The Sociable Kitchen® by Kvik

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 Lex as a carpenter, they have achieved remarkable success, being named Store of the Year in 2022.The episode explores their journey to owning a Kvik franchise, emphasising that a background in the kitch...

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 Miguel's transition from a 15-year career in IT to the kitchen industry, driven by his passion for design and cooking. He discovered Kvik at a franchise event and was impressed by their stylish, affor...

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 franchisee, check the opportunities on our website:DK: https://www.kvik.dk/karriere/rekruttering-af-franchisetagereBENL: https://www.kvik.be/nl-be/loopbaan/rekrutering-franchisenemersBEFR: htt...

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" (think, draw, test), a cycle emphasising continuous iteration and improvement.The Confederation of Danish Industry proposes a new design policy, moving beyond the traditional focus on objects like chairs...

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 from SaysWho about the co-creation process that resulted in our best-selling Ombra kitchen design. To see photos of all the things we talk about in this episode, please visit ou...

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 talents into a room and everyone contributes to solving the task at hand. Everyone’s unique perspective is taken into account and the solution is thereby co-created. In this episode, we speak to...

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 Kjems. And we also spoke to designer Lars Thøgersen and Claus Johnsen, our own Head of Design. To see pictures or read a transcript, visit our website: https://www.kvik.co.uk/podcast

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 century. If American design is business and German design is science and Italian design is art, then what is Danish design? In the 20th century, it was arguably craftsmanship and that’s still a key element t...

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 Danish design DNA which was presented in 2017 when Aarhus was the European Cultural Capital. In this episode, we learn how the Danish Design DNA came to be and how it can be used.To see the designs we...

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 podcast series, we’ve talked to a number of experts on Danish design to try to learn just that. Here in episode 1, we explore the history of Danish design's heyday in the middle of the last century.&n...

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 holding it all together? And where is Danish design heading today?In this podcast series, we try to find out. The first episodes will drop in early September, so hit subscribe already now, so yo...