended warranty of
Answer: 10 years
Winner: Lotta Larsdotter
Country: Sweden

December 4th
Prize: a Vipp shower wiper
Question: The Vipp product family contains functional tools for the
Answer: bathroom & kitchen
Winner: Kathrine Doesviek
Country: Norway

December 5th
Prize: a toilet brush in Copenhagen Green
Question: Who designed the Vipp toilet brush?
Answer: Jette Egelund
Winner: Louise Skov
Country: Denmark

December 6th
Prize: a set of coffee cups
Question: The new Vipp ceramics collection consists of how many items?
Answer: 7
Winner:  Rauni Petramoi
Country: Finland

December 7th
Prize: a laundry bin in Copenhagen Green
Question: The holes in the cover of the laundry bin have its origins in the need to ventilate laundry. How many holes are perforated in the steel?
Answer: 1900
Winner: Christiane Minier
Country: France

December 8th
Prize: 2 glasses from Vipp, 15 cl
Question: The new Vipp glassware exists in how many sizes?
Answer: 2
Winner: Collette Peek
Country: Holland

December 9th
Prize: a brunchset
Question: The Vipp brunchset consists of?
Answer: A bowl, a plate, an egg ring and a coffee cup
Winner: Nigel Howard
Country: United Kingdom

December 10th
Prize: a Vipp pedal bin in black, 4 L
Question: Originally the Vipp pedal bin was sold exclusively to
Answer: The industrial market
Winner: Susan Andersen
Country: Denmark

December 11th
Prize: towels in Rising Red
Question: The Vipp bin has been customized by more than 100 artists and celebrities. How much did the customized bins raise for charity?
Answer: More than DKK 1,000,000
Winner: Monica Gogniat
Country: Switzerland

December 12th
Prize: a soap dispenser in Copenhagen Green
Question: What was the name of Vipp's yellow annual colour?
Answer: Yellow Cab
Winner: Clare Christensen
Country: Luxembourg

December 13^th
Prize: a broom & dustpan set
Question: The most recent Vipp art project resulted in a multi-colour dotted bin created by
Answer: Damien Hirst
Winner: Maurizio Pennino
Country: Italy

December 14^th
Prize: 2 glasses, 30 cl
Question: What was the motif used by Kevin Lyons for the Limited Edition collection for Colette
Answer: Blue Monsters
Winner: Patrick Antolini
Country: France

December 15th
Prize: two espresso cups
Question: The new Vipp bathroom modules feature a table top in
Answer: Corian
Winner: Melanie Van Der Steen
Country: Holland

December 16th
Prize: a Vipp pedal bin in Rising Red, 14 L
Question: Only one element of the Vipp bin has changed its look since 1939, which is
Answer: The lid
Winner: Stephanie Bach
Country: Denmark

December 17th
Prize: a Vipp soap dish in white
Question: Vipp is a family owned company in
Answer: 3rd generation
Winner: Gerard Baut
Country: Belgium

December 18^th
Prize: 2 Vipp ceramic bowls
Question: When did Vipp open its very first flagship store?
Answer: December 2011
Winner: Christopher Soehngen
Country: Germany

December 19^th
Prize: a Vipp bread box in Copenhagen Green
Question: In how many countries does Vipp have dealers
Answer: 32
Winner: Andrew Kearsey
Country: United Kingdom

December 20^th
Prize: two ceramic tea cups
Question: The Vipp shelves are constructed out of
Answer: a 3mm aluminium plate
Winner: Gerard
Country: United Kingdom

December 21st
Prize: a toothbrush holder in Copenhagen Green
Question: This December, the Vipp product family is welcoming:
Answer: a suction hook
Winner: Pia Riikola
Country: Finland

December 22nd
Prize: a dishwashing brush in Rising Red
Question: When was 'Rising Red' Vipp's Annual Colour?
Answer: 2011
Winner: Willemijn Woldman
Country: Holland

December 23rd
Prize: a salt and pepper set
Question: Which celebrity hosted the 2008 Vipp Charity Auction in New York?
Answer: Helena Christensen
Winner:Sille Skov
Country: Denmark

December 24th
Prize: Vipp pedal bin in black, 24 liters
Question: What has Vipp launched to match your bin?
Answer: A kitchen
Winner: Betina Zachariasen
Country: Denmark

