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The Sociable Kitchen® by Kvik
by Kvik
As a company that makes and sells Danish design kitchens in 180+ stores in 13 countries, we think a lot about Danish design. In our first series, we’re going to be taking a closer look at Danish design - talking to designers, artists, activists and thinkers who will help us figure out where Danish design has been and where it’s headed. So, if you’re curious about Danish design, come along for the ride. Our feed also contains stories from some of our talented franchisees around Europe. If you're looking for a franchise opportunity with great products and lots of support, have a listen and get inspired.
Episodes
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The Copenhagen Brief
The Copenhagen Brief is a special edition of The Sociable Kitchen® podcast, recorded live at 3daysofdesign in Copenhagen. Instead of asking Danes to define Danish design, Kvik invited four respected European voices to step outside the Danish design bubble and see it through fresh eyes. What...
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Danish design — the story of Mano
More than 20 years after it was introduced, Mano is still one of Kvik’s most enduring kitchen designs. In this episode of The Sociable Kitchen®, we explore how a quiet Danish kitchen became a modern classic — from its iconic integrated handle to the philosophy of calm, lasting design behind it....
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Danish design — Kvik Living
How do you build a whole new design universe from scratch? In this episode of The Sociable Kitchen® Podcast, host Julie Broberg sits down with Christian Milán, Product Manager for Kvik Living, to talk about how the concept came to life — from defining the vision to collaborating with Danish...
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Danish design — meet Eva Fly
Behind every successful design are the ones that never make it to market — and sometimes, that’s where the best stories begin. In this episode of The Sociable Kitchen® Podcast, host Julie Broberg talks with Eva Fly, one half of the Danish design duo Bly Studio — known for their work on Denmark’s...
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Danish design — meet Nikolaj Duve
What happens when two design houses share the same belief — that great design should be for everyone? In this episode of The Sociable Kitchen® Podcast, host Julie Broberg talks with Nikolaj Duve, industrial designer and co-founder of Says Who, the Danish design studio behind Kvik’s Ombra and…
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Danish Design — Rikke Frost & the Sociable Bench
What happens when a kitchen inspires a piece of furniture? In this episode of The Sociable Kitchen® Podcast, host Julie Broberg sits down with award-winning Danish designer Rikke Frost, the creative mind behind Kvik’s Align kitchen and now The Sociable Bench — part of the Kvik Living collection....
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Danish design — Annika Hoffman & the Sociable Lamp
When a design school internship turns into a real product, you know there’s a good story behind it. In this episode of The Sociable Kitchen® Podcast, host Julie Broberg talks with Annika Hoffmann, a newly graduated Danish designer whose internship project became The Sociable Lamp — part of Kvik’s...
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Danish design — COMPOSE
What happens when Danish design meets total flexibility? In this episode of The Sociable Kitchen® Podcast, host Julie Broberg talks with Helle Bjerre Drost, Senior Concept Manager at Kvik and the creative lead behind Compose — the brand-new kitchen that brings together timeless Danish design,...
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Danish design — Hans Thyge & Co
How do you create furniture that feels at home in the kitchen — and still stands on its own as true Danish design? In this episode of The Sociable Kitchen® Podcast, host Julie Broberg talks with Hans Thyge and Søren Stellfeld of Hans Thyge & Co, the design duo behind The Sociable Table, The...
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Danish Design — Meet Rikke Frost
Award-winning Danish designer Rikke Frost is known for her furniture and lighting designs. We asked her if she would design a kitchen for us. Like Pippi Longstocking, she said, "I've never tried that before. I'll probably be good at it," and she designed Align for us here at Kvik. In this…
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In the kitchen with Jens Hage
In this palate cleanser, designed to wake up our feed again ahead of new episodes on Danish design, we sit down for a philosophical conversation about kitchens with Danish editorial cartoonist Jens Hage.
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4: Treffen Sie unsere Franchisenehmer - Kvik Fredericia
Morten Weng war nicht immer Franchisenehmer - er machte Karriere als Tischler und Reiseleiter, besaß Diskotheken und Cafés, bevor er 2013 als Küchenverkäufer bei Kvik Fredericia landete. Heute ist er der Eigentümer des Geschäfts. In dieser Folge hören wir seine Geschichte. Wir sind ein dänisches...
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3: Treffen Sie unsere Franchisenehmer - Kvik Helsingborg
Sofie bekam einen Job bei Kvik Helsingborg, als sie gerade aus dem Gymnasium kam. Sie hatte sich an der Architekturschule beworben, wurde aber nicht angenommen, also dachte sie, sie würde etwas Designerfahrung sammeln und sich erneut bewerben. Dazu ist sie nie gekommen und hat stattdessen 2018…
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2: Treffen Sie unsere Franchisenehmer - Kvik Stavanger
Frank Hauge ist Inhaber von Kvik Stavanger, einem erfolgreichen dänischen Design-Küchen-Franchiseunternehmen in Norwegen. Wir haben uns mit ihm zusammengesetzt, um mehr über seinen Weg zu erfahren und darüber, wie er und sein Team zum Erfolg gekommen sind. Bereits im ersten Jahr wurde Kvik...
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1: Treffen Sie unsere Franchisenehmer - Kvik Hamburg Altstadt
Ralph und Mai Nissen haben im Juli 2021 Kvik Hamburg Altstadt eröffnet. In dieser Folge sprechen wir mit ihnen darüber, wie sie es gewagt haben, der erste Laden auf dem deutschen Markt zu sein und wie sie den Übergang vom Verkauf von Kleidung und Schuhen zum Verkauf von Küchen geschafft haben.…
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6: Meet our Franchisees — Kvik Fredericia
Morten Weng hasn't always been a franchisee - he had careers as a carpenter and a tour guide, he owned discos and cafés before landing as a kitchen salesman at Kvik Fredericia in 2013. Today, he owns the store. In this episode, we hear his story. We are a Danish kitchen company with more than 180...
