ebeltoft denmark key people anders byriel ceo website http www.kvadrat.dk this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . july 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message kvadrat is a textile company established in denmark in 1968 with deep roots in scandinavia s design tradition . kvadrat holds the leading position in europe s high quality textile market 1 and supplies architects designers and private consumers across the world . their textiles and textile related products have been used in some of the world s most important architectural landmarks . contents 1 history 2 collaborations 3 architecture 4 art projects 5 showrooms 6 references history edit the company was founded by poul byriel and erling rasmussen in 1968 in ebeltoft denmark . they worked closely with designers such as nanna ditzel finn juhl nina koppel and gunnar aagaard andersen and created a portfolio of furniture textiles . kvadrat s close collaboration with designers resulted in the creation of classic textiles such as nanna ditzel s hallingdal that has kept a strong presence in private homes hospitals airports and trains ; most prominently on dsb danish national railways . national critical recognition of kvadrat s contribution to design came in 1986 when danish museum of art and design staged the exhibition kvadrat textiles through 20 years . colour wheel in the early 1980s kvadrat joined the international design scene when they started to work with italian based american designer ross littell however the company resisted international trends and kept its distinctive scandinavian style . kvadrat textiles were used as the bearer of national political symbolism when british architects foster & partners were commissioned to design the interior of the debating chamber of the bundestag in the reichstag . senior partner and head of design explained that the fabric needed to represent a strong image of parliament therefore finn sk dt s cobalt blue topas textile was used . the direction of kvadrat passed to the next generation in the 1990s poul byriel s son anders byriel took over as the ceo along with erling rasmussen s daughter mette bendix as the product director . collaborations edit kvadrat raf simons cushion kvadrat strives to continuously push innovation and creativity through a long series of collaborations with external designers and artists . throughout the years kvadrat has worked with some of the world s best designers architects and artists including raf simons alfredo h berli peter saville olafur eliasson akira minagawa hella jongerius tord boontje miriam b ckstr m and werner aisslinger . 2 kvadrat s creative partners come from very different design backgrounds and often specialize in fields other than textiles such as furniture jewellery porcelain graphic design and architecture . kvadrat s design collaborations have resulted in a wide range of products and projects such as b & o play speakers and vifa loudspeakers . architecture edit kvadrat textiles have been used in architectural developments such as the gherkin in london museum of modern art in new york the walt disney concert hall in los angeles the reichstag berlin guggenheim bilbao in spain the copenhagen opera house in denmark foster & partners studio in london yves st. laurent in paris and the oslo opera house in norway . 3 art projects edit kvadrat has actively engaged in projects with artists museums galleries and designers . such projects include 4 palais de tokyo jesper just louisiana olafur eliasson danish architecture centre zaha hadid architects haus am waldsee werner aisslinger whitechapel gallery liam gillick u turn quadrennial for contemporary art kirstine roepstorff serpentine gallery pavilion olafur eliasson & kjetil thorsen museum ludwig rosemarie trockel kunsthaus bregenz thomas demand showrooms edit kvadrat s major international showrooms are located in copenhagen in warehouse 48 designed by ronan & erwan bouroullec london designed by peter saville and david adjaye milan designed by alfredo h berli stockholm designed by ronan & erwan bouroullec . 5 new york tokyo paris berlin shanghai hong kong istanbul dubai sydney toronto zurich amsterdam antwerp beijing cologne dansk ebeltoft gothenburg hamburg helsinki munich oslo stuttgart references edit kvadrat showroom london architecture information images . e architect . retrieved 2009 09 09 . kvadrat showroom london architecture information images . e architect . retrieved 2009 09 09 . kvadrat showroom by peter saville and david adjaye . dezeen . retrieved 2009 09 09 . kvadrat art projects . kvadrat . retrieved 2009 09 09 . kvadrat showroom by peter saville and david adjaye . dezeen . retrieved 2009 09 09 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title kvadrat company & oldid 731655605 categories design companies of denmarkcompanies based in syddjurs municipalitytextile designersdesign companies established in 19681968 establishments in denmarkhidden categories articles with a promotional tone from july 2016all articles with a promotional tone navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages dansk edit links this page was last modified on 26 july 2016 at 18 19 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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