December 24th extra prize
Prize: Vipp pedal bin in black, 24 liters
Question: Which product hides behind door # 24?
Answer: VIPP 24 pedal bin
Winner: Janeth Graf 
Country: Sweden

Happy New Years to all who participated

The Vipp ceramics has been used in a beutifully styled ceramics editorial. More pictures and inspiraton can be found in the new Residence magazine - in stores now! For more info on the Vipp ceramics click here  

The suction hook is made of stainless steel and rubber. Mount items like the Vipp shower wiper or dishwashing brush securely on plain surfaces without the need of drilling holes in tiles and walls. Simply activate the suction hook by pushing the hanger upwards and it adheres to the surface.  The high quality steel allows the suction hook to be placed even in the shower without any risk of corrosion.

Learn more here

As a dominant influencer within product development in numerous industries, we are once again a bit proud to see a remarkable coherence between the Vipp Annual Colours and the following Pantone Colour of the Year. 2013's winner - PANTONE 17-5641 Emerald - could just as well be named Vipp Copenhagen Green. And we get a deja vu to the Vipp Yellow Cab, Mermaid Blues & Rising Red who all seemed to precede the choice of the jury.

>See previous examples of resemblance between Vipp & Pantone colours

Most often associated with brilliant, precious gemstones, the perception of Emerald is sophisticated and luxurious. Since antiquity, this luminous, magnificent hue has been the color of beauty and new life in many cultures and religions. It’s also the color of growth, renewal and prosperity – no other color conveys regeneration more than green. For centuries, many countries have chosen green to represent healing and unity.

“Green is the most abundant hue in nature – the human eye sees more green than any other color in the spectrum,” said Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute®. “As it has throughout history, multifaceted Emerald continues to sparkle and fascinate. Symbolically, Emerald brings a sense of clarity, renewal and rejuvenation, which is so important in today’s complex world. This powerful and universally appealing tone translates easily to both fashion and home interiors.”

Via Pantone

The snow has caused all electricity to fail in the central part of Copenhagen, so in the Vipp store we are lighting our Christmas table.

Last year Tina's daughter Ida visited her sponsor child in Gambia, where she one day found herself in a garden with a familiar object from back home.

Thank you for sending us this picture.

Breakfast is served on the Vipp plate, bowl, egg ring and coffecup. Discover more here

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Featuring a selection of over 400 works from 30 countries, the book brings together all the Pentawards winners of 2011 & 2012, showcasing a broad range of creativity within packaging.

The Vipp packaging won a Silver Pentaward in 2011 in the category Home Improvement & Decoration, and is portrayed in the book side by side with potting soil, rubber boots and garage tools; all in very creative packaing. See more here 

To celebrate its 1st birthday, the store invites you for a glass of champagne and to discover the new kitchen setup.

December 1st
11-16
Ny Østergade 35
1101 Copenhagen K

See Style.com's Holiday Shopping guide here & learn more about the Vipp Mini Table here

We are very proud to achieve this recognition. Elle Decoration's award is based on the industrially inspired, simple, yet timeless, and functional design of the Vipp kitchen.

“Vipp’s experience lies within product design focusing on solid materials, mechanics and function. As a consequence we have chosen to design the Vipp kitchen as a product or rather as a piece of furniture. The result is a range of kitchen modules where choices have already been made based on a thorough knowledge of materials combined with an aesthetic opinion on what constitutes good design.” – chief designer in Vipp, Morten Bo Jensen.

The winners of Elle Decoration's Design Awards are automnatically in the competition of being recognized by EDIDA, the international design award during Salone Del Mobile in April 2013. We cross our fingers.

>Learn more about the Vipp kitchen

December suddenly feels a lot warmer and the countdown for Christmas a lot shorter when you can win functional tools from the Vipp product family each day until the 24th of December. Prizes range from the new Vipp ceramics collection to the original Vipp pedal bin.

See you on December 1st at www.vipp.com

See you on December 1st where the first door in the calendar will open.

Soon we will reveal what our design team has been working on for the past year, so stay tuned on the blog.

Vipp bathroom modules are available at Vipp Flagship Store

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>Visit our photographer Anders Hviid's Flickr profile

Since 1995 Mikkel Karstad has explored the culinary world as chef in Michelin awarded restaurants including La Tante Claire in London, Era Ora in Copenhagen and as gastronomic advisor to Danish star chef Claus Meyer and in recent years as food writer and stylist. He has learned that in cooking there is more than whats meet the eye but that the eye nevertheless plays a key role in the meeting with food.

