Projects per year
Personal profile
Curriculum vitae
Nicolai de Gier (1965) is a Danish architect and professor MSO in Furniture Design at The Royal Danish Academy, Architecture, Design and Conservation, Institute of Architecture and Design. Head of MA Furniture Design – products, materials and contexts. Trained as a Cabinetmaker and architect and teaches and researches within the field of furniture design focusing on tectonics and chair types, circularity, sustainability, universal design and furniture for an ageing population. Has published articles, papers and books on furniture and design, participated in design talks, exhibitions, workshops and documentaries about furniture design. Design director and co-founder of the Danish furniture brand TAKT. Own practice designing chairs and inventory for churches, museums and restaurants.
External positions
arkitekt, Dissing+Weitling
1 Jan 2001 → 30 Sept 2004
Underviser, Danmarks Designskole
1 Sept 2000 → 30 Sept 2004
arkitekt, Nils Fagerholts Tegnestue
1997 → 2000
Research area
- Industrial design
- Materials
- Furniture and spatial design
- Process and method
- Aesthetics and form
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Materialepyramide for møbelbranchen
Hammerstrøm, D., Kjær, A. & de Gier, N.
03/04/2023 → 31/12/2024
Project: Research
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Once and future scandinavian furniture design
de Gier, N., Brix, A., Heikkilä, S. & Relander, M.
01/01/2009 → …
Project: Research
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Furniture for our future selves: J39 re-designed
Kajita, M. & de Gier, N., 2022Publications: Non-textual form › Exhibition › Research › peer-review
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Furniture for our future selves: J39 re-designed
Kajita, M. & de Gier, N., 2022, WORKS+WORDS 2022: 3rd Biennale for Artistic Research in Architecture . Bertram, P. & Capetillo, C. (eds.). Royal Danish Academy - Architecture, Design, Conservation, 3 p.Publications: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Inclusive furniture: Chair for all
Kajita, M. & de Gier, N., 2022, The exhibition catalogue of WORKS+WORDS22: 3rd Biennale for Artistic Research in Architecture. Bertram, P. & Capetillo, C. (eds.). Copenhagen, p. 18 1 p.Publications: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Article in proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Re-designing J46: Furniture for our future selves
Kajita, M., de Gier, N. & Chorpash, R., 2022Publications: Non-textual form › Exhibition › Research
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Børge Morgensen’s J39 Re-designed: Learning Inclusion through a Dialogue between the Past and the Future
Kajita, M. & de Gier, N., 2021, Advances in Industrial Design : Proceedings of the AHFE 2021 Virtual Conferences on Design for Inclusion, Affective and Pleasurable Design, Interdisciplinary Practice in Industrial Design, Kansei Engineering, and Human Factors for Apparel and Textile Engineering, July 25-29, 2021, USA. Sungsoo, C., Di Bucchianico, G., Fukuda, S., Ghim, Y-G., Montagna, G. & Carvalho, C. (eds.). Cham,: Springer, Vol. 260. p. 355-362 8 p. (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, Vol. 260).Publications: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Article in proceedings › Research › peer-review
Prizes
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AHFE Best Paper Award at AHFE International Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics Conference 2021
Kajita, Masashi (Recipient) & de Gier, Nicolai (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prizes
Activities
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Møbelseminar 2023
Nicolai de Gier (Organizer)
8 Nov 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation and participation in conference
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The Danish Chair
Nicolai de Gier (Lecturer)
1 Nov 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution
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Visiting professor
Nicolai de Gier (Participant)
31 Oct 2023 → 2 Nov 2023Activity: Other activity types › External teaching and subject coordination
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Designing for Circularity
Aroop Ratan Guha (Lecturer) & Nicolai de Gier (Lecturer)
27 Sept 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution
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Designing for Circularity
Nicolai de Gier (Organizer)
27 Sept 2023 → 29 Sept 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation and participation in conference
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Press/Media
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Møbler til en aldrende krop
Nicolai de Gier & Masashi Kajita
01/12/2023
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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sund arkitektur 1:3. design der følger med alderen
Nicolai de Gier & Masashi Kajita
06/03/2023
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Studerende designer til deres fremtidige – ældre – selv
Masashi Kajita & Nicolai de Gier
11/12/2022
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Age before beauty
Nicolai de Gier & Masashi Kajita
13/11/2022
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media