Kasper Salto (born 14 February 1967) is a Danishindustrial designer, most known for his furniture designs. He is the grandson of painter, ceramist and writer Axel Salto.
Kasper Salto was born on 14 February 1967 in Copenhagen, Denmark, as the son of textile artist Naja Salto and grandson of leading Danish ceramist Axel Salto.[1] He first trained as a cabinet maker before attending the Danish Design School, graduating in 1994. From 1994 to 98 he worked for designer Rud Thygesen. At that time he met Peter Staerk: their friendship would have a deep influence on his professional life. In 1997, he designed the Runner chair for Peter Staerk who made the chair famous in Denmark, but also abroad.
In 1998 Salto opened his own design studio, working for companies such as Fritz Hansen, DubaB8, Engelbrechts and Lightyears. In 2003 he opened a new office, Salto & Sigsgaard, together with architect Thomas Sigsgaard.
Arne Jacobsen 100 Years, Maison du Danemark, Paris (2002)
Young Nordic Design: The Generation X, New York, Washington D.C., Mexico City, Helsinki, Berlin, Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa, Glasgow, Reykjavik (2002)
^"Shh…Craft is Golden! by Danish Crafts". Dezeen. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
December 15, 2023
kasper, salto, born, february, 1967, danish, industrial, designer, most, known, furniture, designs, grandson, painter, ceramist, writer, axel, salto, contents, biography, selected, works, awards, exhibitions, referencesbiography, edit, born, february, 1967, co. Kasper Salto born 14 February 1967 is a Danish industrial designer most known for his furniture designs He is the grandson of painter ceramist and writer Axel Salto Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected works 3 Awards 4 Exhibitions 5 ReferencesBiography editKasper Salto was born on 14 February 1967 in Copenhagen Denmark as the son of textile artist Naja Salto and grandson of leading Danish ceramist Axel Salto 1 He first trained as a cabinet maker before attending the Danish Design School graduating in 1994 From 1994 to 98 he worked for designer Rud Thygesen At that time he met Peter Staerk their friendship would have a deep influence on his professional life In 1997 he designed the Runner chair for Peter Staerk who made the chair famous in Denmark but also abroad In 1998 Salto opened his own design studio working for companies such as Fritz Hansen DubaB8 Engelbrechts and Lightyears In 2003 he opened a new office Salto amp Sigsgaard together with architect Thomas Sigsgaard Selected works editRunner chair DubaB8 ICE chair 2 Fritz Hansen A S NAP chair 2 Fritz Hansen A S Pluralis tableAwards editAwards include 3 1998 Spectrum Award for Product Excellence London 1999 ID prisen Runner chair DK 1999 G Prize Japan 2003 Red Dot Award Germany 2003 Danish Furniture Award DK 2003 Le Grand Prix du Design France 2005 Knud V Engelhardts Grant DK 2010 Finn Juul Prize DK 2010 Danish Design award 2010 Designer of the year Bo Bedre 2010 Design Week Award for the NAP chair 2011 Salto amp Sigsgaard winners of the competition New furniture for The Trusteeship Council chamber in United Nations NY 2012 Thorvald Bindesboll medaljen 2013 Reddot design award GermanyExhibitions editExhibitions include 3 Cabinetmaker s Guild Exhibition Copenhagen 1997 1998 1999 The Design Yearbook Copenhagen curated by Philippe Starck 1997 Spectrum London 1998 Living Danish Design London 1999 Walk the Plank I amp II Danish Museum of Art amp Design Copenhagen 2000 and 2004 The Danish Wave various locations 2000 Le Danemark Bouge Paris 2002 Arne Jacobsen 100 Years Maison du Danemark Paris 2002 Young Nordic Design The Generation X New York Washington D C Mexico City Helsinki Berlin Montreal Vancouver Ottawa Glasgow Reykjavik 2002 Shh Craft is Golden Zona Tortona Milan Furniture Fair Milan 2009 4 References edit Axel Salto 1889 1961 Lauritz com Retrieved 2010 04 21 a b Den nye stol i klassen Berlingske Archived from the original on April 14 2010 Retrieved 2010 04 21 a b Kasper Salto Kasper Salto Retrieved 2010 04 24 Shh Craft is Golden by Danish Crafts Dezeen Retrieved 2010 04 22 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kasper Salto amp oldid 1178544635, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
