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From idea to collaboration

For NORDICMODERN, the story began at the furniture house Paustian, housed in Jørn Utzon’s building in Nordhavn.
Here, Peter Kampmann and Nana Fenge worked together for many years, Kampmann as CEO and Fenge responsible for wholesale. Their collaboration with international design brands such as Artek and Vitra, as well as Paustian’s own furniture collection, gave them a deep understanding of quality, business, and long-term partnerships.

In 2017, weaver Gitte-Anette Knudsen curated an exhibition on Vibeke Klint’s rugs and textiles at Gl. Dok. It became clear to Vibeke Klint’s daughter, Le Klint, that her mother’s unique, hand-woven rugs were close to disappearing from production. She therefore asked Kampmann and Fenge whether they would consider bringing the rugs back into production. With the Paustian exhibition in mind, the duo said yes, trusting in the strong recognition Vibeke Klint’s work has achieved, both nationally and internationally.

NORDICMODERN was established in 2018, following the duo’s search for a manufacturer capable of the precise craftsmanship required for the graphic, handwoven rugs. The choice fell on a third-generation weaving studio in Northern India, where only the studio’s master weavers handle the technically demanding work.

"We see it as our most important task to spread the word about Vibeke Klint. And we think it's fun to introduce this vital Danish designer to a younger generation. Today, we sell her rugs in Japan, China, Australia, Switzerland, England, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany in addition to Denmark," says Peter Kampmann.

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Discover the story of Vibeke Klint and how NORDICMODERN brings her beautiful rug designs to life through production in India.

"The simpler a rug is, the harder it is to weave. You can't hide anything. The tight graphic lines and stripes cannot meander or twist, but must appear stringy. The Danish weavers, Berthe Forchammer and Marie Malta Lund have taken turns in India teaching the weavers the special Danish techniques and showing them how muster and quality should be. Therefore, today we have a strong product that can withstand even very hard wear", Nana Fenge emphasizes.

Quality was an indispensable parameter for Vibeke Klint and also for NORDICMODERN. All rugs in the collection are carefully selected in collaboration with the Klint family and true to their original starting point in design, colour scheme and quality. The original starting point and the high standard are the foundation of all the textiles and rugs that NORDICMODERN sends out into the world. Because even though we in Denmark think that Vibeke Klint is 'ours', she is admired and

recognized internationally for her work. Therefore, it is also deeply meaningful to convey Vibeke Klint's modernist rugs in the same spirit, colour scheme, scale and quality as she would have done herself. And yes. Le Klint also worked in Paustian as a graphic artist for a while, just as she is childhood friends with Nana Fenge. So 'it's all connected', as it often is in family ventures, but it's also business. 'Personal business'.

"Vibeke Klint's rugs are good design, sublime craftsmanship and a piece of Danish design history. And she is probably one of the most important textile designers of the 20th century." - Nana Fenge

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