One Man's Trash Is Another Man's Treasure: Can It! The Vipp Charity Auction

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC_tqB_jnYCva4Ze1J4MFmRxUzL2aW91FtX9y3dvXz6F553ahzfU8geTgOVzurgEbTvqEq1Aqn6WMk-UojnNZt9pCWqwcRzqvnk29BqMAeptJPP7PJ0bhNnzJzg_gl_bXleeDdTma-aKk/s1600-h/preview+invitation_Page_1_Image_0001.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392142177714005586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC_tqB_jnYCva4Ze1J4MFmRxUzL2aW91FtX9y3dvXz6F553ahzfU8geTgOVzurgEbTvqEq1Aqn6WMk-UojnNZt9pCWqwcRzqvnk29BqMAeptJPP7PJ0bhNnzJzg_gl_bXleeDdTma-aKk/s400/preview+invitation_Page_1_Image_0001.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 339px;" /></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><br /><a href="http://www.dwr.com/">Design Within Reach</a> is co-hosting CAN IT!, a charity auction to benefit <a href="http://www.diffa.org/">DIFFA</a>: Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">CAN IT!</span> is being produced by Danish design company <a href="http://www.vipp.dk/">Vipp</a> in celebration of their 70th anniversary. This noteworthy event will feature an exhibition and auction of Vipp trash bins that have been transformed by 35 leading figures in the worlds of architecture, art, design, fashion and entertainment.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge1S4gSrw2YsCcnFThKaUUzTmaMM6s6025bT6-gkx1jwEK5V7DzHzDqz9Xq-ps9F6cLhCHRtVAZnlojziRMImNmkZNm4sUbxrgoDW71DgPPc8vvivauR_OEAUlm2CiBxmAOb8aYhvhYBQ/s1600-h/group3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392170763365941874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge1S4gSrw2YsCcnFThKaUUzTmaMM6s6025bT6-gkx1jwEK5V7DzHzDqz9Xq-ps9F6cLhCHRtVAZnlojziRMImNmkZNm4sUbxrgoDW71DgPPc8vvivauR_OEAUlm2CiBxmAOb8aYhvhYBQ/s400/group3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 316px;" /></a><br /><br />The 35 customized Vipp bins will be on display for the public and advance bidding at the DWR: Tools for Living store in New York City, from October 15 to 28, and will be auctioned at a gala event hosted by DWR, Vipp, DIFFA and model Veronica Webb at DWR’s flagship SoHo location on October 28.<br /><br />All proceeds from the auction will be donated to DIFFA to support their important work.<br /><br />Thanks to Vipp, I have images of all the fab trash cans up for auction here. The descriptions were provided by the artists/designers. Those without descriptions are because none were given.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cole Garrett</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Yves Behar</span> (Fuse Project):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiUF9CnneqFdmnOt2OfziEPX0GXckZ8T_Fb1tW-U7EZ7QZoIyeKySKg8Ky-Je4zLiWf34mV-PkzqYleFrNxIaqmyervdlh__Y_wCfRHa8gXu1TRPTDxDNO7bc2nZVQrt_424gLxjVkbLw/s1600-h/coleandGarretYvesbehar.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392163362866797714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiUF9CnneqFdmnOt2OfziEPX0GXckZ8T_Fb1tW-U7EZ7QZoIyeKySKg8Ky-Je4zLiWf34mV-PkzqYleFrNxIaqmyervdlh__Y_wCfRHa8gXu1TRPTDxDNO7bc2nZVQrt_424gLxjVkbLw/s400/coleandGarretYvesbehar.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 350px;" /></a><br />Cole Garett: "Our VIPP bin is inspired by the 30 foot-long bamboo mural we painted for clients and at our loft, featured on the front of the New York Times Home Section, HGTV and Gazelland. Bamboo is symbolic of good fortune and the leaves made of recycled cups represent peace and tranquility."<br /><br />"PAY ATTENTION by Yves Behar (in memory of Franz Schnass) for DIFFA and Vipp: "The orange street-cone like design says “Pay Attention” to the world around you, it’s people, it’s challenges, it’s potential...Design is a way to “Pay Attention” too, especially to the less fortunate of us that are sick, diminished physically, and whose spirit shows us that courage and pride in the face of adversity is a gift that shines on all of us. So..”Pay Attention”.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Robert Geller:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHAHaNt17S1-Koj9YNEN0Cp3dEu62xyMI2NGDIhJdpN6GEicaIdm7-1dL8Mp68q97H_pgYQMz15jmRhrjp0G0dXV_DDx10DPo-YRA-aNCPpD0Lx7ml6nZOcYnS_u8ooeLnotUU48XzoxQ/s1600-h/robert_geller.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392158797580379874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHAHaNt17S1-Koj9YNEN0Cp3dEu62xyMI2NGDIhJdpN6GEicaIdm7-1dL8Mp68q97H_pgYQMz15jmRhrjp0G0dXV_DDx10DPo-YRA-aNCPpD0Lx7ml6nZOcYnS_u8ooeLnotUU48XzoxQ/s400/robert_geller.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 379px;" /></a><br />"To transform this bin I recreated the tough yet romantic aesthetic of my collections for this very practical object. When I began this process I was designing my spring-summer 2010 collection and translated the mood of the collection to the bin. We covered the entire bin in washed leather and accessorized it with aged chains, worn-in leather and chiffon flowers. The bin suggests a sense of decaying beauty which is a look I am very into."<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Robert Verdi:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiKbGj6sPrqz6FS6pVlK0Ws9XsIxWl2VQppKDZwHEo1nGWRqA8O-BrHGLbz9ZG_ia38vnnTFXOoUxdfxBmtCNZp0fS970obHEZ3RI6D43tkqxPEHEqJ6UHKPNLmEMeZ96GFIsQQ1xvXZo/s1600-h/robert+verdi.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392158937567129570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiKbGj6sPrqz6FS6pVlK0Ws9XsIxWl2VQppKDZwHEo1nGWRqA8O-BrHGLbz9ZG_ia38vnnTFXOoUxdfxBmtCNZp0fS970obHEZ3RI6D43tkqxPEHEqJ6UHKPNLmEMeZ96GFIsQQ1xvXZo/s400/robert+verdi.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 330px;" /></a><br />"The waste bin is WHITE, and you put TRASH in it, or ON it, in this case."<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Nigel Barker:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq5LXEPV6MwraolEv8PzaX-8USw_oNsmAViAUl-GwNNTQhOkaMKVLpBmlWFbQBIbhn7PLy4h7MU7K57zu9IFpuHVJSAqyVovpc07VkYgwAqNYbiPUNdN3kMQKOqskTdpi_6x8l8k9NARo/s1600-h/nigel_barker.