"My food genre is inspired by different cuisines, but with deep roots in the Nordic, the raw materials from the Nordic countries and seasons.
Through your eyes you get the first contact of a course, so styling of food and the way in which it is served is of extreme importance – if you get a good first impression, you also want to taste the food", Mikkel explains.

The key styling priciple for the workshop was to show all ingredients contained in each recipe. Giving space and air to each ingredient makes the course more approachable and understandable.

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Summerbird provided delicious queen puffs with liqourice, passion fruit and the original dark chocolate. Løv Organic keept us warm with their new blend Løv is Beautiful. Il Fornaio treated us with their Black Full Grain Rice, Organic Primitivo Bread, and their tomato sauce Polpa Di Pomodoro. Raw Bite gave us their award winning raw food bar, Mill & Mortar their salt and honey coated almonds and Vitamin Well their key source for daily vitamins. Finally, Estate Coffee added our favorite beans Tres Flores to the goodie bag.

And Vipp gave away a set of our new espresso cups and glasses.  

Since 1995 Mikkel Karstad has explored the culinary world as chef in La Tante Claire in London, 3 stars in Guide Michelin, as chef at restaurant Era Ora, 1 star in Guide Michelin, as gastronomic advisor to Claus Meyer and in recent years as food writer and stylist. For two hours Mikkel delighted us with culinary treats from the Nordic cuisine including Danish squid and pumpkin soup, oysters, tartare on rye bread, salt baked sellery with mushrooms and finally baked plums with vanilla icecream and soft caramel. After each serving he presented his take on how to style the recipe and invited the guests to do the same in in our pop-up photo studio run photographer Anders Hviid.

Anders Hviid's experience within the food & living category has taken him from rural Italy to Danish Noma. We also invited all guests to capture the styling with own phones.

Here are some of our snapshots from a very inspiring day with the perfect setting of a rainy fall day in Copenhagen.

The outdoor kitchen is equipped with a 30 liters pedal bin, a soap dispenser, a dishwashing brush, towels, and a broom and dustpan set from Vipp.

When Danish craftsman Holger Nielsen created the pedal bin in 1939 it was only intended for his wife’s hairdressing salon. Since then, the small waste bin has been on quite a journey and is now entering the colourful world of the internationally renowned artist Damien Hirst. An exclusive and limited collection will be presented at the opening of Astrup Fearnley Museet in Oslo on the 29th of September. The museum is designed by the architect Renzo Piano and will house some of today’s most important contemporary artists.

Damien Hirst is one of today’s most successful living artist and throughout his career he has won several prestigious prizes incl. the Turner Prize. Damien Hirst became famous for challenging the art world up through the 80’s and 90’s and his controversial works has been discussed by professionals all over the world. One of Damien Hirst’s most discussed pieces, is the “spot painting”, which is created by rows of randomly coloured circles. This is the also the piece of art, which has inspired Damien Hirst in the interpretation of the Vipp bin.

“I’ve always loved colour, playing with colour, moving colours around. Designing a Vipp bin using spots makes the Vipp bin joyful“– Damien Hirst.

A limited number of bins will be sold exclusively from the Astrup Fearnley Museet. Price 3400NOK

Astrup Fearnley Museet
Albert Nordengen plass 2
0125 Oslo, Norway

http://www.afmuseet.no/
http://www.vipp.com/
http://damienhirst.com/

More than 100 persons participated in our lottery to win one of the limited edition pedal bins. And the lucky winner was very happy.

Under the motto ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’, Vipp collaborated with the new Dutch furniture brand As Good As New to create a pop-up store in SPRMRKT displaying a recycled home where you find the limited edition series of vintage Vipp bins together with a selection of vintage sofas, chairs and lamps all turned ‘As Good As New’ with a environmentally friendly, grey powder coating. Behind the 'As Good As New' furniture concept is Dutch agency Gummo in collaboration with Krimpex Coating Systems and I29 Interior Architects who has realized the installation of the shop in SPRMRKT.

"Everything  in SPRMRKT’s recycled home is covered in a mat, dark grey nuance, which gives the little shop a highly conceptual look with arty vintage furniture mixing in perfectly in SPRMRKT’s high-fashion universe. " - Nelleke Strijkers, owner of SPRMRKT.

