COPENHAGEN : MORRIS+COMPANY
Today more than ever, we need a global outlook, to learn from each other. We need to come together and think differently, and we need our creative collectiveness to yield transformative collaborative benefits.
The tri-part global crisis of climate, health, and economics during the last few years, has shown us the importance of joining forces. But these mega crises have also revealed how interlinked and fragile we are; yes, we are all bound by the same natural forces, but our experiences of them unique, and influenced by time, geography and culture.
Our practice expedition into the new but familiar territory of Denmark, is an organic one full of hope and optimism, supporting several highly regarded and long-standing members of staff to settle with families and lives in Copenhagen. This has led to the establishment of a Copenhagen based studio in 2018, led by Ed Blake and Terese Viltoft, steadily growing into the fabric of a local economy.
This studio is already engaged in major projects in Denmark, Munich and London, building upon established working collaborations with a number of local architects’ practices. Consequently, we are actively driving a second phase of studio expansion with the arrival of Copenhagener Christian Dahl, who rejoins Morris+Company following a period of employment a decade previous, in our London studio. Through the spirit of shared endeavor, Christian will build upon opportunities for collaborations and projects throughout Scandinavia and Europe, with a specific focus on broadening and enriching the Morris+Company methodology.
Denmark’s brand of Design, Sustainability and Welfare is world-renowned, whilst Britain excels in Engineering and Manufacturing. This cultural cocktail of global excellence creates the necessary fertile soils in which to plant the seeds of a practice intent on positive change which supports the many not the few. By setting up base camp in Copenhagen, Morris+Company has taken a first careful step on a journey which will explore Scandinavia, Europe and beyond, through an inter-office relationship of shared values, of ambitious ethics and a global pool of expertise.