[RØR]
CECILIE MANZ
MADE IN THE NETHERLANDS
MANUFACTURING CLUSTER A [NL]
The extruded profile takes center stage in Danish designer Cecilie Manz’s exploration of recycled aluminium. Rør—meaning “tube” in both Norwegian and Danish—transcends its role as a mere technical component to become an object in its own right. At first glance, Rør is just that: two simple cylindrical forms. But a closer look reveals hand-drawn imperfections resulting in something softer, more irregular, and less exact.Rør plays with contrast—the clash of a highly industrial, almost brutal process with the organic quality of a sketched line, reminding us of the myriad of possibilities inherent in the material. A universal shape is then transformed into something unique, giving the archetypal tube an aesthetic quality.
DRUNEN
10"
Cecilie Manz is a Danish furniture designer. Manz' portfolio spans furniture, lighting, ceramics, and other everyday objects, blending simplicity with functionality to achieve a timeless design expression. She studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Design and set up her own studio in Copenhagen after graduating in 1997. Manz has designed for brands such as Fredericia, Fritz Hansen, Iittala, Kasthall, Maruni, 1616Arita and Muuto, as well as a longstanding collaboration with Bang & Olufsen. She is a recipient of the Finn Juhl Architectural Prize and Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres 2019 (France) and Bruno Mathsson Prize 2009 (Sweden).
[R100]
MANUFACTURING CLUSTER A
DRUNEN [NL]
CECILIE MANZ
PHOTOGRAPHED BY EINAR ASLAKSEN
The extruded profile takes center stage in Danish designer Cecilie Manz’s exploration of recycled aluminium. Rør—meaning “tube” in both Norwegian and Danish—transcends its role as a mere technical component to become an object in its own right. At first glance, Rør is just that: two simple cylindrical forms. But a closer look reveals hand-drawn imperfections resulting in something softer, more irregular, and less exact.Rør plays with contrast—the clash of a highly industrial, almost brutal process with the organic quality of a sketched line, reminding us of the myriad of possibilities inherent in the material. A universal shape is then transformed into something unique, giving the archetypal tube an aesthetic quality.
Cecilie Manz is a Danish furniture designer. Manz' portfolio spans furniture, lighting, ceramics, and other everyday objects, blending simplicity with functionality to achieve a timeless design expression. She studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Design and set up her own studio in Copenhagen after graduating in 1997. Manz has designed for brands such as Fredericia, Fritz Hansen, Iittala, Kasthall, Maruni, 1616Arita and Muuto, as well as a longstanding collaboration with Bang & Olufsen. She is a recipient of the Finn Juhl Architectural Prize and Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres 2019 (France) and Bruno Mathsson Prize 2009 (Sweden).
[R100]
MANUFACTURING CLUSTER A
DRUNEN [NL]
DRUNEN
10"
CECILIE MANZ
PHOTOGRAPHED BY EINAR ASLAKSEN
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