The Vipp pedal bin is an object dating back to 1939 when it was created for a hairdressing salon. It soon became an indispensable object in Danish clinics due to its practical pedal-operated function, its ears for easy transport and wide foot granting it stability. “Today, my father’s bin has conquered the heart of design enthusiasts worldwide and this collaboration with SPRMRKT is a way of showing that even a vintage bin, perhaps dating back to the 60’s, can be ‘as good as new’ due to its robust design in solid materials”, says Jette Egelund, owner of Vipp and daughter of Holger Nielsen, creator of the Vipp bin.

The ‘As Good As New’ Vipp limited edition starts from 250 eur. Sold exclusively in SPRMRKT from September 20th

SPRMRKT/SPR+

ROZENGRACHT 191-193
1016 LZ AMSTERDAM

www.thisisasgoodasnew.com
www.sprmrkt.nl
www.i29.nl
www.krimpexcoatingsystems.nl
www.gummo.nl
www.vipp.com

When Danish craftsman Holger Nielsen created the pedal bin in 1939 it was only intended for his wife’s haidressing salon. Since then, the small waste bin has been on quite a journey and is now entering the vivid world of Jean-Luc Moerman with 30 exclusive editions in two sizes. The limited edition collection will be presented in Smets during Design September Brussels.

For Jean-Luc Moerman this collaboration signifies a new chapter in his art project ‘Connectingthings’ describing the movement of interactivity with which he paints, design and intervene on multiple types of surfaces.

“The principle that drives my work is the continuity of the process, starting in my atelier and exits to reproduce itself on various surfaces – and this time on a Danish design icon, the Vipp pedal bin,” explains Jean-Luc Moerman

With a black and white tattoo on a multicoloured background, Jean-Luc Moerman is giving a 70-year old design object a highly contemporary twist.  The 4 & 30 liter Vipp bin are available in Smets Premium Store Brussels and on www.smets.lu from September 13^th.

Price: 4 liters 300 EUR, 30 liters 400 EUR

SMETS Premium Store Brussels
650 652 Chaussée de Louvain | B-1030 Bruxelles

The Swedish interior magazine Plaza visited us some month ago and now you can see the outcome of their photo shoot on 8 amazing pages!

"Even though we are working with a new type of material and a different genre of traditional design, the principle about the material and the treatment thereof defining the form and thus removing all unnecessary decoration is a recurring theme in all of Vipp's products. This is regardless of whether we are manufacturing a glass mug or an entire kitchen," explains Morten Bo Jensen, chief designer of Vipp.

Vipp drinking glasses come in packs of two in the sizes 15cl or 33cl and are dishwasher-safe.

Come and discover the new shelves, ceramics and glassware series as well as the new taps at hall 8 b 27.

Belgian artist Jean-Luc Moerman is known for his application of tattoo art and explosive colour universe. For Jean-Luc Moerman this collaboration signifies a new chapter in his art project ‘Connectingthings’ describing the movement of interactivity with which he paints, design and intervene on multiple types of surfaces.

“The principle that drives my work is the continuity of the process, starting in my atelier and exits to reproduce itself on various surfaces – and this time on a Danish design icon, the Vipp pedal bin,” explains Jean-Luc Moerman.

We look forward to see you in Smets Premium Store Brussels on September 13th at 19h00.

Smets originates in Luxembourg where Carine Smets set up the family business in 1986. Today, Smets boasts 25 boutiques and employs 148 people.

In December 2011, Smets Premium Store Brussles opened it's doors. Like the other Smets locations, it exudes a strong sense of personality. In Brussels, Estelle Benatar and Florent Cenni’s Zoom Architecture took on the architecture and interior design, creating a streamlined look in which function and aesthetics exist in perfect balance. The result is an inspiring backdrop and eclectic mix of fashion, design and art forms.

For more info go to www.smets.lu

Vipp & SMETS have invited a Belgian artist to create a limited edition collection of classic Vipp products. More info will follow soon....

A 5 mm thick and 6 meter long table top in massive stainless steel aiming for 5th floor in the centre of Copenhagen required a very long crane.

If you haven't yet discovered the Vipp kitchen we hope you will here

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One of our product engineers brought his camera to the factory, where the new Vipp ceramics are produced. Hand-casted in the finest quality porcelain with surfaces glazed on the inside and water polished by hand on the outside, each piece of ceramic is a result of a thorough process from which it obtains a soft surface with a matt look. Like the existing Vipp products, the ceramics distinct itself by its soft shapes interrupted by sharp lines in traditional white and grey.