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392160019623506530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq5LXEPV6MwraolEv8PzaX-8USw_oNsmAViAUl-GwNNTQhOkaMKVLpBmlWFbQBIbhn7PLy4h7MU7K57zu9IFpuHVJSAqyVovpc07VkYgwAqNYbiPUNdN3kMQKOqskTdpi_6x8l8k9NARo/s400/nigel_barker.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 374px;" /></a><br />"Trash is normally described as unwanted waste material and therefore your trash-can should be your best friend so to speak...... I have spent weeks up on the ice in Northern Canada and the shot we wrapped the Vipp bin in is called 'Frozen Cauldron.' It depicts the change in landscape as the beautiful, perfect, icy landscape metamorphoses into a frozen explosion before it melts away to nothing."<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Veronica Webb:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJU_fynnr_Xo3F4bTI5GQ__Kn-SElu7Pdk-0MTVvdr71gk07M8MMgSoL8-xpOoJa8xtq5-zRDMeLAPFfSzMZ_IK6ZKjt5kUgrTRMaEiODJ8Bw-_IgzYw6202DdNu0EjN7XpYD78VksA10/s1600-h/veronica+Webb.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392158108895146338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJU_fynnr_Xo3F4bTI5GQ__Kn-SElu7Pdk-0MTVvdr71gk07M8MMgSoL8-xpOoJa8xtq5-zRDMeLAPFfSzMZ_IK6ZKjt5kUgrTRMaEiODJ8Bw-_IgzYw6202DdNu0EjN7XpYD78VksA10/s400/veronica+Webb.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 293px;" /></a><br />"Taking my cue from the lean iconic lines of the VIPP can, the “giraffe” women of South Africa’s Ndebele Tribe who adorn their necks with stacks of golden rings immediately came to mind. Africa as much as our own back yard is the epi center of beauty and the epi center of the fight against AIDS. I was able to realize my full vision with the help of two very talented artists, Mary Davis, interior designer and recent Parson's graduate and world renowned photographer Nigel Barker. I am grateful for their help and contribution in the global fight against AIDS. "- Veronica Webb.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Shelly Sabel:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLJeRvVzQeSGM9oqAVGe8RvRWcZI-pRRDzizOPacKIEAPCTqOtOFHGX-sp7E6vH0jY92gqXSU1LqKcbarPpaZYoL9CJ4wR2e071LewurvBAifpZXE7fbIwWHrc79vZjYr0n10ckmJhpeE/s1600-h/shellySabel.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392158646338628930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLJeRvVzQeSGM9oqAVGe8RvRWcZI-pRRDzizOPacKIEAPCTqOtOFHGX-sp7E6vH0jY92gqXSU1LqKcbarPpaZYoL9CJ4wR2e071LewurvBAifpZXE7fbIwWHrc79vZjYr0n10ckmJhpeE/s400/shellySabel.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 378px;" /></a><br />"Lite-Bright trash can. Materials: Vipp pedal bin, lite-bright pegs, electro luminescent flatlight, perforated steel, tie-down straps. This piece is inspired by the 1970's Hasbro toy - lite-bright, late sixties, early seventies graphics and psychedelic art."<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Olaf Breuning:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbjn4MgAqbzx01fiI7G3rww7hjptADQ3-f6zzX81waI-MKefiS7gVQRPm0NKWY5nyrBG6M71mZycau9mfSGThw_su8PT34Yq3of8lj-2JVTXZ9CJmHY5r6KXga8g3TOPOHl4F_GIDNG8/s1600-h/olafbreuning.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392159830689782706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbjn4MgAqbzx01fiI7G3rww7hjptADQ3-f6zzX81waI-MKefiS7gVQRPm0NKWY5nyrBG6M71mZycau9mfSGThw_su8PT34Yq3of8lj-2JVTXZ9CJmHY5r6KXga8g3TOPOHl4F_GIDNG8/s400/olafbreuning.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 373px;" /></a><br />Color bin - "The inspiration is the work with the four colors, red, blue, yellow and green...nothing more. The funny thing is that the works end up referencing the abstract painters from the last century. I guess there is just a few options to do with four colors...in case of the bin they just drip down. In other words...there is not really a big concept about it. I just want to make it colorful and happy."<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lady Bunny:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSFA5MkZL5wieFS39md6an9U7MsJQSpXcy2OEli_fufiyjQgLJHUgUvd2RjeBL8MtWd9qsk_k1ndz2ycKxautzRKMhCvupK9rbohnIAy73c2RDJoQevw5xEiLutVMCLj5SMnxpj6OHQ9g/s1600-h/ladyBunny2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392168037979405410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSFA5MkZL5wieFS39md6an9U7MsJQSpXcy2OEli_fufiyjQgLJHUgUvd2RjeBL8MtWd9qsk_k1ndz2ycKxautzRKMhCvupK9rbohnIAy73c2RDJoQevw5xEiLutVMCLj5SMnxpj6OHQ9g/s400/ladyBunny2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 310px;" /></a><br />"I knew somehow I wanted to put my bin "in drag." I toyed with the idea of adding a wig, but an over-sized eye did the trick and I'm pleased that it resembles a bin from H. R. Puf 'N' Stuf or perhaps from Peewee's Playhouse. Of course, since the eye is blue and with long lashes and even a little bloodshot, the bin was modeled after my own blue eyes and lash-heavy make-up style. Billy Erb helped me execute the design for my piece so I'm grateful to him for executing my design so perfectly. And as anyone has seen me perform can attest to, This "lady" certainly knows a thing or two about trash!"<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mike Perry:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOp2emietygoAnMIJ-iouphEgxJw3XyKrTB9R2hov5t2Khw95nsyzcPF0AxXa8uXCeT3aOnd4mmNERZXedJbo7QGnGq6y0fJC52SPfX-f9uaf1nmgF5eJvFVM4Xz8Uur28_y2nTu1hmjc/s1600-h/mikeperry.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392160497887087906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOp2emietygoAnMIJ-iouphEgxJw3XyKrTB9R2hov5t2Khw95nsyzcPF0AxXa8uXCeT3aOnd4mmNERZXedJbo7QGnGq6y0fJC52SPfX-f9uaf1nmgF5eJvFVM4Xz8Uur28_y2nTu1hmjc/s400/mikeperry.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 365px;" /></a><br />Before Time.- "A hot bed of activity constantly changing and growing creating new patterns and textures. This is how it all started. Elements moving and changing to create compositions."<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sune Wagner:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggZeUZbgJNP1rQjpYuPQxmYWcb_4V_cgVxdwDjHI3EwnqvHwycbhiGYMpicTmgfV-04mRhQNkoDjCDcwH17L4RkRE6aDFHy19GqaXNfpann1YmjyvU99k2CQQTLGmqiaYlqtQOI1V7_B8/s1600-h/sunewagner.