Brandt Collective x Norm Architects
The hardware collections for BRANDT Collective takes the familiar and transforms it into something extraordinary, exploring the interplay between form, materiality, and spatial context.
Location
Copenhagen, Denmark
Photography
Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen &
Christian Møller Andersen
Category
Objects
Year
2024
In the collaboration between the two Danish studios BRANDT Collective and Norm Architects, a delicate exploration of timeless materials and inviting surfaces has resulted in four unique hardware collections for the home, each based on different typologies, assuming architectonic, biophilic qualities.
With attention to hardware as small pieces of functional jewelry for the interior and its repetitive nature, the collections balance timeless simplicity with recognizable character.
The LEAF Collection features handles characterised by precision and minimal material thickness, inviting you to explore the subtle beauty of tactile interaction. Each handle embodies a blade-like silhouette melding with the contours of your touch.
The delicate, organic curvature of the surface contrasts with the solid, dense base, creating a visually striking piece. As light dances along the thin edges, the handles exude a sense of elegance and refinement, inviting a heightened appreciation for the intimate connection between body and object.
The design takes the familiar and transforms it into something extraordinary, exploring the interplay between form, materialty, and spatial context.
– Norm Architects
The BUTTON Collection is imbued with a sense of nostalgia and timeless elegance, drawing inspiration from traditional apparel.
Soft and gentle to the touch, the objects graced by delicate curves and subtle textures are designed to evolve beautifully with use, gaining patina and revealing the life surrounding them and the element of time, sensed in objects polished smooth by the hand through centuries of use.
With references to classical architectural elements such as ancient Roman staircases and archways as well as themes rediscovered in the era of Art Deco, the topographical objects of the TERRACE collection serve as sculptural elements, elegantly adorning any surface or material.
The visual depth created by the recessed levels, drawing toward the core of the handles, intensifies as natural light dances across their surfaces, altering and disrupting the rhythms formed by the interplay of light and shadow.
Playing on the balance between light and heavy, these objects encapsulate the beauty and simplicity of architectural details while indicating their primary function as utilitarian objects.
The CARVE Collection is characterised by a harmonious blend of tactile allure and minimalist refinement born from the collaboration between BRANDT Collective and Norm Architects.
A chiseled and crafted look gives each piece in the collection a sculptural appearance, exuding a promise of tactile allure and refinement. The eye is instinctively drawn to the objects, sensing the work of hand. Inspired by surfaces found in traditional Japanese woodworking, the idea of carving the surface is translated into a smaller scale and a new material. The rugged and tactile surface of the hardware changes dramatically with the passing of time and the change of light.