“Even though we are working with a completely different material, the outcome carries the same DNA as when we process steel and aluminium – a product stripped to the bone with a minimalistic look where material and processing define the design ” explains Morten Bo Jensen, Chief Designer in Vipp

>Learn more about the collection

The theme of the window is the technicalities of the two new taps.

Chief Designer in Vipp, Morten Bo Jensen, comments on the background for expanding Vipp's product family with kitchen and bathroom taps.

Name: Morten Bo Jensen
Company: VIPP
Job description: Chief designer since 2006
Product: Kitchen and bathroom taps
Why: We wanted to create a set of highly functional, high-quality taps with a simple design.
For: We have designed the taps to match most kitchens and bathrooms and, of course, Vipp’s own kitchen and bathroom modules.

>Visit the Vipp Flagship Store in Copenhagen

The taps’ technical finesses include a limescale-resistant aerator and a ceramic cartridge which, with a minimum of maintenance, together ensure a drip-free tap and an even flow even after many years of use. Both taps feature a swivel spout, and the kitchen tap also has a practical pull-out spray nozzle.

“Our starting point was to create a set of highly functional, high-quality taps with a simple design that would match most kitchens and bathrooms and, of course, Vipp’s own kitchen and bathroom modules,” says Vipp’s Senior Designer Morten Bo Jensen.

Read more about the kitchen tap & bathroom tap

The tap collection is now in stores.

Vipp is continuously adding new elements to its 70 years of experience within processing of steel, yet in the development of the Vipp ceramics collection Vipp has joined forces with a whole new field of craftsmanship. In collaboration with the Danish ceramicist Annemette Kissow Vipp has created a 7 piece collection consisting of a bowl, milk jug, egg ring, plate, espresso, coffee and tea cup.

“Since I met Annemette Kissow in 2005, I have admired her work, so it was an evident choice to team up with her when we decided to add a ceramics collection to Vipp’s kitchen concept”, says Jette Egelund, CEO and daughter of Holger Nielsen, creator of the Vipp pedal bin.

Like the existing Vipp products, the ceramics distinct itself by its soft shapes interrupted by sharp lines in traditional white and grey. Hand-casted in the finest quality porcelain with surfaces glazed on the inside and water polished by hand on the outside, each piece is a result of a thorough process from which it obtains a soft surface with a matt look.

“Even though we are working with a completely different material, the outcome carries the same DNA as when we process steel and aluminium – a product stripped to the bone with a minimalistic look where material and processing define the design ” explains Morten Bo Jensen, Chief Designer in Vipp.

Learn more about the Bowl, Milk jug, Espresso cup, Coffee cup, Tea cup, Brunch plate, and Brunch set

Vipp ceramics are now in stores

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The one day excursion included a visit to the Vipp Flagship Store.

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On the catwalk you will experience the original Vipp trash can in couture from among others Christian Lacroix, Talbot Runhof and Annaïk Barbé.

The Vipp bin has previously been interpreted by fashion designers such as Ralph Lauren, Helena Christensen, Oscar De La Renta and Calvin Klein.

VIPP TRASHION WEEK EXHIBITION
Vipp Trashion Week exhibition will run from the 7th of August – 20th of August.
Vipp Flagship Store
Ny Østergade 34
1100 Copenhagen
www.vipp.com

We have difficulties deciding who to wear: Calvin Klein, Christian Lacroix, Ralph Lauren.... Stop by the Vipp flagship store on Monday to see our fashionable outfits!

Congratulations to the 15 winners: Lasse Skovsted, Nick Fray, Quennery Thibaud, Julie Norsk, Joerg Gerlach, Andy Sanderson, Mia Nini Nielsen, Lars Christian Østergreen, Anna-Sophie Lindstrøm, Sam Carlson, Patrik Hallengren, Susanne Kocher, Philip Holst, Edouard Lafargue, Simone Van Heiningen...who will receive a goodiebag from Vipp.

Here are the correct answers:

At the Olympic Games in London, the world is once again reunited. The Chilean artist Mauricio Clavero has created the art piece 'Re-United' - a Vipp pedal bin covered with 90 flags made out of Swarowski crystals. More than 70,000 crystals have been used in the creation of the bin, symbolizing a world coming together.

