It all started as a love story

Sometimes winning the lottery can inspire more than just temporary enthusiasm. When Holger Nielsen, founder of Vipp, won a car thanks to his entry into the local soccer stadium in 1932, it was the beginning of the Vipp company. He just didn't know it yet. He sold the car, bought a metal press and a few years later, when his wife Marie needed a dustbin for her hairdressing salon, he went to his private workshop and created the now famous Vipp pedal garbage can. 

Holger never imagined that the pedal garbage can he designed in 1939 would one day see the birth of a design universe of accessories, furniture and kitchens in its own right. Nor that his garbage can would be the catalyst for a design hotel concept.

Vipp remains an independent Danish family business, run by Holger's daughter Jette Egelund, her two children Kasper and Sofie, and 55 employees in Copenhagen, Denmark. 

Whether we're designing a trash can, rethinking the modular kitchen, creating a furniture line or running the Vipp Hotel, we always measure the quality of products and concepts on their ability to deliver an outstanding experience over the long term.

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