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392158449718597810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggZeUZbgJNP1rQjpYuPQxmYWcb_4V_cgVxdwDjHI3EwnqvHwycbhiGYMpicTmgfV-04mRhQNkoDjCDcwH17L4RkRE6aDFHy19GqaXNfpann1YmjyvU99k2CQQTLGmqiaYlqtQOI1V7_B8/s400/sunewagner.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 395px;" /></a><br />It's called "No. 73"- "It was essentially inspired by Warhol and Pollock. The idea was to have Warhol do a Pollock, factory style. The industrial silver mixed with black works as a direct link to New York city circa 1960's, some years after Pollock's untimely death."<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">David Rockwell:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn_JaduU65XvxVDRXAOlDnK4n0CxzAtsEE-4cfXEyxEfq09MZmOzPioNno5DzhoEV_m2N65x42U1CqzILJcS2cPxMYsodTZjYvfZLcQKaWxn4aQ-RSticm-vurfH5PIryhOwIIWwo8WQQ/s1600-h/david+rockwell.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392163113552203042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn_JaduU65XvxVDRXAOlDnK4n0CxzAtsEE-4cfXEyxEfq09MZmOzPioNno5DzhoEV_m2N65x42U1CqzILJcS2cPxMYsodTZjYvfZLcQKaWxn4aQ-RSticm-vurfH5PIryhOwIIWwo8WQQ/s400/david+rockwell.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 372px;" /></a><br />"With the Vipp bin, I wanted to reinvent and invigorate the everyday household ritual of opening and closing the trash bin. When you press the foot pedal of the Vipp bin, the can lights up with 1100 LEDs. Just by bringing an element of surprise and delight to that act transforms it into a small-scale celebration."<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kiril Kirov Razortooth:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtgiHy7E1eXSIIV5FHRMLYFFzQOodnD1IOSvnXXqkWYsCyvQfGjXCxVC-IvCKoAnr8t1nhvsa_CA6DUBmP3gxcIpSVccAuftAQNy-zB7yVbLIrkJfADY1oc4QDqt5B_xJRGi25dWL-MkQ/s1600-h/KirilKirovRazortooth.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392161386876576802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtgiHy7E1eXSIIV5FHRMLYFFzQOodnD1IOSvnXXqkWYsCyvQfGjXCxVC-IvCKoAnr8t1nhvsa_CA6DUBmP3gxcIpSVccAuftAQNy-zB7yVbLIrkJfADY1oc4QDqt5B_xJRGi25dWL-MkQ/s400/KirilKirovRazortooth.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 363px;" /></a><br />"The bin was inspired by the first decade of the new millennium, eerie reminiscent to the beginning of the XX century. The bin is kind of a modern Pandora’s “box” and the Siamese twins represent Yin-Yang. Unfortunately the opposites are very much alike and our good side is still well concealed. We like to believe as in the legend that at the very bottom still lays hope."<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Helena Christensen</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Izhar Patkin</span>:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxa_p-dp-6hzwplv7-AwwMoFBD7oOvd5FKo5jJV08UEmipjNTbPSMyxRyuGydVA9QTe9q09SvGk0ETgJ7c0XEhxtdVDifCe4r3Dvxb8cnwnSws-hgYBtedbv7_2RsLIUKxOtc_Ah0RKAk/s1600-h/helenachristensenIzharPatkin.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392162520516455122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxa_p-dp-6hzwplv7-AwwMoFBD7oOvd5FKo5jJV08UEmipjNTbPSMyxRyuGydVA9QTe9q09SvGk0ETgJ7c0XEhxtdVDifCe4r3Dvxb8cnwnSws-hgYBtedbv7_2RsLIUKxOtc_Ah0RKAk/s400/helenachristensenIzharPatkin.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 377px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rikke Korff</span> The Furies and <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Selby</span>:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuyQYpBBtt2ST2MvBYftav0nlUEPxmKQCZi9a9QEDv6oxD5-7WyOHru29u4p6UrZla_UCCT974dF4hr8601i_fAeWaRsgu1BD8hisiOCbHmtmmnVTWQAcZ6BAjEZoEKk6psdQy36brxpA/s1600-h/RikkeKorffTheFuriesTheSelby.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392159091176071842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuyQYpBBtt2ST2MvBYftav0nlUEPxmKQCZi9a9QEDv6oxD5-7WyOHru29u4p6UrZla_UCCT974dF4hr8601i_fAeWaRsgu1BD8hisiOCbHmtmmnVTWQAcZ6BAjEZoEKk6psdQy36brxpA/s400/RikkeKorffTheFuriesTheSelby.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 336px;" /></a><br />PUNK DOTS: RIKKE KORFF & THE FURIES "Dot patterns are a much loved signature of The Furies, referencing the playfully feminine classic Polka Dot and the importance of the circle in traditional Asian decorative arts. For the VIPP bin, we amped up the Rock n' Roll spirit of The Furies by embellishing our dot pattern with hardcore metal spikes, which explode off the mysterious matte black surface."<br /><br />The Selby: "The can was designed using my watercolor paintings of animals including many wearing looks from Fall 2009 runway shows, styled by Aya Kanai. Hard core fashion fans may be able to guess what some of the looks are!"<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Yoko Ono</span>:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJKHEZRKsl-HIBGtNYexYcagR9Rd94ggI29IcOtK7FbRugGMCDQvoJDgTN6NxOqsXEG5qqy_Dt1XoA3tRO1Ml7WHucb3b115osD252_s7L5Vk5Olh8hpsoHB2__lakumipDnjdJGEQMo/s1600-h/yoko_ono.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392157279033550402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJKHEZRKsl-HIBGtNYexYcagR9Rd94ggI29IcOtK7FbRugGMCDQvoJDgTN6NxOqsXEG5qqy_Dt1XoA3tRO1Ml7WHucb3b115osD252_s7L5Vk5Olh8hpsoHB2__lakumipDnjdJGEQMo/s400/yoko_ono.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 334px;" /></a><br />"IMAGINE PEACE: Think PEACE, Act PEACE, Spread PEACE. Yoko Ono '09"<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Richard Colman:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvA9wUNjyybPpxHHskCSW1XMZGCWwQoYYrMc-4sPw7MU6fivbShnH6KFtM4n889eQOnl-MExnkCI2QooJlgTqj2GTW6L1y4yap_c3f_aEa_sICyYXnXmZt06YYXoEEqw2dI8wg4AHMsGI/s1600-h/richard+colman.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392159398934027858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvA9wUNjyybPpxHHskCSW1XMZGCWwQoYYrMc-4sPw7MU6fivbShnH6KFtM4n889eQOnl-MExnkCI2QooJlgTqj2GTW6L1y4yap_c3f_aEa_sICyYXnXmZt06YYXoEEqw2dI8wg4AHMsGI/s400/richard+colman.