DSV

Løsningen

Paustian og Paustian po inventar: Projektledelse, produktrådgivning, design, levering og montering.

Kunde

DSV

År

2014

Lokation

København

by Johanna

DTU

Løsningen

Paustian po inventar: design, levering og montering af borde til DTU’s undervisningslokaler.

Kunde

DTU

År

2012

Lokation

København

by Johanna

Pakhuset Langelinie

Løsningen

Paustian po inventar har leveret og monteret køkkener, garderobeskabe og bænke, specialdesignet af Lundgaard og Tranberg Arkitekter, til det røde Pakhus på Langelinie i København.

Kunde

ATP Ejendomme

År

2015

Lokation

København Ø

by Johanna

KPMG

Løsningen

Paustian og Paustian po inventar: produktrådgivning, design, møbler, levering og montage til KPMG.

Kunde

KPMG

År

2015

Lokation

København Ø

by Johanna

Lead Agency

Løsningen

Paustian og Paustian po inventar: rådgivning, møbler, design, indretning, levering og montering.

Kunde

Lead Agency

År

2015

Lokation

København N

by Johanna

Royal Arena

Løsningen

Paustian har produceret og leveret indretningen til Royal Arena – Københavns nye multifunktionelle arena med plads til 16.000 gæster, designet af Signal Arkitekter. Paustian har stået for møbler og specialinventar til hele Royal Arena herunder; 16 barer/consessions, 4 restauranter, 18 VIP-suiter, foyer, billetkontorer, administrationsområder og kontrolrum.

Kunde

Royal Arena

År

2016-2017

Lokation

København S

by Johanna

Paustian v/Strøget

Paustians nye designunivers v/Strøget i København

I smukke, pallazzo-agtige lokaler, der fra 1868 husede en bank, åbnede Paustian 1. december et state of the art designunivers med designikoner, møbler og accessories, fra både internationale og nordiske brands.

Paustians nye, spændende concept store ved Strøget i København, samler både designklassikere og nyt spændende design i de unikke, gamle banklokaler på bagsiden af Postgården i Købmagergade, og igen placerer Paustian centralt på designscenen i det indre København – lige over for Helligåndskirken og tæt ved Gråbrødre Torv.

I smukke søjlebårne, højloftede lokaler huser Paustian et stort udvalg af både nordisk og internationalt design – fra klassiske designikoner fra blandt andre Vitra, Artek og Cassina til nye accessories, livsstilsprodukter og designobjekter fra nye og upcoming brands – som det netop prisbelønned upcoming designbrand Warm Nordic. De gamle banklokaler er transformeret til et moderne designunivers i nye smukke farver i samspil med de originale gyldne søjler, marmorvægge og træpaneler, der leder tankerne hen på Milanos smukke pallazzo’er.

Blandt nye brands er  Cloud 7, Ferm Living, Frama, iittala, Kasia Lilja Studio, Kristina Dam Studio, Karakter, Le Klint, Maria Black, Menu, Mismo, Moebe, Native Union, Nedre Foss Collections, New Mags, Notem-Studio, Postulina / Gudbjorg Karadotti, Raawii, Stoff Copenhagen, Sigrun, Skandinavisk, Shade m.f.

by Johanna

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Be inspired by our editorials stories about design, architecture and trends. Interviews with exciting profiles like Pernille Teisbæk and Marianne Goebl, Managing Director of Artek and the amazing Danish artist duo Wang & Söderström who have collaborated with Nike, Burberry and Selfridges – click here to read the magazine.

Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.

- William Morris

What goes around comes around

This first bi-annual issue of Paustian Magazine that you’re about to embark upon is a tangible extension of Paustian; a display of pioneer-ship told through resounding voices of the past, present and future, and a platform for engagement and a source of inspiration for the game changers of tomorrow.

Frantz Longhi
CEO, Paustian

Weird is good for humans. We like to weird things up as a contrast to the constant strive for perfection.

— Wang & Söderström

What you’re about to see is hard to define, but impossible to ignore.
Step inside the wonderful and wicked world of Wang & Söderström.

There’s just something about the works of Wang & Söderström. It’s hard to put your finger on exactly what it is, but it leaves you with an overpowering urge to dive headfirst into their alternative universe of shapes, sizes, colours, anti-gravity, et cetera. The Swedish duo is tightroping the fine line between chaos and control, and so far they’re keeping perfect balance by questioning everything, both in the ‘real’ and digital world, creating a perfect, un-perfect blend of hyperreality. It all makes very little sense in all the right ways.

Assuming the roles of puppet masters, pulling the three-dimensional strings, are Anny Wang & Tim Söderström. Since setting up shop together in 2016, the visionary pair have created their very own, idiosyncratic style that is set in a hyperrealistic (the inability to distinguish reality from a simulation of reality) world without rules or limitations, but often inspired by the imperfections of the ‘real’ one, inhabited by you, me and anyone but Anny & Tim, who still visit occasionally. Read more >

