Simplicity. It's the word that best describes the work of Danish designer Cecilie Manz. She has designed for Fritz Hansen and Muuto, among many others. Living and working in Copenhagen, where she set up her own studio in 1998, the designer has a gift for transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary.

The environment in which she is immersed when conceiving her pieces is an essential factor in her creative process. Everything around her, when she picks up a pen and a piece of paper to make a first sketch of a piece, must make sense. If something doesn't make sense, it's not there.

If she had to choose one essential piece in her life, Cecilie Manz would choose a table, because it is here, both at home and at her workplace, that she spends most of her time. It is at a table that she creates, and it is at a table that she spends good moments of her personal life.

Her relationship with small objects began very early on, perhaps due to the fact that her parents were potters and everyday objects (mugs, plates, bowls) were created by them, giving them special importance.

For her, small details are extremely important. Perhaps that's why she likes to work with rounded shapes, making them softer, without losing their character.

"My work has always revolved around simplicity, the process of working towards a pure, aesthetic and functional object."