Re-United is a part of "The Louvre Collection" - a collection of 36 unique art works of Vipp bins and soap dispensers with Swarovski crystals installed at the Musée du Louvre. Nine Vipp soap dispensers depicting the metro systems of Tokyo, Paris, London, Copenhagen, Moscow, NY, Shanghai, Sao Paulo and Dehli with colourful crystals are also a part of 'The Louvre Collection'.

During the games, Vipp has reunited the four previous Annual Colours in green, red, blue and yellow with black in an interpretation of the Olympic Rings.

OLYMPIC EXHIBITION

The Olympic Art Pieces from the Louvre Collection will be exhibited at Vipp Flagship Store in Copenhagen from July 23rd

Vipp Flagship Store
Ny Østergade 34
1100 Copenhagen

Equipped with golf carts, the 11 girls were touring the centre of Copenhagen, paying a visit to Royal Copenhagen, Vipp Flagship Store and Agnes Cupcakes. The day finished with a picnic at Islands Brygge.

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In each instance the camera was positioned in the centre of the ceiling to create an image that appears flattened and abstracted. Through challenging camera angles Menno Aden abstracts most familiar actual living environments and public interiors into flattened two-dimensional scale models.

Via Dezeen

The most used trashcan in the world has turned funky with this free app that makes it possible to exchange your regular trashcan with a designer bin. New York artist Kevin Lyons’ signature monsters in colette’s classic blue colour are covering the digital bin.

Download it here

The shelf is mounted with an invisible bracket, providing a floating impression 8mm from the wall and fixed with thumbscrews in brushed stainless steel presenting a subtle detail in both the design and function of the shelf.  

“We have given the shelf an indentation in its two surfaces and equipped them with a washable, silicone mat in order to protect glass and china. Traditional Vipp materials in white or black powder coated aluminum are used to produce the shelves to ensure a visual coherence with the Vipp kitchen and bathroom modules,” explains Chief

The Vipp shelves will be availble in stores from August in 2 sizes 50cm or 100 cm width, black or white.

The advertisement is from the late 1960s targeted towards the professional market who valued a fire-proof bin in workshops and factories etc. The Hilton went out of production after 20 years as Vipp started focusing more and more on the private market who preferred the original bin. However, it can still be found in Tivoli in Copenhagen consuming all the used tickets. Our engineer found one of the very first models in our warehouse, posing elegantly in his backyard.   

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The desktop bin has been downloaded more than 25,000 times here in more than 100 countries due to its enourmous viral effect.

Download your own here

Creative Circle Award

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“If you want to understand why Copenhagen is Europe’s greenest city, make your way to Dronning Louise's Bro (Queen Louise's bridge) in downtown Copenhagen during morning rush hour. An estimated 35,000 bicycle commuters stream across this bridge every day, making it one of the busiest cycling spots in the western world.” - Gabi Mocatta, Lonely Planet, BBC News

“Recently named Europe’s coolest green city by the Ecologist magazine, Copenhagen is a showcase of climate-friendly Denmark. It is a place of environmentally-conscious transport, organic restaurants, carbon neutral beers, eco-shopping, enviro-hotels and green spaces to revel in – all right in the heart of the capital.” - Cathy Strongman, The Guardian UK

The Vipp Annual Colour 2012 is a celebration of Copenhagen's many shades of green. Discover the green collection here

Find your Vipp store here

We hope that all the 30 owners are happy with their new art-object. Thanks to Kevin Lyons & colette for this collaboration 

Watch Karl talk about the Vipp bin in his segment on housekeeping with style. We thank you, Karl.

"Pedal pusher - The driving ambition of Danish company Vipp means you can now match your kitchen to your bin" - this is how Vipp is introduced in the April issue of Wallpaper. An issue very dear to us. You surely understand why :-)

Vipps annual colour “Copenhagen Green” is hitting stores across Europe right now. Here are green impressions from some of our partners.

The princess was very interested in each and every of our products. Here she takes a closer look at the Vipp bread bin. Finally Princess Benedikte received a mini Vipp bin for her art collection. What a great day!

In his blogpost 'Connaisez-vous Vipp?' he explains how he uses a black, white and red pepper grinder for respecitively a Sarawak black pepper, a né bianco né nero di Sarawak varietale Kuching pepper, and finally a Nepalese pepper with a hint of citrus and grapefruit.

