Bins
Originating from the pedal bin, every Vipp product is more than just an object; it’s a carefully considered experience. A silent closure, a subtle sound, a tactile touch, a delicate detail, or mastery of materials can elevate a seemingly simple object into a sensory and enduring encounter - designed to become a lasting part of any home or place.
Originating from the pedal bin, every Vipp product is more than just an object; it’s a carefully considered experience. A silent closure, a subtle sound, a tactile touch, a delicate detail, or mastery of materials can elevate a seemingly simple object into a sensory and enduring encounter.
HOLGER HAD A GOOD IDEA. IT ENDED UP IN MOMA
At its core, the story of Vipp is largely one of innovation. An entrepreneurial spirit unites Marie Axelsen and Holger Nielsen in the small town of Randers, Denmark in 1939. At the request of his wife, Holger crafts a practical waste bin for Marie’s newly opened hairdressing salon. Initially a token of love, never a business idea, this product becomes Holger’s entrepreneurial debut. After experiencing the sturdy, pedal-controlled bin, the ladies in the salon ensure that the bin finds its way into their husbands’ dental and medical clinics. Demand prompts Holger to scale-up production of his bin that soon becomes a permanent feature in Danish clinics.
When Holger passes away in the beginning of the nineties, his daughter Jette inherits the bin and a metal workshop in the backyard of her childhood home in Randers, Jutland. She cannot bear to see her father’s legacy vanish. For 50 years the bin has been a prerogative for the professional market, but Jette’s dream is to cross the threshold to private homes. Jette is joined by her children, Kasper and Sofie, and together they set out to transform the bin into a brand. When the bin gets accepted into the permanent design and architecture collection at MoMA in New York, the family knows that they are on the right track. Today, with its steadfast commitment to product engineering and design, Vipp equals a full-blown design universe of products rich in quality, tactility, and materiality with a shared design philosophy taken straight out of the bin.
HOLGER HAD A GOOD IDEA. IT ENDED UP IN MOMA
At its core, the story of Vipp is largely one of innovation. An entrepreneurial spirit unites Marie Axelsen and Holger Nielsen in the small town of Randers, Denmark in 1939. At the request of his wife, Holger crafts a practical waste bin for Marie’s newly opened hairdressing salon. Initially a token of love, never a business idea, this product becomes Holger’s entrepreneurial debut. After experiencing the sturdy, pedal-controlled bin, the ladies in the salon ensure that the bin finds its way into their husbands’ dental and medical clinics. Demand prompts Holger to scale-up production of his bin that soon becomes a permanent feature in Danish clinics.
When Holger passes away in the beginning of the nineties, his daughter Jette inherits the bin and a metal workshop in the backyard of her childhood home in Randers, Jutland. She cannot bear to see her father’s legacy vanish. For 50 years the bin has been a prerogative for the professional market, but Jette’s dream is to cross the threshold to private homes. Jette is joined by her children, Kasper and Sofie, and together they set out to transform the bin into a brand. When the bin gets accepted into the permanent design and architecture collection at MoMA in New York, the family knows that they are on the right track. Today, with its steadfast commitment to product engineering and design, Vipp equals a full-blown design universe of products rich in quality, tactility, and materiality with a shared design philosophy taken straight out of the bin.