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 389px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Magnus Berger</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Michael Aram</span>:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEZnzZvfw5LTCIgBBWnErb0Hz3N8EhpUv-0XuSeRLPKJyo11G53JudwwMrnj4F7T0uKWPW73O1LZCpoDDRyYTQJ6aDbJG-kOl-H8kSF7xnyn3HrQgV_lMd2Glg4FsUJJo8nPBS-L1ow04/s1600-h/MagnusBergerMichaelAram.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392160707525239954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEZnzZvfw5LTCIgBBWnErb0Hz3N8EhpUv-0XuSeRLPKJyo11G53JudwwMrnj4F7T0uKWPW73O1LZCpoDDRyYTQJ6aDbJG-kOl-H8kSF7xnyn3HrQgV_lMd2Glg4FsUJJo8nPBS-L1ow04/s400/MagnusBergerMichaelAram.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 362px;" /></a><br />Magnus Berger: "One of the ideas of The Last Magazine is to have the reader decide whether it's frame able or disposable. I've been to friends houses where they have used our magazine as art on the wall which is of course very flattering. But I'm also into the idea of how street advertising posters look on scaffolding in New York. Especially when they get weathered and torn. I guess this is somewhere in between."<br /><br />Michael Aram: "In my work, I dwell on what I call “integrated design”, by which I mean that the “Object” is the “Sculpture”. The fantasy for me is that the object is so perfect in its form, that it’s function, although essential, is an added bonus- or in the case of the bin, almost a surprise! In world mythology, Pears represent bounty and gluttony. What more perfect for a receptacle of waste than a golden symbol of excess? I imagine the enchanted forest of my dreams where all we needed would be found on the forest floor, and each step would reveal one wondrous object after another, which we could gather to make our houses."<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Swathi Ghanta</span>/ KidRobot:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoDE0vFKNDIV3EJFBN5SIBUlK8DhvzsHqZ-GCl_N596Qh3HqEtInUhUWUF4tVXf5K_9FtkogO0XFnWvhXOT4vNpmSn01AOV3fP1BUaLPLQzva7qSCCkj3c7zY-6o3s9khW2T5ZpM5hqzM/s1600-h/SwathiGhantaKidRobot.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392157455837262402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoDE0vFKNDIV3EJFBN5SIBUlK8DhvzsHqZ-GCl_N596Qh3HqEtInUhUWUF4tVXf5K_9FtkogO0XFnWvhXOT4vNpmSn01AOV3fP1BUaLPLQzva7qSCCkj3c7zY-6o3s9khW2T5ZpM5hqzM/s400/SwathiGhantaKidRobot.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 430px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Camilla Staerk</span>:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwK4bivTMcgHqf6nbaH8tTFzwKrR0rbMh-w-0y1X9dwNxRIiRe0vIMVqWx96mPDSTlbjvcYKbbLpAjF6p7iDw5hlWGrbQhZXYIT_sdCiSJGEzQ5F7OLnWWDxxie1edvDANTdN1EDDLJxQ/s1600-h/camilla.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392163824421470530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwK4bivTMcgHqf6nbaH8tTFzwKrR0rbMh-w-0y1X9dwNxRIiRe0vIMVqWx96mPDSTlbjvcYKbbLpAjF6p7iDw5hlWGrbQhZXYIT_sdCiSJGEzQ5F7OLnWWDxxie1edvDANTdN1EDDLJxQ/s400/camilla.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 349px;" /></a><br />"For my Spring '07 collection, which was called 'walk with me' and was inspired by the girls in David Lynch's 'Twin Peaks', I developed the accessories from a 'liquid lace' material which I created by fusing lace with rubber. My VIPP can is based on this thought.""<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jes Gordon</span>:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha2QsyDTwsI4ORBbwTAjdx8E4TD8nkmeXgOcJVZGkCRFurCnTVSe_ZYtEcFZOUdANmX8AMRJX6Qsf1GBUUpHiURMNzkG1dXWsGxcyhnjGL8dueXX_6mWLMJaEhnhpjEPaoet__cdVpDTg/s1600-h/jesGordon.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392161994112589810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha2QsyDTwsI4ORBbwTAjdx8E4TD8nkmeXgOcJVZGkCRFurCnTVSe_ZYtEcFZOUdANmX8AMRJX6Qsf1GBUUpHiURMNzkG1dXWsGxcyhnjGL8dueXX_6mWLMJaEhnhpjEPaoet__cdVpDTg/s400/jesGordon.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 299px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">James Charles:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7m9It6K-eTy7RQY9unrzv4cYW_zkw2BMb1Mywf1D_dhwux4kZxD9Fm-wGIz9BXpg_nxXbn9vMyqTFv2K_uQmJOWdRAAJruaTuMHIB-zi7Q_kfEEs60Q9AFT_a0PSlsrzAzcPPSymNROE/s1600-h/jamescharles.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392162184980589490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7m9It6K-eTy7RQY9unrzv4cYW_zkw2BMb1Mywf1D_dhwux4kZxD9Fm-wGIz9BXpg_nxXbn9vMyqTFv2K_uQmJOWdRAAJruaTuMHIB-zi7Q_kfEEs60Q9AFT_a0PSlsrzAzcPPSymNROE/s400/jamescharles.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 382px;" /></a><br />"“Can It” - got me thinking about Rubbish/Trash and I realized how all our office trash cans were always full!! The inspiration is to get smaller trash cans for less trash! Not larger Trash Cans for more stuff to throw away!!! Less is truly more in this day and age!"<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">John Baldessari</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Jonas Hecksher</span> Etypes:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigbcU_ObFRaoZ9DeIt56eDSSSRGMeMpY2TPfTtQ2lUguxpb7zfHL6zguF8OOA8ys5Pxh37IAELKu5lz2NWF7yl2QbjaTxg2To9xgABY_pBpgVVXweZxcwRnut48O2IU3jENrpr47kcEGM/s1600-h/john+baldessari_jona_hecksher.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392161750915039170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigbcU_ObFRaoZ9DeIt56eDSSSRGMeMpY2TPfTtQ2lUguxpb7zfHL6zguF8OOA8ys5Pxh37IAELKu5lz2NWF7yl2QbjaTxg2To9xgABY_pBpgVVXweZxcwRnut48O2IU3jENrpr47kcEGM/s400/john+baldessari_jona_hecksher.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 343px;" /></a><br />John Baldessari: "I'm always unsure about throwing things away. Because by nature i'm a recycler and pac rat. I feel certain i'm not the only one in the world with this characteristic. Also, i think we should learn to recycle like other countries in the world."