Designer
Gudmundur Ludvik
Gudmundur Ludvik was born in 1970 in Reykjavik, Iceland, according to Arco, and is an Icelandic designer based in Denmark. He trained as a carpenter and cabinetmaker, worked in construction for several years, and studied sculpture at the…
Biography
Background
Gudmundur Ludvik was born in 1970 in Reykjavik, Iceland, according to Arco, and is an Icelandic designer based in Denmark. He trained as a carpenter and cabinetmaker, worked in construction for several years, and studied sculpture at the Icelandic Academy of Arts. He moved to Copenhagen in 1999 to study furniture design.
Signature Style
Carl Hansen & Søn describes him as fascinated by the balance between simplicity and complexity, and as striving to reduce his designs to the core. His own site says his work is driven by curiosity about how things are made and how materials behave, and that he looks for solutions where function, production and longevity work together.
Notable Works
- Timbur outdoor bench for Carl Hansen & Søn, in untreated FSC-certified teak
- Re-volve chair for Arco, with natural latex in place of conventional foam
- Afi chair for .mdd and Close and Essential for Arco
- Backflip for HAY, Pato for Fredericia, and works for Caneline, Warm Nordic and arrmet
- Brú table and IF Chair, both by Welling/Ludvik
Practice
He runs Studio Gudmundur Ludvik and in 2010 founded the industrial design studio Welling/Ludvik with Hee Welling, a former fellow student. His own site describes teaching as a natural extension of his practice.