Pylon by Frederik Gustav. Contribution to The Mindcraft Project 2024. Photo Credit: Benjamin Lund.

Detail of Pylon by Frederik Gustav. Contribution to The Mindcraft Project 2024. Photo Credit: Benjamin Lund.

Paperwork by Frederik Gustav. A series of light structures consisting of thread, steel and waxed paper sheets. Contribution to The Mindcraft Project 2022. Photo Credit: Anders Sune Berg.

From The Mindcraft Project 2022. Video Credit: Benjamin Lund.

Paperwork by Frederik Gustav. A series of light structures consisting of thread, steel and waxed paper sheets. Contribution to The Mindcraft Project 2022. Photo Credit: Benjamin Lund.

Stabel by Frederik Gustav. A playful system of stackable drawers. Contribution to the Cabinetmakers’ Autumn Exhibition 2021. Photo Credit: Frederik Gustav.

Stabel by Frederik Gustav. Part of the permanent collection of Design Museum Denmark. Photo Credit: Frederik Gustav.

Reflector By Frederik Gustav. A versatile lighting fixture that can be configured into large architectural lighting installations. Contribution to the exhibition, Værktøj 1, 2024. Photo Credit: Peter William Vinther.

Bracket Chair by Frederik Gustav for FRAMA. A dining chair inspired by traditional carpentry. Photo Credit: Daniel Civetta.

Gustav Dupont and Frederik Weber of Frederik Gustav. Photo Credit: Benjamin Lund.

Frederik Gustav — Design studio

“We strive to create objects that possess an artistic depth to them, and through their materiality, composition and function elicit a sense of wonder and joy.”

About:

The work of Copenhagen based design duo Frederik Gustav shifts across various functions, scales and contexts to create objects and installations that merge design, architecture and art. Focusing on the joy and excitement experienced through experimentation into building and construction techniques, their work transfers these emotions to the user through sensory objects that play with function, composition and materiality. The duo’s own curiosity towards materials and ways of combining them is evident in their exposed structures that retain and highlight the techniques that produce them. They utilise craftsmanship as an expression of narrative, illuminating stories centred around context of place, societal tendencies or notions of beauty. The process of each project assists in initiating the next, creating a strong structural and aesthetic language across their body of work. Operating from their workshop on the island of Amager, their practice is made up of Frederik Weber and Gustav Dupont.

Part of Mindcraft:

2022, 2024

Website:

frederikgustav.dk

Instagram:

@frederikgustavdk

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