Danish Design Brand – VIPP arrives in the Philippines with its first stand-alone concept store at Shangri-la at The Fort

The story of Vipp

It began in 1939 as a love story…

‘Holger’, said Marie. ‘I need a waste bin for my salon. Can you make me one?’.

These words mark the beginning of Vipp. The year was 1939, and Marie had opened a salon in the small
Danish town of Randers. Her husband, Holger Nielsen, had a modest steel workshop. Holger didn’t know
the word ‘design’, but as a metal smith, he knew what a high quality tool is. With this in mind he made
Marie a bin that works and that very few people will ever wear out.

About Vipp

The Vipp story begins in Denmark in 1939 with a bin for Marie. Holger Nielsen, a young metalworker crafts a sturdy, pedal-controlled bin for his wife’s hair salon. Over the next 50 years it becomes a permanent object in Danish clinics. Today, still family-driven and family-owned, Vipp has grown into a large portfolio of industrial design products spanning from kitchen and bathroom accessories to lamps
and to complete kitchens. In 2009, the bin was accepted into the permanent design collection at the MoMA in New York.

The original Vipp bin from 1939 and the current design of the Vipp bin

 

Vipp in the Philippines

The Danish design brand finally opens its doors in the Philippines with the first ever stand-alone concept store in Asia. The concept store features a retail area where customers can easily purchase the Vipp pedal bins, kitchen and bathroom accessories. The concept store also has a showcase area for the Vipp
kitchen, bathroom module and lighting collection. The store is located at the 2nd floor of the retail area of Shangri-La at the Fort.

The Danish design brand’s iconic pieces like pedal bins, lighting accessories and the Vipp kitchen welcomes you as you enter the store located at the 2nd Floor Retail Podium of Shangri-La at the Fort.

More store photos: http://bit.ly/VippManilaExperience

Vipp’s Design Philosophy Talk with Chief Designer – Morten Bo Jensen

The store was officially launched this May 2018 with a 2-part event that brought in a lot of excitement for those familiar or new to the Danish brand. Last May 16, 2018 – an exclusive talk with Vipp’s Chief Designer, Morten Bo Jensen was held at the concept store where he discussed the brand’s history and design philosophy to the most prominent names in the country’s architectural and interior design industry.

Highlights from the exclusive talk with Vipp’s Chief Designer, Morten Bo Jensen.

More Photos: http://bit.ly/VippManilaMay16

#VIPPManilaExperience – The Official Launch of Vipp in the Philippines

Last May 17, 2018, the Vipp showroom was officially launched and opened to the public as well as guests and friends from the media and design firms through a ribbon cutting ceremony and remarks from the brand representatives – Mark Christiansen, Global Sales Director of Vipp and Sheila Collado-Parafina – Business Development Manager of Mattony Inc (the preferred partner of Vipp in the Philippines. Guests were also able to experience the Danish design brand through various activities inside the store.