The Vipp story takes its point of departure in the professional market, therefore we always love when professional enthusiasts choose Vipp products because of its functionlity.

You can learn more about the Vipp pepper grinder here

The German high end interior magazine Casamia has selected the Vipp Flagship Store in Copenhagen as one of the leading top ten stores worldwide in its January 2012 edition. This we are very proud of!  

The team behind the German blog "die Möbelfreunde" is making a comparison, which we are very proud of.

Take a look at the blog here and find the iPhone!

The Danish capital is the source of inspiration for the Vipp Annual Colour 2012 where the Vipp collection is infused with a touch of Copenhagen in a unique green colour – we call it Copenhagen Green. The collection is available in shops from February 2012.

Toilet brush
1249 DKK, 1499 NOK, 1559 SEK, 165 EUR, 145 GBP, 249 CHF
Pedal bin, 4 Litre
1599 DKK, 1799 NOK, 1999 SEK, 209 EUR, 175 GBP, 305 CHF
Pedal bin, 14 Litre
2099 DKK, 2249 NOK, 2599 SEK, 275 EUR, 235 GBP, 379 CHF
Laundry basket, 75 Litre
3099 DKK, 3399 NOK, 4099 SEK, 415 EUR, 355 GBP, 649 CHF
Toothbrush holder
549 DKK, 649 NOK, 699 SEK, 69 EUR, 60 GBP, 99 CHF
Soap dispenser
749 DKK, 849 NOK, 499 SEK, 99 EUR, 85 GBP, 139 CHF
Breadbin 
1099 DKK, 1199 NOK, 1499 SEK, 150 EUR, 125 GBP, 195 CHF

When Danish craftsman Holger Nielsen created the pedal bin in 1939 it was only intended for his wife’s haidressing salon. Since then, the small waste bin has been on quite a journey and is now enteringthe vivid coletteuniverse with 30 exclusive editions by New York-based artist Kevin Lyons, well known for his extensive collaboration with colette. As a creative director, designer and illustrator Kevin Lyons has shaped international sport- and fashion brands. In 2001, Kevin was named to "The Top Forty Designers Under Thirty" by ID Magazine.

“I love to imagine my little blue monsters running wild through colette each night. Dancing, playing really loud music, snacking at the water Bar, reading fashion magazines. They yell and giggle in French and eat baguettes and party all night long. It's a pleasure to get to collaborate with a shop that would allow such a party each and every night!” – Kevin Lyons.

The 14 liter Vipp bin is available with a splash of blue monsters from January 19th only in colette and www.colette.fr. Price 300 EUR

colette
213, rue Saint-Honoré
75001 Paris

Looking back over the past couple of years, we see a remarkable coherence between the Vipp Annual colours and the following Pantone awards of colour of the year.

Source: pantone.com

On the 1^st of December 2011 the first Vipp flagship store officially opened its doors. 150 square meters showcase the entire Vipp collection ranging from the classic bins to the newest product development – a complete range of Vipp kitchen and bathroom modules. 

“Vipp is a company rooted in craftsmanship and we wanted to create a flagship store concept that reflected this. So we decided to approach the store as if it was a development of a new Vipp product - unique through its function, choice of materials and with a simplistic design idiom. We were very inspired by the building itself dating back to 1908. The classic, listed building provides a setting in sharp contrast to a highly contemporary design store. The material palette was extremely important to us. The store is a fusion of traditional carpentry and masonry infused with a modern concrete floor and small architectural details.” – Chief Designer Morten Bo Jensen.

Vipp Flagship Store
Ny Østergade 34
DK - 1001 Copenhagen K

On Movember 1st, guys register at Movember.com with a clean-shaven face and then for the rest of the month, these selfless and generous men, known as Mo Bros, groom, trim and wax their way into the annals of fine moustachery. Vipp is together with other Movember Mo Bros raising funds by seeking out sponsorship for our Mo-growing efforts here. Even the Vipp bin is growing a moustache. The bin is designed by the French designer Inga Sempe.

See all winners at: http://blog.pentawards.org/?cat=11

Mr. Wilcox was among many others invited to customize a Vipp bin to support our charity auction in New York City. All proceeds were donated to support the work of  www.chernobyl-international.com and www.foodbanknyc.org.

Listen to the interview here

We want to share this article with you written by David Mellonie from Design Institute Australia. Despite being on opposite poles we agree on what constitutes good design.

