4 Feb 2008
Creativity and clubbing – a hot mix
The architects at a Brighthandle event in mid-January took in a design exhibition, words of wisdom and a grand tour of the trendy nightclub PUSH.
Working closely with architects is important for ASSA ABLOY. Therefore Brighthandle and ASSA arranged an event in Gothenburg where architects could meet with designer and Brighthandle-founder Alexander Lervik and also visit the city’s recently opened night club PUSH.
“We thought that this was a good opportunity since Alexander has had an exhibition at Röhsska Museum in Gothenburg and has done the interior at the recently opened hip night club PUSH,” says Daniel Öhlander of Brighthandle.
The event started at the exhibition room at Röhsska where Alexander had a few of his pieces on display such as lamps, a lightening swing for kids, as well as two Brighthandle designs.
Alexander told the audience about his wild design projects, his graduation work at Beckmans College of Design and how he learned to make a living by tapping into his inspiration.
Industrial designer Andreas Sture works at White Arkitekter in Gothenburg and says events like the one in Gothenburg are inspiring. He often draws his personal inspiration from the desire to meet a demand for something.
“For instance I saw a need for nice looking ski helmets,” he says. “One of my school projects was to design one for Jofa, the big Swedish helmet manufacturer. And it came into production!”
“I have actually done some sketches of levers, another of my projects to meet a demand,” he says. “Nothing is ready yet but hopefully a few of all my ideas will reach production some time in the future.”
Helena Ahokas works at Arkitektbyrån designing interiors for large cruise ships. She thought it was interesting to hear how Alexander struggled to become a name in his field, to realize it does not happen overnight.
“This event gave me a lot of inspiration,” she says. “What was especially interesting was to see the night club PUSH. It’s much talked about.”
She says she faces pretty much the same requirements designing for large ships as Alexander encountered when he started the PUSH project. A club needs to be able to stand up to hard wear, for example, people dancing on the sofas and tables, and drinks being dropped on the floor and so on.
“We too need to think about the great wear and tear that our interiors need to withstand, together with the wind and sea safety requirements,” she says.