<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Evette Rios</span>:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaiOQ9UOoQ9GPjqe0rEN7xk3q5O9LT5Kf54uzDqqIJ4uJqwuNQmK98AYI1kEla_Mg7U_72CmQ8JBHTulfj4K5AiwYuhky5Wi1LjsNUq_IH9udvL-0fkd1fHdx64GK582I6BiKEkOl8WsI/s1600-h/evette+rios1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392162810265513666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaiOQ9UOoQ9GPjqe0rEN7xk3q5O9LT5Kf54uzDqqIJ4uJqwuNQmK98AYI1kEla_Mg7U_72CmQ8JBHTulfj4K5AiwYuhky5Wi1LjsNUq_IH9udvL-0fkd1fHdx64GK582I6BiKEkOl8WsI/s400/evette+rios1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 350px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Avi Adler </span>and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ami James</span>:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEity5o3NAl87Rswwt-Q8B9DuS2VlPTx46DDREHBVQyZnIw6-1GotUihmrmaP-HmKxQcKC9NvpjJdre0a4SA8KqVZnJcyYJiEJZutKMzdSyaOPzH3TJXhrAK4BIJDc4F6KnEhbcboLysaMM/s1600-h/aviAdler_Ami_james.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392157608329852562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEity5o3NAl87Rswwt-Q8B9DuS2VlPTx46DDREHBVQyZnIw6-1GotUihmrmaP-HmKxQcKC9NvpjJdre0a4SA8KqVZnJcyYJiEJZutKMzdSyaOPzH3TJXhrAK4BIJDc4F6KnEhbcboLysaMM/s400/aviAdler_Ami_james.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 368px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">David Stark</span>:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG5ehWwzN_DzbZ9BezaPybP5JV654Mczn3MZHP8Bw-TsFFmEoBBSMu3aV-0Txsn3R_rNKG3Tk86pQopW2CKVKAifqTiSAcDwnrd1OlgOJS-B82RfZZPytCZmXojuUqPkAXn4kuz8HOgjA/s1600-h/davidstark1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392157901224271410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG5ehWwzN_DzbZ9BezaPybP5JV654Mczn3MZHP8Bw-TsFFmEoBBSMu3aV-0Txsn3R_rNKG3Tk86pQopW2CKVKAifqTiSAcDwnrd1OlgOJS-B82RfZZPytCZmXojuUqPkAXn4kuz8HOgjA/s400/davidstark1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 337px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lady Pink</span>:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzeOmDSGO4GcUwSAWPXXh90PQP3pU9EfhUUI5WHsYKmFOoYgROx-mLO1K7-9wQhK4WNA9JNoYxfnL9z5ugQu1kDabX0kIx-4Gr_4DOl1ObHcVTKmSgK01jwHcSVMukq5djI37TO_JTrrw/s1600-h/lady+pink.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392161073450936578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzeOmDSGO4GcUwSAWPXXh90PQP3pU9EfhUUI5WHsYKmFOoYgROx-mLO1K7-9wQhK4WNA9JNoYxfnL9z5ugQu1kDabX0kIx-4Gr_4DOl1ObHcVTKmSgK01jwHcSVMukq5djI37TO_JTrrw/s400/lady+pink.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 395px;" /></a><br />"I've been painting brick-women covered in colorful graffiti for years, nude masonry monuments lovingly vandalized. They represent the solid inner strength all women have underneath. I also paint brick texture on objects and apply my beloved friends graffiti names on the brick, a tribute to those living and dead."<br /><br />And some more sedate versions from designers (left to right) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Calvin Klein</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Oscar De La Renta</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ralph Lauren</span>:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyn7HA9AXaDKkKP0BUL6L2vwCZ9iXlEy3QXipeAyEKfk3vA_R2mHCdhxnMj8DSFgZ7eebvhIjsu1mAMX-t9JI5UxnWde0UVttszx3ix5GYyTqmOgFZb6om_ALdt4FEBRgVG50A3DsZhAA/s1600-h/CalvinOscarRalphjpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392157040526082290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyn7HA9AXaDKkKP0BUL6L2vwCZ9iXlEy3QXipeAyEKfk3vA_R2mHCdhxnMj8DSFgZ7eebvhIjsu1mAMX-t9JI5UxnWde0UVttszx3ix5GYyTqmOgFZb6om_ALdt4FEBRgVG50A3DsZhAA/s400/CalvinOscarRalphjpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 281px;" /></a><br /><br />Calvin Klein: "In considering the Vipp bin design, we took inspiration from the wool elements in our Fall 2009 Men's Collection. This wool overcoat, for example, is the epitome of luxury and comfort. These elements also carry over to our Home Collection and designs. By covering the Vipp bin in our wool Kravet fabric, the piece blends seamlessly into any Calvin Klein room."<br /><br />Oscar de La Renta: "The inspiration for our bin is a striped fabric from Oscar de la Renta’s upcoming line of fabrics for Lee Jofa."<br /><br />Ralph Lauren: "Inspired by Vipp's timeless design integrity and quality craftsmanship, Ralph Lauren adds an unexpected layer of luxury with chic black alligator and refined silver accents."<br /><br />The 35 customized Vipp bins will be on display for the public and advance bidding at the DWR: Tools for Living store in New York City, from October 15 to 28, and will be auctioned at a gala event hosted by DWR, Vipp, DIFFA and model Veronica Webb at DWR’s flagship SoHo location on October 28.<br />-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />This is not the first charity auction put on by Vipp, be sure to see the great pieces from <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/09/vipp-helena-christensen-get-designers.html">past Vipp Auctions here.</a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/09/vipp-helena-christensen-get-designers.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392164263875686466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBkriKdcsML6dSpgu5BdWR4UzBaZ4z4nIQVMecDMnBN2io4Sr2DhRs1vz7fdmbb7h-Fpf2repI6cyx_EFFKqo2HbHSjpjxc6NTls16JCiyy2W-LnXx2vic89TVeLffCIudMHKuV6A0Paw/s400/designervipps2008.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 529px;" /></a><br />Be sure to check out the some trash cans from <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/09/vipp-helena-christensen-get-designers.html">Vipp charity auction of years past here.</a><br /><a href="http://www.vipp.dk/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392169439497035778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfuoPRoqAMaKLiJVVOKVk0DR7fYwEsGwvsKdWfiG1LFKL-ZflhhILA1Frd5_jaPpNQeixQnOYnPcejKZBXn1uoLDBJ7vusNOFsRTLQlstpYmObKaGAGFgxQStC-6GlvAtuyG6HW-ZktHc/s400/Picture+19.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 153px; height: 60px;" /></a>

One Man's Trash Is Another Man's Treasure: Can It! The Vipp Charity Auction

Design Within Reach is co-hosting CAN IT!, a charity auction to benefit DIFFA : Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS. CAN IT! is bei...

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Vipp & Helena Christensen Get Designers To Do Trash For Charity.