Form follows function in one of the world's design icons

In a world where mediocrity is frequently the norm, it’s refreshing to find a company that rejects the usual rubbish and constantly seeks to deliver something better.

In fact rubbish is something that Danish design company Vipp has built an international reputation upon – and in particular, the receptacles used to store it.

Vipp’s metal pedal bin is instantly recognisable as one of the outstanding design icons of the twenty-first century: a triumph of the ‘form follows function’ design philosophy pioneered by turn-of-the-century skyscraper architect Louis Sullivan and embraced by other designers including Adolf Loos (‘Ornament is crime’), Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies van der Rohe and Walter Groupius.

Originally designed by Danish designer Holger Nielsen in 1939 for his wife’s hairdressing salon, the Vipp rubbish bin’s sturdy practicality and visual simplicity quickly found a market in various business professions.

According to Vipp, Neilsen’s pedal bin was ‘not designed in the strict traditional sense, but got its visual expression in response to a series of functional criteria: a large foot so it is stable; a domed steel lid on top which is easy to clean; ears on the side of the body so it is easy to move around, and a rubber ring at the base to protect the floor.’

‘Good design never goes out of fashion’ Neilsen used to claim, but his youngest daughter Jette Egelund initially found the going tough when she tried promoting the Vipp bin to a wider domestic audience after Neilsen’s death.

Her perseverance paid off however when designer chains like The Conran Shop ordered Vipp bins for its London and Paris stores, and Egelund knew she was on the right track.

The original bin is now available in five sizes and has been only slightly changed since its inception, as well as being accepted into the MoMA architecture and design collection in New York in November 2009.

As further testament to its design credentials, modern designers and celebrities like Philippe Starck, Ron Arad, Calvin Klein, Bono, Ralph Lauren, Christian Lacroix, Agnes B and Karim Rashid have created special ‘art auction’ versions of the Vipp pedal bins to raise money for charity, as shown in our picture gallery.

From the original pedal bin to its current website, everything about Vipp’s approach emanates sleek professionalism: clear, simple, functional, user-friendly and inspirational.

You can even download a free Vipp rubbish bin desktop icon to replace the conventional one on your computer, and read an interesting interview about Vipp’s design DNA philosophy with its Chief Designer, 27 year-old Morten Bo Jensen.

Clever design, clever marketing, clever company.

Source: Design Institute of Australia

The Vipp desktop icon has been installed on more than 6000 computers worldwide. It can also be yours - click here to download

Download your Vipp desktop icon here

With the objective of decorating a beautiful tennis arena together with other Danish design brands, Vipp has entered a partnership with Nordic Sports Group, who are arranging the WTA-tournament e-Boks Sony Ericsson Open in Farum Arena. Following the success from last year, from Saturday you will again experience the tennis players and judge sitting in white leather Swans from Fritz Hansen, while the classic Vipp bin is at service for the player's empty bottles. Even the towels used during the matches are Danish design from Vipp. The VIP lounge is decorated with Fritz Hansen furniture and porcelain from Royal Copenhagen.

”We are thrilled that the Vipp bin can fulfill its purpose while beautifying the tennis arena together with other design icons,” - Sofie Egelund, Head of PR & Communication in Vipp.

Picture credits: NSG

Here are some before and after shoots. The grey packaging is brand new. And we love it!

On the blogs 'lovelypackaging' and 'thedieline' you can see what others think about it.

"It is always a fun challenge to make window exhibitions in top design stores around the world. Designing this creative space viewed by so many people passing by each day is a way to stretch your imagination and challenge the assumptions of how a functional product is normally displayed. Recently I did a window exhibition, I hung eighty Vipp dishwashing brushes from the ceiling."
- Mette B. Andersen, Visual Merchandiser in Vipp 

These creative minds created unique Vipp design for the Michael Stich Foundation:

Christian and Michael Sieger, Doris Dörrie, Franziska van Almsick, Frauke Ludowig, Hadi Teherani, Hubertus Jonas, Kuball & Kempe, Lola Paltinger, Michael Koenig, Michael Michalsky, Nena, Nils Holger Moormann, Nina Ruge, Talbot Runhof, Tim Mälzer, Ulrike Folkerts in collaboration with the artist Katharina Schnitzler and finally Verena Bentele.

The auction raised more than 10,000 € for the Michael Stich Foundation. The auction was conducted with kind support of the auction house Lauritz.com.