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Magnus Sangild

Magnus Sangild, 27, Denmark

School: The Danish Design School

Department: Product Design

Specials: Furniture & Spatial

Design background

4 years as a cabinetmaker, 5 years at the design school and half a year at Studio/ Louise Campbell – now running my own company in the hearth of Copenhagen making furniture, product and spatial designs.

Important lessons learned during your education

Most important is being independent and believe in yourself and stick with it.

Did you do anything prior to your education to strengthen your skills and to get into your school?

I worked as a cabinetmaker for four years and I had some drawing courses before I applied to The Danish Design School.

Project title

MagicMagnusMountain

Length of project

12 weeks

Concept

Make a furniture with a rough visual layout.

Inspiration

The skerry/rocklike surroundings in and around Gothenburg

Materials

Threaded Carbon Fibers and Epoxy

Keywords for the visual design

Mountain, Tactile, Transparent, Rough, Interaction.

How is your work process when you design?

I often starts with a moodboard showing in which direction I want the process to go, my designs are made with intuition of an interaction between the design product and the viewer and I would like to tell a visual story with my designs. This means that the interaction reflects on some sort of reaction from the viewer, this also being whether he/she likes the piece or not.

Then I start sketching while experimenting with different materials that I already have selected, making small visual drafts showing the main ideas of the concept. Bringing it to the computer where I detail the designs and put dimensions to it – after that I build a prototype in scale 1:1 where I test the materials and proportions.

Which part of the process is the hardest for you to work through?

The first part of the project, for me, is nerve wrecking – this is when I’m not in full control of the process, the project could end up in so many different ways. The best way of describing it, is like being in love with girl. I see myself running around trying different things, ends up disappointed and head down most of the times, but when I find the right path of the design my hearth starts beating really fast and adrenalin pumps through my vains, I get an energy rush that’s indescribable.

What are your strengths?

That I dare to be different and that I make designs that focus on the emotional relationship that emerges from furniture’s with a visual history.

What are your weaknesses?

There are many but to name one, I’m really bad at making beautiful hand drawings.

Do you turn to specific areas for inspiration in general?

Graphic design has always been a huge impact on my designs, also I have gained a lot of tactile input from being in a relationship with a textile designer.

Any designers you find inspirational?

Marcel Wanders, Tom Dixon, Louise Campbell, Thomas Bentzen, Henrik Vibskov etc.

Other students you find inspirational?

Alexander Høst, fashion designer, great friend and a great discussion partner.

Is your work process based on a special approach towards design?

I am very inspired by interdisciplinary exchange and I think the best way to describe my way of designing is a field called “cross over” where design meets art.

Do you have a dream scenario for you and your design in the future?

The dream scenario would be that I can stay independent in all means that concern economy and creativity and still focus on being different.

Has it always been a dream to work with design?

No not really, but since I was 16 though.

Why did you choose this specific specialization?

It came as a natural continuation of being a cabinetmaker and to develop my own design language. Also I felt a responsibility to increase the diversity on the furniture market. For me it is equally important that the product tells a tale and have a very obvious function.

Do you have any other projects you would like to highlight?

Medusa a stool: http://www.magnussangild.com/index.php?/project/medusa/

Creator table and bench: http://www.magnussangild.com/index.php?/project/creator/