20 years of

Vipp Art Bins

 

20 YEARS OF ART BINS

This year marks the 20th anniversary of Vipp’s guest artist collaborations, a recurring event in Vipp’s history first initiated in Paris in 2005 during a charity auction and followed by an exhibition at the Louvre. To celebrate this special anniversary, Vipp is revisiting its archives of legendary designer bins and sending them on a travelling exhibition in Vipp stores throughout Europe.

 

20 YEARS OF ART BINS

This year marks the 20th anniversary of Vipp’s guest artist collaborations, a recurring event in Vipp’s history first initiated in Paris in 2005 during a charity auction and followed by an exhibition at the Louvre. To celebrate this special anniversary, Vipp is revisiting its archives of legendary designer bins and sending them on a travelling exhibition in Vipp stores throughout Europe.

A call from Louvre

A ‘Cosmic Voyage’ of 36 unique pieces, each one a reflection of the intersection between art, design, and functionality by Chilean artist Mauricio Clavero. The exhibition, which toured major European cities, was a celebration of creativity and craftsmanship, challenging the boundaries of what functional objects can be.

 

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"For the Carrousel du Louvre exhibition, I was invited to create an immersive art experience using Vipp bins and soap dispensers as my canvas. I transformed these everyday objects into works of art, covering them in Swarowski crystals, Sicis mosaics, and lighting elements from Ambiance Lumière."

 

 

 - Mauricio Clavero

"For the Carrousel du Louvre exhibition, I was invited to create an immersive art experience using Vipp bins and soap dispensers as my canvas. I transformed these everyday objects into works of art, covering them in Swarowski crystals, Sicis mosaics, and lighting elements from Ambiance Lumière."

 

 - Mauricio Clavero

Since 2005, Vipp has invited more than 150 artists to use its iconic pedal bin from 1939 as canvas. The bin has been iterated by fashion designers, illustrators, graffiti artists, sculptors, painters, singers, top models, and chefs from around the world. The long list of artists includes Karim Rashid, Yoko Ono, Calvin Klein, Philippe Stark, Inga Sempé, Sir Terrence Conran, Damien Hirst, and Christian Lacroix who compared the anatomy of the bin to the proportions of a super model.  


Above · Talbot Runhof Berlin 2010

Left · Kevin Lyons for Colette 2013

 

 

Since 2005, Vipp has invited more than 150 artists to use its iconic pedal bin from 1939 as canvas. The bin has been iterated by fashion designers, illustrators, graffiti artists, sculptors, painters, singers, top models, and chefs from around the world. The long list of artists includes Karim Rashid, Yoko Ono, Calvin Klein, Philippe Stark, Inga Sempé, Sir Terrence Conran, Damien Hirst, and Christian Lacroix who compared the anatomy of the bin to the proportions of a super model.  


Above · Talbot Runhof Berlin 2010

Left · Kevin Lyons for Colette 2013

 

 

Most bins have been one-offs sold on ‘Trash for Charity’-auctions in Paris, Lisbon, New York and Berlin benefitting organizations such as Food Bank for New York City, Diffa, and Oxfam. Others have been numbered limited-editions sold in concept stores like Colette in Paris or Smets in Brussels or via Vipp stores. 

 

Responding to Vipp’s design ethos of longevity through quality materials and design aesthetics, each collaboration has resulted in a tool transformed into a unique object seen through the lens and creativity of the guest artist.

 

 

Below · Bono, the lead singer of U2 threw original song lyrics into his art bin that was sold off for $30,000 on a charity auction in New York supporting Chernobyl Children’s Project International. 

Most bins have been one-offs sold on ‘Trash for Charity’-auctions in Paris, Lisbon, New York and Berlin benefitting organizations such as Food Bank for New York City, Diffa, and Oxfam. Others have been numbered limited-editions sold in concept stores like Colette in Paris or Smets in Brussels or via Vipp stores. 

 

Responding to Vipp’s design ethos of longevity through quality materials and design aesthetics, each collaboration has resulted in a tool transformed into a unique object seen through the lens and creativity of the guest artist.

 

 

Below · Bono, the lead singer of U2 threw original song lyrics into his art bin that was sold off for $30,000 on a charity auction in New York supporting Chernobyl Children’s Project International. 

“I wanted to give a bit of love to the bin, the object that sometimes gets forgotten in the kitchen. That tool deserves more love.

 

ANDRÉ SARAIVA, GRAFFITI ARTIST 

“I wanted to give a bit of love to the bin, the object that sometimes gets forgotten in the kitchen. That tool deserves more love.”

 

ANDRÉ SARAIVA, GRAFFITI ARTIST 

Left · The Magnetic Bin by Italian artist Alice Ronchi

Above · Gianfranco Fenizia

 

Left · The Magnetic Bin by Italian artist Alice Ronchi

Above · Gianfranco Fenizia

 

“There’s a certain appealing irony in transforming trash to art. Doubling as both and art piece and functional tool, the editions pay tribute to the artist as well as the product design itself and provide a highly contemporary twist to a historic design from the 30s.” 

 

– KASPER EGELUND, CEO AND 3RD GENERATION VIPP OWNER.

“There’s a certain appealing irony in transforming trash to art. Doubling as both and art piece and functional tool, the editions pay tribute to the artist as well as the product design itself and provide a highly contemporary twist to a historic design from the 30s.” 

 

– KASPER EGELUND, CEO AND 3RD GENERATION VIPP OWNER.

Travelling Art Bins

Vipp is revisiting its archives of legendary designer bins and sending them on a travelling exhibition in Vipp stores throughout Europe. Archival art bins will be on a travelling exhibition tour from May to September.

 

Thorsen City, Århus, Denmark

Illums Bolighus, Copenhagen, Denmark

Salling, Århus, Denmark

Jacobsens Plus, Copenhagen, Denmark

Vipp Flagship Store, Copenhagen, Denmark

Svenssons, Stockholm, Sweden

 

Stay tuned for new exhibition addresses.  

 

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