The Crit #23: Lise Vester
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Our twenty-third guest on The Crit is Lise Vester, accompanied by show host Oli Stratford.
Episode #23: Lise Vester
Lise Vester is a Danish designer working across furniture, lighting and objects, whose work focuses on how sensory and aesthetic experiences can improve wellbeing.
Vester has been shortlisted for numerous emerging designer awards, and this year collaborated with leading Danish design brand Muuto during 3 Days of Design in Copenhagen to create a wavy bench designed to encourage sky gazing.
During her undergraduate degree Vester collaborated with a Danish hospice to create tactile products designed to stimulate the senses of bedridden patients, an experience which later informed her graduate project for the Design Products MA at London’s Royal College of Art, which played with reflection and daylight to create objects which changed users’ perspectives and brought them closer to nature.
From a floor lamp designed to imitate the streaks of cirrus clouds to a neon chandelier designed to mimic the glow of the Northern Lights, Vester creates sculptural pieces that are closely attuned to the atmosphere they create.
In this episode, Vester visits the studio to talk about the importance of neuroaesthetics in her work, drawing inspiration from CBT therapy, and designing for hospice patients.
Show Notes: Lise Vester
Best design: Dream View Bench
Worst design: Silhouette Cutlery
Most successful design: Idea Generator Chandelier
Most impactful feedback: Receiving feedback about how her Dream View collection changed people’s mindset
Dream design: Working within healthcare facilities
This episode of The Crit was recorded at KEF Music Gallery London.
The Crit’s graphics were created by Leonhard Rothmoser.
The Crit’s music was created by Yuri Suzuki and Team Suzuki.