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ehXOrZm1p093YhoEtodGiZ773ZYWs4r1cwlra4o554GtRiI0C_XzDIVYgGJoVw7_O2hrj9duPNziXzsZ4LNiTRvnIaebOerfCPZaL2jpbt0Hp7KrAvyMDG5QZRpYzeU-8ddIz3ARwK57/s1600-h/designervipps.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241195948721389282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ehXOrZm1p093YhoEtodGiZ773ZYWs4r1cwlra4o554GtRiI0C_XzDIVYgGJoVw7_O2hrj9duPNziXzsZ4LNiTRvnIaebOerfCPZaL2jpbt0Hp7KrAvyMDG5QZRpYzeU-8ddIz3ARwK57/s400/designervipps.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 521px; height: 521px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9RwwaNsgl5N8U_IuJDqXo4grU2jhiei8oXNy0ym5NdwEv8b2QE6pYJl0WU6SsbPbCB67MelavXnWvB830pmrASpsLoMBOJpWAcyVF5w9ID8cIqDfu2l8OTvnyOwDn7lgq49f21-bWJRYj/s1600-h/Picture+32.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240775476980320850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9RwwaNsgl5N8U_IuJDqXo4grU2jhiei8oXNy0ym5NdwEv8b2QE6pYJl0WU6SsbPbCB67MelavXnWvB830pmrASpsLoMBOJpWAcyVF5w9ID8cIqDfu2l8OTvnyOwDn7lgq49f21-bWJRYj/s400/Picture+32.png" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><br />Danish design company Vipp and Danish supermodel Helena Christensen join forces in raising money for children affected by the Chernobyl disaster, and for the poor of New York City.<br /><br />To mark the opening of a Vipp showroom in New York, Vipp is arranging a large-scale charity auction in collaboration with Danish supermodel Helena Christensen who also resides in New York.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7xYNgg_g-0LvatXlwmWIU5tOSico4doBnG9X8okikdfb2vijWXSulLrTA7QKGS-wjCy7k6JJK20Q_zbXRuY_dMdLNUWvB8348QFpv9rcVgMhHyREmNGBwoxAxvFOX3MrpDQle4q9erLc5/s1600-h/helena.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240769421930863170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7xYNgg_g-0LvatXlwmWIU5tOSico4doBnG9X8okikdfb2vijWXSulLrTA7QKGS-wjCy7k6JJK20Q_zbXRuY_dMdLNUWvB8348QFpv9rcVgMhHyREmNGBwoxAxvFOX3MrpDQle4q9erLc5/s400/helena.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 501px; height: 502px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Above: supermodel Helene Christensen</span><br /><br />"A Danish supermodel and a Danish design icon working together to help the city in which both have settled. There is no better match, and we are very happy that Helena Christensen has agreed to work with us", says Kasper Egelund, owner of Vipp Inc. in the US. Kasper is also grandson of Holger Nielsen who designed the original Vipp pedal bin in 1939.<br /><br />Apart from having accepted being the key figure in "Vipp Charity Auction for Helena Christensen", the Danish supermodel has also taken on the task of designing three Vipp pedal bins. The starting point will be a selection of the photos taken by Helena Christensen over the recent years where her career as a model has been supplemented by a career as a photographer.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEfeFm7kz2VpVxojgFBmEojNaLmefPlyYALApfSAeblt8eiF5osCBH65ofWDGVX0a133_BopB7crsI84bv3akCrOPgZAHirq2w0JnVjI9Vq8kgNOSU2pDfll5qF9eiVyluHbPbgWBzk7M/s1600-h/thumb_53016_500x500.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392141361928532114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEfeFm7kz2VpVxojgFBmEojNaLmefPlyYALApfSAeblt8eiF5osCBH65ofWDGVX0a133_BopB7crsI84bv3akCrOPgZAHirq2w0JnVjI9Vq8kgNOSU2pDfll5qF9eiVyluHbPbgWBzk7M/s400/thumb_53016_500x500.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 498px; height: 787px;" /></a><br />Above: One of Helen's designs for the Vipp Benefit<br /><br />Several American and international artists and designers will be designing Vipp pedal bins, including Bono, Robert Verdi, Francisco Costa, Alice Temerly, fashion designers <a href="http://www.michaelbastiannyc.com/" title="Michael Bastian">Michael Bastian</a> and Cynthia Rowley.<br /><br />I managed to find some of the wonderful designs that will be auctioned off and here they are.<br /><br />Alice Temerly:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSdIN9B5j2NAHI1o33FPI0DunVayqsQrwIvOHwpjmqe7oAxKl6aG9YCfMv1z2JX_-wQFxCV4F4cAxQm-SctDy-OPnBidYwF6L3fok419_tddjEzdxpdUBCwf7BmwHjWoYIzIXjrX7VIY/s1600-h/thumb_52979_500x500.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392140780077371618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSdIN9B5j2NAHI1o33FPI0DunVayqsQrwIvOHwpjmqe7oAxKl6aG9YCfMv1z2JX_-wQFxCV4F4cAxQm-SctDy-OPnBidYwF6L3fok419_tddjEzdxpdUBCwf7BmwHjWoYIzIXjrX7VIY/s400/thumb_52979_500x500.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 494px; height: 629px;" /></a><br />Ingrid Hoffman:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZSzd2n1lUfat1M9GiHpDQ4Ho127YkcgJUWUxczeheoQrF459_gVGUxqs85LuZcCel1GYCTVfDVQ3dJ-c3slPdDi13Up8c7E6a0iLYl5QTNQ7t1tAOlTOBIOyf9eaLDNG_Sx2e8r2fnBI/s1600-h/ingridhoffman.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392140134754532194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZSzd2n1lUfat1M9GiHpDQ4Ho127YkcgJUWUxczeheoQrF459_gVGUxqs85LuZcCel1GYCTVfDVQ3dJ-c3slPdDi13Up8c7E6a0iLYl5QTNQ7t1tAOlTOBIOyf9eaLDNG_Sx2e8r2fnBI/s400/ingridhoffman.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 496px; height: 646px;" /></a><br />Todd Oldham:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0rhlnHil90tw_OIrZU-wclv2QXamnvsmd7Lm3Ouu22KlLBBbpHbfFjMWfuVeh4K5Hn9cY_ngQ-4hCwXYK9Ii8PLpCJFjoI9dIAzd8T8OBOVwZO5dmAy21jgBeXz_sqNNtMAKW7KBqEpE/s1600-h/toddoldam.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392139954469196898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0rhlnHil90tw_OIrZU-wclv2QXamnvsmd7Lm3Ouu22KlLBBbpHbfFjMWfuVeh4K5Hn9cY_ngQ-4hCwXYK9Ii8PLpCJFjoI9dIAzd8T8OBOVwZO5dmAy21jgBeXz_sqNNtMAKW7KBqEpE/s400/toddoldam.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 495px; height: 680px;" /></a><br />Dominic Wilcox:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjOb64OGM9cu97GWGtiR7sSTxQ8uaUrBEAkizZ2CXPsQaFk4D3nK8bvEcglXrEXo3v8oljZ45yPMiFWsUz5G5sQ7z57V-NSHNxtAuq8i9HhJV6sRN6QRV5y6U-HccwIjIzVXutCddYpmQ/s1600-h/dominicwilcox.