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5: Meet our Franchisees — Kvik Helsingborg
Sofie got a job at Kvik Helsingborg just out of gymnasium. She had applied to architecture school and didn't get in, so she thought she would get some design experience and apply again. She never got around to that and instead, took over as the owner of Kvik Helsingborg in 2018. She tells her…
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4: Meet our Franchisees — Kvik Stavanger
Frank Hauge owns Kvik Stavanger, a successful Danish design kitchen franchise in Norway. We sat down with him to learn about his journey and how he and his team have found success. They were actually named Store of Year in Norway in their first year and just won it again for the second year...
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3 - Conoce a nuestros franquiciados — Kvik Heerhugowaard
Volvemos con otro episodio en el que entrevistamos a uno de nuestros franquiciados independientes. En estos momentos buscamos al menos 65 nuevos franquiciados, tanto para que se hagan cargo de tiendas ya existentes como para que abran nuevas ubicaciones. En nuestro sitio web puedes consultar...
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2 - Conoce a nuestros franquiciados — Kvik Valencia
Hoy hablamos con uno de nuestros franquiciados, Miguel Zafon. Miguel abrió Kvik Valencia Sorni en el apogeo de la pandemia de coronavirus, en un precioso edificio en el centro de Valencia que anteriormente había sido un banco. Desde que hablamos con él, ha abierto su tienda insignia, Kvik…
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1 - Conoce a nuestros franquiciados — Kvik Hamburg Altstadt
Hoy nos tomamos un breve descanso de nuestra serie sobre diseño danés para contar otro tipo de historia. Somos un concepto de franquicia y contamos con más de 185 tiendas en 12 países que venden cocinas de diseño danés. Queremos crecer a lo grande. Eso significa que buscamos constantemente nuevos...
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3: Meet our Franchisees — Kvik Heerhugowaard
This episode of The Sociable Kitchen® features an interview with Thijs and Lex Kaptein, brothers who opened the Kvik Heerhugowaard store in the Netherlands in 2018 and Kvik Hoorn in 2023. Despite their diverse backgrounds, with Thijs working as an agent for wedding and evening wear dresses and…
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2: Meet our Franchisees — Kvik Valencia
This episode of "The Sociable Kitchen®" podcast features an interview with Miguel Cabañes Zafon, a franchisee of Kvik, a kitchen brand. Miguel opened the Kvik Valencia Sorni store in Valencia during the coronavirus epidemic and later his flagship store, Kvik Alfafar. The podcast delves into...
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7 — What's next for Danish design?
In this final episode of The Sociable Kitchen® podcast's first series on Danish design, host Julie Broberg explores the evolving landscape of Danish design, from its mid-20th century roots to its modern-day ethos. Central to this evolution is the Danish design process of "tænke, tegne, teste"...
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1: Meet our Franchisees — Kvik Hamburg Altstadt
Ralph and Mai Nissen opened Kvik Hamburg Altstadt in July 2021. In this episode, we talk to them about how they dared to be the first store on the German market and how they made the transition from selling clothing and shoes to selling kitchens. If you're interested in becoming a Kvik…
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6 — Co-creation in Danish design — Part 2
In this episode, we speak with award-winning furniture designer Lærke Ryom about the Danish design expo stand she created for the Confederation of Danish Industry at Habitare Pro in Helsinki, as well as Ukurant, a platform for young designers that she co-founded. We also speak with Nikolaj Duve...
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5 — Co-creation in Danish design — Part 1
Thank you for coming with us on this journey through Danish design. One of the things that came up again and again in my conversations was the notion of co-creation. And what is co-creation, you ask? In a way it's a collaboration - you invite a diverse group of people with different knowledge and...
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4 — What can Danish design do?
We've explored the Danish design DNA and now it's time to explore the possibilities of what Danish design can do. We spoke to designer Nikolaj Duve from SaysWho. We learned about a surprising project where Danish design helped solve problems in the toughest prison in Denmark from designer Sune...
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3 — A closer look at the Danish design DNA
In our last episode, we learned about the origins of the Danish Design DNA, if you haven’t heard it, you should go back and listen now. In this episode, we dig a bit deeper into the ten strands of the DNA. In 2017, the Danish Design Council saw a need to redefine Danish design for the 21st…
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2 — Intro to the Danish Design DNA
Back in 2016, the Danish Design Council teamed up with the Danish Design Centre, the Royal Danish Academy of Architecture, Design and Conservation and Design Museum Denmark and decided to take a close look at Danish design and really get to the essence of it. The result was a mapping of the…
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1 — What is Danish design?
As a Danish company creating and designing kitchens for more than 40 years, Danish design is close to our hearts. As we’ve expanded into more and more countries, we’ve noticed a need to be able to explain to new audiences what Danish design is and what makes it special. For this, our first…
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The Sociable Kitchen® - It's here! - Trailer
Most people are familiar with Danish design classics like Arne Jacobsen’s Egg and Swan chairs or the famous PH lamp by Poul Henningsen or perhaps Jørgen Utzon’s Sydney Opera House, even if you didn’t necessarily know that they were Danish design. But what is the essence of Danish design? The glue...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
As a company that makes and sells Danish design kitchens in 180+ stores in 13 countries, we think a lot about Danish design. In our first series, we’re going to be taking a closer look at Danish design - talking to designers, artists, activists and thinkers who will help us figure out where Danish design has been and where it’s headed.
So, if you’re curious about Danish design, come along for the ride.
Our feed also contains stories from some of our talented franchisees around Europe. If you're looking for a franchise opportunity with great products and lots of support, have a listen and get inspired.
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