Would you ever believe that behind the most iconic rubbish bin there's actually a love story? I was very surprise to read the story behind Vipp, selected not once but twice by MoMA in New York, both in its original version from 1939, as well as the
updated version which is on the market today.
The Vipp story begins one spring Sunday in 1931 when 17-year-old Holger
Nielsen wins a car in a lottery at the local football stadium. Holger
loves cars but has no driving licence, and he therefore decides to sell
the car and invest in a metal lathe. This marks the beginning of
Holger’s metal factory where, a few years later, he creates a product
that will become famous around the world: the Vipp pedal bin.
The
year is 1939 - Holger Nielsen and Marie Axelsen have just married. A
trained hairdresser, Marie decides to open her own salon. Money is tight
so Marie asks her husband to help furnish the salon with, among other
things, a practical rubbish bin. After spending many days labouring in
his workshop, Holger is ready to show Marie his Vipp pedal bin – and she
is delighted with the result. Originally, the Vipp bin was
intended for Marie only. However, many wives of doctors and dentists
have their hair done at Marie’s salon and find the Vipp bin perfect for
their husbands’ clinics, particularly in light of its practical and
sturdy design. Thus the pedal bin soon becomes a permanent feature of
Danish clinics.
The Vipp pedal bin has been only marginally improved since 1939 and it's nowadays a must-have for any lover of the Scandinavian style. You can see here both the iconic version as well as the new one.
Source Vipp.
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