A2021, 2020

Thierry Benzaid  

(a.o.t.) is a Copenhagen-based concept design studio. With an insatiable curiosity, (a.o.t.) strives to prioritize contemporary relevance and storytelling in the things they produce - ranging from collections to unique pieces. They engender productions that do not hide behind their own utilitarianism and want them to be more than temporary supernumeraries in our lives - in order to challenge our perception of things. Both fascinated and frustrated by the history of manufacturing and production, they seek to learn, unlearn, rethink and challenge conventional ways of doing things. That's why their manufacturing process always starts with what our own hands can do. Reconfiguring the default way of thinking about things down to handmade processes. This ensures our versatility to an ever-changing contemporaneity. In an attempt to further challenge this way of thinking, they intend to create encoded productions with a contemporary presence through storytelling that goes beyond the thing itself - material curiosity, experimental contextualization or simply relevant things of the present. It means creating a closer relationship with the owner.