Art Meets Architecture

Fjordenhus

Fjordenhus (Fjord House) is no ordinary building. The architectural landmark, rising from the depths of Vejle Harbour as a Loch Ness-ian foreign entity of bricks and mortar, is rather an inhabitable work of art with its sculptural body, spectacular setting and extraordinary attention to detail. Then again, you probably wouldn’t expect anything less from a building created by the innovative Midas touch of Olafur Eliasson.
It’s the first building designed entirely by Studio Olafur Eliasson, and when Olafur Eliasson and Chief Architect Sebastian Behmann were approached by the Kirk Family (world famous for inventing LEGO), the ambition was to merge art and architecture in order to create something third, not easily defined. Every decision throughout the process is approached like a piece of art, further blurring the lines between the two fields. Read more >

Icons / Editorial

Photography Nicolaj Didriksen
Creative Direction & Styling Johanna Christensen
Model Ilethia Sharp, Scoop models
Makeup & hair Stine Rasmussen, Scoop artists

by Johanna

Calm over the horizon

Many years ago, I worked for my parents who own a video production company. Because it is a family business, you inevitably end up wearing many hats and being the czar of many different jobs. I mainly managed projects and worked as a video editor. On production, there were times that I was called on to work as an audio tech and was made to wear headphones on long production days. In those days, having a really good set of headphones that picked up every nuance of sound was essential to making sure the client got what they needed.

First impressions.

Naturally, my first impression of these headphones is based off of the look of them. They have a classic over-the-ear style that is highlighted by a blue LED light that indicates the power for the noise canceling. The padding on the ear pieces seems adequate for extended usage periods.

They are wired headphones, but the 3.5mm stereo mini-plug cable is detachable. Something else I noticed right of the bat was the very nice carrying case that comes with them. It has a hard plastic exterior with a soft cloth interior that helps to protect the surface of the headphones from scratches. I never truly appreciated cases for headphones until I started carrying them from place-to-place. Now I can’t imagine not having a case.

A perfect fit.

Once I gave the headphones a thorough once-over exam, I tried them on. As I mentioned, they have a classic over-the-ear style and just looking at them, the padding on the ear pieces seem adequate and the peak of the headband seemed to be a bit lacking, but you don’t really know comfort unless you try on the product. So, I slipped the headphones on and found them to be exquisitely comfortable.

Quality.

Now that I had the headphones on my head, I was finally ready to plug and play some music. I plugged the provided cable into the jack on the headphones and then the one on my iPhone 6. Then I called up Pandora. I tend to have a very eclectic music purview and have many stations set up for different moods. From John Williams to Fallout Boy, the sound quality of these headphones was remarkable. There is an amazing depth of sound and incredible highs and lows that make listening to music a truly breathtaking experience.

It’s safe to say that because of my unique professional experiences, I’ve tested out a lot of headphones.

In order to test how voices sounded, and the overall art of sound mixing, I pulled up Netflix on my iPad Air 2 and watched a few minutes of a movie to hear all the nuances of the film. None of them were lost. In fact, I ended up hearing sounds that I hadn’t heard before. Echoes…birds chirping…wind blowing through trees…breathing of the characters…it was very impressive what the headphones ended up bringing out for me.

I would highly recommend these to any sound mixing specialist.

by Johanna

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Just the other day I happened to wake up early. That is unusual for an engineering student. After a long time I could witness the sunrise. I could feel the sun rays falling on my body. Usual morning is followed by hustle to make it to college on time. This morning was just another morning yet seemed different.

Witnessing calm and quiet atmosphere, clear and fresh air seemed like a miracle to me. I wanted this time to last longer since I was not sure if I would be able to witness it again, knowing my habit of succumbing to schedule. There was this unusual serenity that comforted my mind. It dawned on me, how distant I had been from nature. Standing near the compound’s gate, feeling the moistness that the air carried, I thought about my life so far.

This is what has happened to us. We want the things we have been doing forcefully to fail. And then maybe people around us would let us try something else or our dreams. We are accustomed to live by everyone else’s definition of success. We punish people for the things they are passionate about, just because we were unable to do the same at some point in our life.

I was good at academics, so decisions of my life had been pretty simple and straight. Being pretty confident I would make it to the best junior college of my town in the first round itself, never made me consider any other option. I loved psychology since childhood, but engineering was the safest option. Being born in a middle class family, thinking of risking your career to make it to medical field was not sane. I grew up hearing ‘Only doctor’s children can afford that field’ and finally ended up believing it. No one around me believed in taking risks. Everyone worshiped security. I grew up doing the same.

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‘Being in the top will only grant you a good life’ has been the mantra of my life. But at times, I wish I was an average student. I wish decisions would have not been so straightforward. Maybe I would have played cricket- the only thing I feel passionate about. Or maybe I would have studied literature (literature drives me crazy). Isn’t that disappointing- me wishing to be bad at academics. It’s like at times I hate myself for the stuff I am good at.

I feel like these concrete buildings have sucked our desires and our dreams. We are so used to comfort that compromise seems like a taboo. We have lost faith in ourselves. If we can make through it right now, we can do the same in the days to come. You only need a desire to survive and nothing more- not money or cars or designer clothes.

Staying locked up in four walls have restricted our thinking. I feel like our limited thinking echoes through this wall. We are so used to schedules and predictable life that we have successfully suppressed our creative side.

When you step out of these four walls on a peaceful morning, you realize how much nature has to offer to you. Its boundless. Your thoughts, worries, deadlines won’t resonate here. Everything will flow away along with the wind. And you will realize every answer you had been looking for, was always known to you.

It would mean a lot to me if you recommend this article and help me improve. I would love to know your thoughts!

by Johanna