Gesa Hansen

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gesa Hansen (born June 1981 in Arnsberg) is a German-Danish designer.

Education[edit]

Hansen graduated from the Bauhaus University (Germany) and from NZU, Nagoya University of Arts, (Japan).

Career[edit]

Hansen enhanced her training in Paris working for Jean Nouvel Atelier and H5 but also in Japan at the Nippon Design Center.

Following a long family tradition of Danish designers, she founded her design studio in 2009: The Hansen Family.[1]

Hansen's work was exhibited at DesignMai in Berlin (Germany), at 100% Design festival in Seoul (Korea), at Artlab in Brussels (Belgium), at Benetton Group's Fabrica research centre in Treviso and Bologna (Italy), at Salone del Mobile (Italy), at ICFF in New-York and at Meet My Project in Paris and in Milan.

Hansen's work was awarded by two Red Dot Design Awards[2] and the Good Design Award.[3]

Works[edit]

  • 2011. Remix Dining Table (manufactured by The Hansen Family).
  • 2011. Remix Drunk (manufactured by The Hansen Family).
  • 2010. Bee Coffee Table (manufactured by H+H, Hans Hansen Furniture).
  • 2010. Black Remix - a Surface 2 Air collaboration (manufactured by The Hansen Family).
  • 2010. Parisien Trunk, designed with Kistuné (manufactured by The Hansen Family).
  • 2010. Remix Sideboard (manufactured by The Hansen Family). Award: Red Dot Design Award 2010[2]
  • 2009. Remix Trunk (manufactured by The Hansen Family).
  • 2009. Remix Desk (manufactured by The Hansen Family). Awards: Red Dot Design Award 2010[2] and The Good Design Award 2010.[3]
  • 2009. Remix Coffee Table (manufactured by The Hansen Family).
  • 2009. Origami Barstool (manufactured by H+H, Hans Hansen Furniture)
  • 2008. Horizon Wardrobe (manufactured by H+H, Hans Hansen Furniture)

Quotes[edit]

  • "Minimalism hates ornements, but ornements love minimalism" - Gesa Hansen, at Imm Cologne, 2009.

References[edit]

  1. ^ The Hansen Family website
  2. ^ a b c Red Dot Design Awards 2010, product design category.
  3. ^ a b "The Chicago Athenaeum Good Design Award 2010". Archived from the original on 2011-10-16. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
  • Yearbook Furniture 2011-2012, Preview of the best in upcoming design. Edel. 2010. ISBN 9783941378841.

External links[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gesa_Hansen&oldid=1171628065"