To mark the 2024 edition of NYCxDesign, Surface and Audo Copenhagen brought more than 50 members of the international design community for an intimate panel discussion held in Audo’s Tribeca showroom. Leaders from Meyer Davis, Design Within Reach, Lumens, Louis Poulsen, Flos, and more turned out to hear from Norm Architects partners Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen and Katrine Goldstein, and Bang & Olufsen creative director Kresten Bjørn Krab-Bjerre. In a conversation moderated by Surface editor Jenna Adrian-Diaz, the group discussed how an increasingly opinionated and hyper-aware consumer base is the driving force behind standards of excellence in product, sound, and hospitality design.
Attendees mingled over espresso and matcha drinks by Sway Coffee before taking their seats in a café-like arrangement of Audo’s Eave Sofas, Harbour Tables, and Column Lamps. The tableau was styled by Ateljé Nordöst in an homage to the brand’s Copenhagen HQ, showroom, restaurant, and boutique hotel, Audo House. Sculpture and artwork curated by Sharon Radisch rounded out the vignette.