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392140908078600706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjOb64OGM9cu97GWGtiR7sSTxQ8uaUrBEAkizZ2CXPsQaFk4D3nK8bvEcglXrEXo3v8oljZ45yPMiFWsUz5G5sQ7z57V-NSHNxtAuq8i9HhJV6sRN6QRV5y6U-HccwIjIzVXutCddYpmQ/s400/dominicwilcox.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 492px; height: 527px;" /></a><br />Michael Bastian:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVjil8-k2kg11SWFvfMifQatO6h8jK0Saqa5GFRgGu7skb9BzR_bCqg5L_PfKNJ28Sj7s-wxi3a8LLoj8bnyDWSgQEmW_Wzk_G5UDXmKNwtCmWGAbUE7DkI6iRG9HqajUfosVDyOhyphenhyphenJKY/s1600-h/thumb_53005_500x500.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392140589756553922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVjil8-k2kg11SWFvfMifQatO6h8jK0Saqa5GFRgGu7skb9BzR_bCqg5L_PfKNJ28Sj7s-wxi3a8LLoj8bnyDWSgQEmW_Wzk_G5UDXmKNwtCmWGAbUE7DkI6iRG9HqajUfosVDyOhyphenhyphenJKY/s400/thumb_53005_500x500.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 499px; height: 695px;" /></a><br />Dale Chiluly:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihmugXsXXAi5WUhoWM_TDr3z-yPvS2ArUgiFblFBKu5K021CckxveCP-QV1BdNp5dubcf38MO_Y8hpZvu4yV54sfMmXgH6DBHX3Zw9jS3_jUWFu-yV_a7qBh7DWnu9l1P8kKCh7hUIuIM/s1600-h/Dale+Chihuly..jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392141053282968338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihmugXsXXAi5WUhoWM_TDr3z-yPvS2ArUgiFblFBKu5K021CckxveCP-QV1BdNp5dubcf38MO_Y8hpZvu4yV54sfMmXgH6DBHX3Zw9jS3_jUWFu-yV_a7qBh7DWnu9l1P8kKCh7hUIuIM/s400/Dale+Chihuly..jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 494px; height: 633px;" /></a><br /><br />Robert Verdi:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSraThVi_gtLTX-qmDIBLgLXCHZMpzNT-8bBaRfstna5pUbjuWiuBMLKQSGPVGBtnNbcksuWNXxWf0FqjsRH8BP4eVqVcQd7Tn5agfAj995t8i0pkKuLWiBhILJ-LtD3oIeGCFIpDV9No/s1600-h/thumb_53006_500x500.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392140428486264626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSraThVi_gtLTX-qmDIBLgLXCHZMpzNT-8bBaRfstna5pUbjuWiuBMLKQSGPVGBtnNbcksuWNXxWf0FqjsRH8BP4eVqVcQd7Tn5agfAj995t8i0pkKuLWiBhILJ-LtD3oIeGCFIpDV9No/s400/thumb_53006_500x500.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 494px; height: 771px;" /></a><br />Simon Doonan:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_XoxKPV1UcAusNNuO1M5Uj_zq1VlCZAysg3Nb1e7GSpkK_OakTVjYvtUjMSnbUFtQRUcQhJCebEmQ36APWbwWUXRhS-vkwCAddEZJvtUqzh7LEUtVcWJUFcGHR-lhs4bhIZE13nc8jW4/s1600-h/thumb_53007_500x500.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392140284812859426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_XoxKPV1UcAusNNuO1M5Uj_zq1VlCZAysg3Nb1e7GSpkK_OakTVjYvtUjMSnbUFtQRUcQhJCebEmQ36APWbwWUXRhS-vkwCAddEZJvtUqzh7LEUtVcWJUFcGHR-lhs4bhIZE13nc8jW4/s400/thumb_53007_500x500.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 496px; height: 703px;" /></a><br />Bono:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLIcgWRha1s3VBy8bIvyCr7t6Yw_ARqioNkZzCT032goSffad5rs0segZcl1Ily41fxWUvtQPXDFbUyKZGYcRLC4OoPahzeSwF4-5nqHQ1FCNqgprrqMAu0b-hRmOULv1biExkKuaRc5U/s1600-h/bono.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392141208458106146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLIcgWRha1s3VBy8bIvyCr7t6Yw_ARqioNkZzCT032goSffad5rs0segZcl1Ily41fxWUvtQPXDFbUyKZGYcRLC4OoPahzeSwF4-5nqHQ1FCNqgprrqMAu0b-hRmOULv1biExkKuaRc5U/s400/bono.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 492px; height: 737px;" /></a><br />Francisco Costa:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3MzaRbb7PtxcK1vgjAzEH6H3HwQ5wTB4jJlnBYa954PYVlGD9ieB79SvsDsx-CM9iOPsim0vp9ZnfrfOCA0yQ4BMqeUkpG5jSHpn04BI7XHEhz7Dx0OYow_UFL7-F90LYyilx_6Uzr-vu/s1600-h/francisco+costa.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240768121031065170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3MzaRbb7PtxcK1vgjAzEH6H3HwQ5wTB4jJlnBYa954PYVlGD9ieB79SvsDsx-CM9iOPsim0vp9ZnfrfOCA0yQ4BMqeUkpG5jSHpn04BI7XHEhz7Dx0OYow_UFL7-F90LYyilx_6Uzr-vu/s400/francisco+costa.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 494px; height: 665px;" /></a><br />Mattia Biagi:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAtXSdXHtUrsVCcLFhRMeL_rJ3csBMdoYKNm-ksvgXDCcyksqyJWmodW4_v_2Lt-eX3aXbYKXz6OQxka_xWRMvuq9iMBbmnJ4KDqFwKGsYmWf3eXItYZDbIHkBa_YFmhmjdrkJOLow_shR/s1600-h/mattia+biagi.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240768768184351074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAtXSdXHtUrsVCcLFhRMeL_rJ3csBMdoYKNm-ksvgXDCcyksqyJWmodW4_v_2Lt-eX3aXbYKXz6OQxka_xWRMvuq9iMBbmnJ4KDqFwKGsYmWf3eXItYZDbIHkBa_YFmhmjdrkJOLow_shR/s400/mattia+biagi.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 501px; height: 524px;" /></a><br /><p> Above: Of his tar-dipped bin, L.A. artist <a href="http://www.mattiabiagi.com/" title="Mattia Biagi">Mattia Biagi</a> says, “It represents the relationship between human beings and their own pollution in our modern society.”<br /></p>The profits raised at the event will be given to two organizations: Chernobyl Children's Project International (CCPI) and Foodbank New York City.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnQUR6DCHCLlZsEPrh-LrBMGm2i7YSm0HT9PaCFelOeCXd5sMVZX1d_SHUaVGfWzP08bXkalzaqyFEA_bDKrWqBfCLYYObk1siEhV5pGAhloKdo6QyxeiQpm67vC0r7fwxK2MjCSCl0a0O/s1600-h/logo.gif" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240768272293490242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnQUR6DCHCLlZsEPrh-LrBMGm2i7YSm0HT9PaCFelOeCXd5sMVZX1d_SHUaVGfWzP08bXkalzaqyFEA_bDKrWqBfCLYYObk1siEhV5pGAhloKdo6QyxeiQpm67vC0r7fwxK2MjCSCl0a0O/s400/logo.gif" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqjlGyDf8KAvpCMduQpsif5ofXdkzaYSqXh0YLOzaLwRBG8iH2XEwzBYceAl9IHP0PTag6VWgA8vqdrnJbspBhJJf4OIf99A31cVZK1hFGhq6DiGTCSW95PReCFlp6kT8d6DWZBr4Ez2Iv/s1600-h/FBNYC_logo.gif" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240768184144106642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqjlGyDf8KAvpCMduQpsif5ofXdkzaYSqXh0YLOzaLwRBG8iH2XEwzBYceAl9IHP0PTag6VWgA8vqdrnJbspBhJJf4OIf99A31cVZK1hFGhq6DiGTCSW95PReCFlp6kT8d6DWZBr4Ez2Iv/s400/FBNYC_logo.gif" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><br />CCPI helps children suffering from the 1986 disaster at the nuclear power plant in Chernobyl, and Foodbank New York City distributes food to the needy and homeless of New York City.