Johannes Torpe

Johannes Torpe is a Danish designer, musician, producer, and former creative director of Bang & Olufsen (2011-2015).[1][2] He has been the CEO and Creative Director of the design company Johannes Torpe Studios based in Copenhagen, Denmark.[3]

Johannes Torpe
Torpe in 2012
Born (1973-01-05) 5 January 1973
Skanderborg, Denmark
Occupation(s)Designer and musician
Websitejohannestorpe.com

In 2000, Torpe and his half-brother, musician and DJ Reilly Kölsch (known as Rune RK) formed the music production duo Artificial Funk. Torpe and Kölsch released a remix of the song "Calabria" featuring Danish reggae singer Natasja Saad under the name Enur in 2007. "Calabria 2007" entered the music charts in many countries and reached number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Airplay chart.[4][5][6]

As a designer, Torpe works within the fields of interior design,[7][8] product design, furniture design,[9] industrial design, and architecture.[10][11] He has worked with a number of international companies such as Nike, Inc.,[12] LG Electronics,[13] Roberto Cavalli, Dolce & Gabbana, Hay, and Skype.[14] In 2017, Torpe ventured into architecture releasing his first project, a hotel and spa facility in Iceland.[15][16]

Notable projects
  • NASA Nightclub, Copenhagen, Denmark (1997)[17]
  • Supergeil, Copenhagen, Denmark (2001)
  • Mormor Sofa by HAY (2007)[18]
  • SUBU, Beijing, China (2008)[19]
  • South Beauty Group, Taipei, Taiwan (2012)
  • Space Enabler for Haworth, USA (2011)[20]
  • Bang & Olufsen Global Retail Store Concept (2013) [2]
  • Palæo Primal Gastronomy, Copenhagen, Denmark (2015)[21]
  • Nike Office Brand Installations, Beijing, China (2015)[22]
  • United Cycling (Argon 18) Lab & Store (2018)[23]
  • Levi Restaurant, Copenhagen, Denmark (2022) [24][25]

Awards
  • 2018: Mipim / Architectural Review Future Project Awards - the Red Mountain Resort[15] received a commendation in the Retail & Leisure category
  • 2012: Restaurant & Bar Design Awards - South Beauty Taipei was nominated in the category Best International Restaurant[19]
  • 2007: Danish Design Award, for the sofa 'Mormor', designed together with Rune Reilly Kølsch and produced by Hay

References
  1. Desktop Magazine, Behind the Magic of Bang & Olufsens Global Retail Store Concept
  2. Design Secrets Behind Bang & Olufsen Store/
  3. "Johannes Torpe". SCAD.edu. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  4. Les Charts, Calabria 2007
  5. Billboard Chart - Calabria
  6. BMI Award, London 2009
  7. "Johannes Torpe Studio creates laboratory-style store for United Cycling". Dezeen. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  8. Lei, Leo (14 July 2022). "Levi: A Hybrid Restaurant Featuring Italian + Japanese Food + Design". Design Milk. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  9. https://www.dezeen.com/2019/06/06/moroso-heartbreaker-sofa-precious-chair-johannes-torpe/
  10. https://www.designboom.com/architecture/johannes-torpe-derelict-hilton-hotel-luxury-spa-resort-hungary-05-23-2020/
  11. https://www.dwell.com/article/a-proposed-icelandic-resort-celebrates-wellness-and-its-magical-surroundings-dff7b38e
  12. Architizer, Nike Beijing Brand Installations
  13. LG Electronics
  14. Jing Daily, Johannes Torpe Weights in on China's Creative Culture/
  15. DWELL, A Proposed Icelandic Resort Celebrates Wellness and its Magical Surroundings
  16. CNN, Epic Iceland spa resort promises sensory new escape
  17. AOK, NASA Nightclub
  18. HAY Design Awards
  19. Dezeen, SUBU by Johannes Torpe Studios
  20. Hayworth.com
  21. Design Milk, Johannes Torpe Studio designs healthy fast food restaurant
  22. FRAME, Johannes Torpe Studio celebrates Nike’s iconic heritage in its Beijing office
  23. Wallpaper, Modern monastery for cycling opens in 1990s industrial building in Copenhagen
  24. Design Milk, Levi: A Hybrid Restaurant Featuring Italian + Japanese Food + Design
  25. Hypebeast, Johannes Torpe Studios Reveals Cosmopolitan Beauty With New Copenhagen Restaurant


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