Komplot Design is a design studio based in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was founded in 1987 by Danish architect Poul Christiansen and Russian-born designer Boris Berlin. The company works within the fields of industrial, graphic and furniture design.
Poul Christiansen (born 1947) graduated as an architect from the Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 1973. From 1969, he worked as a freelance designer, designing for companies like Danish lamp manufacturer Le Klint and Herman Miller.
Boris Berlin (born 1953) was born and educated as an industrial designer in Saint Petersburg, then working with the design of optical instruments and aerospace equipment before moving to Denmark in 1983. From 1984-87, he worked as a product and graphic designer.
Poul Christiansen and Boris Berlin founded Komplot Design in 1987.
Komplot Design has developed products for a large number of clients and manufacturers such as Hay, Gubi, Norman Copenhagen, Lightyears, Fora Form and Nola Industrier.
The Museum of Modern Art in New York City has chosen to use both Komplot Design's Gubi chair and their rubber chair Non in the interior design of the Yoshio Taniguchi-designed extension of the museum, including the Gubi chair being the chair used in the restaurant. The Gubi chair is also displayed in the permanent exhibition of the museum.
1989 1st Prize IBD Competition, Table category (for Collage Tables), USA1989 Merket for God Design, Norwegian Design Council (for "Collage" tables), NO1991 Scandinavian Furniture Award (for Vision), DK1991 Top Denmark Award (for "Terre Vita")(together with Stuart Clyens), DK1991 G-Mark Award,(for Collage Tables), Japan1992 Merket for God Design, Norwegian Design Council (for "Vision"), NO1993 Danish National Art Foundation Prize (for Antilope chair), DK1996 2nd Prize in Forsnäs Nordic Design Competition (for "Folio" chair), SE1996 "Rum Pris" (for the best showroom design on Copenhagen Trade Mart), DK2000 'Classics' Award, Norwegian Design Council for Collage Tables, NO2000 "Utmärkt Svensk Form" (for "Longo" seating system), SE2001 Merket for God Design, Norwegian Design Council (for "Viva" chairs), NO2001 Nomination for Danish Design Award (for "Non" chair), DK2001 "Utmärkt Svensk Form" Honorable mention (for "Non" chair), SE2001 Bo Bedre, Årets Designpris (for “NON” chair), DK2002 Sköna Hem, Årets Möbel, (for “NON” chair), SE2002 The Furniture Award “Møbelprisen 2002”, DK2003 "Rum Pris" (for the best showroom design on Copenhagen Trade Mart), DK2003 Architectural Review award (for product)excellence, at Spectrum, London (for Genus chair), UK2003 Merket for God Design, Norwegian Design Council (for "Convent" collection), NO2003 Gold Award, Best of NeoCon (for Genus chair), USA2003 Innovation Award, Best of NeoCon Chicago Firniture Fair (for Gubi chair), USA2003 100% Design / Blueprint Award, Best Product (for Gubi chair), UK2003 Le Prix de la Fonctionnalité, Paris (for Genus chair), FR2003 Design 100, Metropolitan Home (for Non chair, "Cleverest use of rubber since the eraser"), USA2003 Bo Bedre, Årets Møbelpris (for "Gubi" chair), DK2004 1st Prize for The Best Design Item in Latvian Furniture Fair, for Python chair, LV2004 Danish Design Prize for "Gubi" chair, DK2004 Red dot design award (for Gubi chair), DE Ger2004 Forsnäs Prize (for Gubi chair), SE2005 1st Prize for The Best New Export Products of Latvia 2005 for Python chair, LV2006 Formland Spring Award (for Pot for One Flower), DK2006 Silver Award, Best of NeoCon (for "Avo" chair), USA2006 Danish National Art Foundation’s Prize (for the exhibition “Forty Chairs in Four Feet”), DK2007 Best of the Best of Red dot design awards winner,(for GUBI Chair II), DE2007 1st Prize in International Composites Design Competition, BE2007 Crafts and Design Biennial Prize for "NOBODY" chair, DK20082008 Forum AID Award (for NOBODY Chair), SE2008 “NOBODY” nominated to: Best in International Design Over Last 12 Months, London Design Museum, UK2010 Merket for God Design, Norwegian Design Council (for "Clip" tables), NO2011 Design Award of Federal Republic of Germany (for "NOBODY & Little NOBODY" chairs), DE
