MONSTRUM was founded in 2003 by Ole Barslund Nielsen and Christian Jensen, who met each other in the Danish theater world, where they created scenographies. The idea of the company arose when Ole’s five-year-old son kindergarten needed a new playground: “I realized that I could design a playground like a theater set design that gave better play possibilities than the known playground concepts. My colleague, designer Christian Jensen, helped with the work, and it became a really nice playground that the children and the teachers (and the parents) became very happy with. This playground led us to form MONSTRUM together“ so Ole Barslund Nielsen. At MONSTRUM’s workshop in Copenhagen, there are now 50 builders, architects, and designers: they export playgrounds to countries all over the world, proud that the world has seen the quality of their work.
AWARDS
GERMAN DESIGN AWARD 2022
Special Mention, Surfer’s Paradise, Helsingborg, Sweden
GERMAN DESIGN AWARD 2021
Winner – Gold, The Historical Playground, Viborg, Denmark
GERMAN DESIGN AWARD 2021
Special Mention, The Colourful Peacock & The Hong Kong Skyline, Hong Kong
GAZELLE AWARD 2012-2018
7 years winner for fast-growing healthy business, Denmark
IDA INTERNATIONAL DESIGN AWARD 2018
Winner, Mobile Home for Homeless, Charity project, Denmark
GERMAN DESIGN AWARD 2018
Winner, Chunga Playground, Odense Zoo, Denmark
RED DOT DESIGN AWARD 2017
Winner, Chunga Playground, Odense Zoo, Denmark
IDA INTERNATIONAL DESIGN AWARD 2017
Winner Category, Chunga Playground, Odense Zoo, Denmark
BEAUTIFUL PLACES COPENHAGEN 2013
Awarded by the City of Copenhagen for The Tower Playground in Fælledparken.
DANISH DESIGN AWARD 2012
Winner
AOK, THE CITY’S BEST CHILDREN’S EXPERIENCE, COPENHAGEN 2012
Winner
SWEDISH ARCHITECT’S PLAN PRIZE 2010, MALMÖ CITY
Winner, Spider Playground
MONSTRUM creates playgrounds for children all over the world to play and live out their fantasies, but there are still many children that never have this opportunity because they have the misfortune of being born in the wrong place at the wrong time. The company’s vision is to help children where it is needed: MONSTRUM sets aside 10% of the company’s annual profit every year for social work, and also actively help locally.
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