ØRGREEN + YUNIKU // GAMFRATESI

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Ørgreen is proud to present an original visual concept by design studio GamFratesi at the Ørgreen Flagship Store in Copenhagen, marking the ground-breaking implementation of the in-store 3D facial scanning service Yuniku. The winner of the 2017 Wallpaper* Design Award, the Danish-Italian design duo GamFratesi was founded in 2006 by architects Stine Gam and Enrico Frates and is known for their experimental interpretation of Scandinavian design and craft tradition. Working from a minimalist idiom, the duo fuses a classic emphasis on functionalism with surprising materiality and deconstructive elements that explore the border zone between harmony and disharmony, with a nod to Italian conceptual design. The window display will be launched on Wednesday the 30th of January in conjunction with Copenhagen Fashion Week.

[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”35721″ img_size=”full” onclick=”img_link_large” img_link_target=”_blank”][vc_column_text]GamFratesi’s installation, entitled Perfectly Imperfect, takes its inspiration from Pablo Picasso’s diverse and eclectic approach to portraiture, never rendering one face in the same way. The accentuated quirks of Picasso’s portraits—as evident in his countless portrayal of his muses Dora Maar, Olga Khokhlova, and his daughter, May—work to celebrate the diversity amongst people: their unique shape, size, and spirit. This is particularly felt in the world of eyewear design, with frames having to fit intimately with the face of the wearer on an everyday basis while matching mood and personal expression. “We wanted to emphasize and communicate the strong relationship between production, person and object,” says Stine Gam, co-founder, and one-half of GamFratesi. “We were inspired by the idea of ‘uniqueness and imperfection’, which we interpreted in a window display concept.” Here, a selection from Ørgreen’s exclusive collection is presented on a multicolored series of hand-carved wooden faces, each of different length and size, corresponding to a particular portrait by Picasso. A deconstructive linear “nose” runs vertically through each, disrupting the symmetry of the shape in reference to the frequent multi-perspective and multi-visual allusions in Picasso’s portraits. The desaturated color pallet of the wooden faces echoes the color story of the new Ørgreen collection, creating new surprising harmonies of tone, size, and shape when juxtaposed.

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[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”35720″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]The partnership between Ørgreen and Yuniku is an extension of Ørgreen’s desire to provide diverse product range choices for a wider spectrum of consumers, always with respect to timeless Nordic simplicity, and with an eye for the newest technological innovation. Meaning “unique” in Japanese, Yuniku celebrates the uniqueness of the human face with a special scanner that measures your facial features. Additionally taking the lifestyle of the consumer into account, lenses are individually designed while the frame is 3D printed around his/her visual needs, all in all matching vision, face and personal look. Ørgreen contributed with its long-time design expertise in the development of this ground-breaking Japanese technology and is now proud to introduce Yuniko as an in-store service in its Copenhagen flagship store – a first in Scandinavia. Marking this partnership, Ørgreen will release an exclusive collection of 12 customizable models in 6 color variations for both men and women.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”35722″ img_size=”full” onclick=”img_link_large” img_link_target=”_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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