<br /><br />"We have guaranteed the two organisations an amount of USD 50,000.00 upfront. But, we believe that is only the beginning", says Kasper Egelund.<br /><br />Vipp is currently inviting other personalities to contribute with designs for the charity auction which will take place on September 18^th in New York.<br /><br />Public viewing and bidding will be at The Conran Shop, Sept. 4-17, 407 E. 59th St., NYC, (212) 755-9079.<br /><br />This is not the first time Vipp has solicited designers for benefits and events. Here are some of the memorable trash can designs from past auctions and events:<br /><br />Philippe Starck and his Vipp design from the 2005 charity auction in Paris for Handicap International:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKoHagEjRovQbyUxTEs6l-4DH4VF0FNw5Z-MJID8zbqfT2rxjq1KDF90ObwFXPCRkYsKo-2GlzUDX5VcNzsjAWVfoyeFPrvjSviyHEtb0KN2tjjaRQKfG2tw7uMDvfuUzWDLBGe6IaEVNH/s1600-h/Picture+3.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240772978111244994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKoHagEjRovQbyUxTEs6l-4DH4VF0FNw5Z-MJID8zbqfT2rxjq1KDF90ObwFXPCRkYsKo-2GlzUDX5VcNzsjAWVfoyeFPrvjSviyHEtb0KN2tjjaRQKfG2tw7uMDvfuUzWDLBGe6IaEVNH/s400/Picture+3.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 506px; height: 488px;" /></a><br /><br />Ron Arad and his "crash o1" Vipp design from the 2006 charity auction in London to benefit Oxfam:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrficTDvfo0IrOLDnIU4k_l00-WsscyIRZReP0yHOEeP-asQDUrPFRg8PXqwNeQinHjYCFfSisDk38wWPsrpIbykhXDiCQx6wGOkw6YLRdIzPjwIr4K9LiG6m0-WLWohz6Ls0xpjg0EGB-/s1600-h/Picture+4.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240774247738637938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrficTDvfo0IrOLDnIU4k_l00-WsscyIRZReP0yHOEeP-asQDUrPFRg8PXqwNeQinHjYCFfSisDk38wWPsrpIbykhXDiCQx6wGOkw6YLRdIzPjwIr4K9LiG6m0-WLWohz6Ls0xpjg0EGB-/s400/Picture+4.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 506px; height: 506px;" /></a><br /><br />And in 2006, The Louvre in Paris showed this collection embellished with Swarovski Crystals by chilean designer Mauricio Clavero:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKzUxV-fLHCwQYgM5VMzWQKwgzAJgMbf-fCF2kHvz0QCiuVVKX0Y2_Ys-M9cM0uYP1-KyvRRf-W6wP_AgfYo-VmBmpvM1uK01Y73cuirc0ksnJJF-J60z4ItnXwffs_Y6P4V0ufadP5yfq/s1600-h/Picture+5.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240772777301685810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKzUxV-fLHCwQYgM5VMzWQKwgzAJgMbf-fCF2kHvz0QCiuVVKX0Y2_Ys-M9cM0uYP1-KyvRRf-W6wP_AgfYo-VmBmpvM1uK01Y73cuirc0ksnJJF-J60z4ItnXwffs_Y6P4V0ufadP5yfq/s400/Picture+5.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 499px; height: 455px;" /></a><br /><br /><strong>The Vipp Story:<br /></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUgOxirsT3IstP1UVjivHoOvMn-_Y0T_3WG7d1OlZRSKbbIhfW7cVsYFB9oIMx1zIWYu-3GcB2XUm66LIQCmeiGcXj_QNRS8EouPcO5nQkUNxkyeR9y5Qjdw7wQMJO61fCZo3atFEEzLPS/s1600-h/Picture+33.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240771993982299762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUgOxirsT3IstP1UVjivHoOvMn-_Y0T_3WG7d1OlZRSKbbIhfW7cVsYFB9oIMx1zIWYu-3GcB2XUm66LIQCmeiGcXj_QNRS8EouPcO5nQkUNxkyeR9y5Qjdw7wQMJO61fCZo3atFEEzLPS/s400/Picture+33.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 502px; height: 503px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Above: Holger Nielsen and his wife Marie</span><br /><br />The Vipp pedal bin was designed and produced for the first time by Holger Nielsen in 1939. During the late 1990's the bin experienced its breakthrough as an international design icon, and it is now sold all over the world.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqaw9YGaayraYlfgI0uRRhz_I1HC9SDzWe0gZDU1KWJSVc-1ajT_TExDOFJwpidCoDJr85mCfColFREojUzU8KNJEsRunge7v6ca_KieGC_aPLK2_UFlIqkYBA_Y0VCIcRj-BbKXR9A1XA/s1600-h/Picture+34.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240772384020744546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqaw9YGaayraYlfgI0uRRhz_I1HC9SDzWe0gZDU1KWJSVc-1ajT_TExDOFJwpidCoDJr85mCfColFREojUzU8KNJEsRunge7v6ca_KieGC_aPLK2_UFlIqkYBA_Y0VCIcRj-BbKXR9A1XA/s400/Picture+34.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 496px; height: 512px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Above: The first Vipp trash can in 1939</span><br /><br />Vipp has just opened a showroom in New York City. The Vipp pedal bin is still produced and hand-assembled in Denmark.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNvhSNes4O3XAiODGBe3BWi9q86wfk-S0aNStoVB7-UcbhQpZ0bzJUCUvhacuVpLm2ADnqnVF-YWtaxySPr7R53p3z3XzNIe6KsftimtWigrb5czkqZ6j_-JIZ8lB3YtJ8VlfuifmDMkrx/s1600-h/Picture+35.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240774877967792178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNvhSNes4O3XAiODGBe3BWi9q86wfk-S0aNStoVB7-UcbhQpZ0bzJUCUvhacuVpLm2ADnqnVF-YWtaxySPr7R53p3z3XzNIe6KsftimtWigrb5czkqZ6j_-JIZ8lB3YtJ8VlfuifmDMkrx/s400/Picture+35.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 501px; height: 508px;" /></a><br /><br />The company is owned by Kasper, Sofie and Jette Egelund (shown above), second and third generations after Holger Nielsen.<br /><strong><br /><br /><a href="http://www.vipp.dk/">The Vipp site</a><br /></strong>

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