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Cecilie Manz
Cecilie Manz is a representative Danish designer. This Exhibition asks what accounts for the finely-honed sensations of her work. Her first solo show in Japan opens soon and will explore the background of this creative practice.
Manz collaborates with top Scandinavian brands, such as Bang & Olufsen, Fritz Hansen and Fredericia Furniture. While in Japan she released a new ceramic project “CMA Clay” for “1616 Arita Japan”. With Maruni, a woodworking company from Hiroshima, she did En furniture collection. Manz’s remarkable portfolio also includes furniture for Hermes, released this April 2023.
Manz’s designs are referred to as noble and calm. Their simplicity and high functionality make them appropriate for any setting. Close attention to her work process reveals core concepts, as well as individual stories, and through a delicate consideration for detail and form.
As Manz seeks the deeper meaning of an idea, she repeats experiments, trying out various possibilities. Her attitude sometimes seems as if she were looking at things with a character and perspective outside herself.
This first solo show in Japan is titled Transpose: Turning Ideas Around. To ‘transpose’ means to move or replace. In music, it refers to a change of key. We ask how Manz views and captures phenomena, transforming things with her contemporary designs. Exhibits demonstrate the unique environment in which her acts of transposition occur.
The Exhibition features a total of 200 objects including many of Manz’s representative pieces. Also included are objects such as tools found in her atelier, things she loves to use, and ongoing projects. Visitors will be exposed to scenes from her daily life, and to her memories of Arita, where her ceramicist parents took her as a child. The venue has a long table covered with Kvadrat textile “Floyd”, its fringe beautifully standing out. On this five stories are told. The Exhibition will offer a wonderful sense of proximity with this top designer.
Manz collaborates with top Scandinavian brands, such as Bang & Olufsen, Fritz Hansen and Fredericia Furniture. While in Japan she released a new ceramic project “CMA Clay” for “1616 Arita Japan”. With Maruni, a woodworking company from Hiroshima, she did En furniture collection. Manz’s remarkable portfolio also includes furniture for Hermes, released this April 2023.
Manz’s designs are referred to as noble and calm. Their simplicity and high functionality make them appropriate for any setting. Close attention to her work process reveals core concepts, as well as individual stories, and through a delicate consideration for detail and form.
As Manz seeks the deeper meaning of an idea, she repeats experiments, trying out various possibilities. Her attitude sometimes seems as if she were looking at things with a character and perspective outside herself.
This first solo show in Japan is titled Transpose: Turning Ideas Around. To ‘transpose’ means to move or replace. In music, it refers to a change of key. We ask how Manz views and captures phenomena, transforming things with her contemporary designs. Exhibits demonstrate the unique environment in which her acts of transposition occur.
The Exhibition features a total of 200 objects including many of Manz’s representative pieces. Also included are objects such as tools found in her atelier, things she loves to use, and ongoing projects. Visitors will be exposed to scenes from her daily life, and to her memories of Arita, where her ceramicist parents took her as a child. The venue has a long table covered with Kvadrat textile “Floyd”, its fringe beautifully standing out. On this five stories are told. The Exhibition will offer a wonderful sense of proximity with this top designer.
Schedule | May 20 (Sat) 2023-Jun 30 (Fri) 2023 Opening Hours Information
Opening Reception May 20 (Sat) 2023 17:00 - 20:00 | ||||
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| Fee | Free | ||||
| Website | https://bababa.jp/ceciliemanz/ceciliemanz/ | ||||
| Venue | BaBaBa https://bababa.jp/ | ||||
| Location | 1F, 2-5-15 Shimoochiai, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 161-0033 | ||||
| Access | 7 minute walk from the Waseda exit of Takadanobaba Station on the JR Yamanote or Seibu Shinjuku line, 7 minute walk from exit 2 at Takadanobaba Station on the Tozai line. | ||||
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