Inspiration

Inspiration

Inspiration comes in many forms, whether found in nature or complex musical, artistic or architectural masterpieces.

Cimplicity, like all designers needs that creative spark and below we honour our sources of inspiration.

Sir Antony James Beevor is a British military historian. He has published several popular historical works on the Second World War and other wars during the 20th century. — Antony Beevor

Tom Grennan

Skuggsja was originally a musical piece written by Ivar Bjørnson and Einar Selvik. Arranged to be performed by Enslaved and Wardruna and was originally initiated as a commissioned concert piece for the 200th anniversary of the Norwegian Constitution. — Skuggsja

Skald are a French folk group built around a shared love for Norse mythology and traditional Norse music and instrumentation. — Skald

Myrkur is a Danish black metal band led by singer Amalie Bruun. — Myrkur

My Dying Bride are an English doom metal band formed in Bradford. — My Dying Bride

Lindy Fay Hella is a Norwegian singer and co-lead singer with Wardruna. — Lindy Fay Hella

Light Field Reverie was formed to traverse the haunted and ethereal sonic landscapes at the border between crushing heaviness and dreamlike beauty. Featuring Mike Lamb (Sojourner), Heike Langhans (Draconian), and Scotty Lodge (Sojourner). — Light Field Reverie

Kati Rán is a self-taught Dutch vocalist and folk instrumentalist singing Nordic and self-written repertoire. She plays a variety of historical folk instruments, such as the Swedish nyckelharpa, hammered dulcimer, Norwegian Kraviklyra, overtone and bone flutes, Finnish kantele, percussion and skin drums. — Kati Rán

Katatonia are a Swedish heavy metal band formed in Stockholm in 1991 by Jonas Renkse and Anders Nyström. — Katatonia

Kardashev is a Progressive Death Metal group focusing on themes of technology, selflessness, love, and altruism. — Kardashev

Kalandra is an alternative Nordic pop band spearheaded by three Norwegian musicians weaving ethereal melodies into raw and eerie musical landscapes. — Kalandra

Jinjer is a Ukrainian metalcore band from Donetsk, formed in 2009. — Jinjer

The Jelling stones are massive carved runestones from the 10th century, found at the town of Jelling in Denmark. The older of the two Jelling stones was raised by King Gorm the Old in memory of his wife Thyra. — The Jelling Stones

Henning Koppel was a Danish artist and designer. He is most known for his work for Georg Jensen in the years after World War II. — Henning Koppel

Heilung is an experimental folk music band made up of members from Denmark, Norway, and Germany. Their music is based on texts and runic inscriptions from Germanic peoples of the Bronze Age, Iron Age, and Viking Age. — Heilung

Emma Ruth Rundle is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and visual artist based in Portland, Oregon. — Emma Ruth Rundle

Eivør Pálsdóttir — Eivør

Einar Selvik is a Norwegian musician. Selvik and Wardruna's soundtrack work for the History Channel television show Vikings has earned him international prominence, and he also appeared as an actor on the show. — Einar Selvik

Chvrches are a Scottish synth-pop trio from Glasgow, formed in September 2011. Mostly deriving from the synth-pop genre, Chvrches also incorporate indietronica, indie pop, and electronic dance into their sound. — Chvrches

Chelsea Wolfe is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Her work has blended elements of gothic rock, doom metal, and folk music. — Chelsea Wolfe

Banksy is a pseudonymous England-based street artist from Bristol, a political activist and film director whose real name and identity remain unconfirmed and the subject of speculation. — Banksy

Zaha Hadid

Wardruna

Verner Panton

Le Corbusier

Falling Water

Georg Jensen Silver Necklace by Bent Gabrielsen — Silver Necklace designed by Bent Gabrielsen in 1953 for Georg Jensen

Puscifer

Draconian

Phillipe Starck

Tori Amos

Space, circle, stars and star

Of Monsters and Men

No.61 Mark Rothko — Mark Rothko

Maynard James Keenan

A Perfect Circle

Antoni Gaudi

Gustav Klimt

Henry Moore

The Heydar Aliyev Centre

HK Pitcher by Henning Koppel

Joan Miró - Mavi 2

Jo Nesbo

Juicy Salif

Kevin McCloud

Lego

Louis Poulsen artichoke lamp

Guernica by Pablo Picasso

George R R Martin

Georg Jensen

Foo Fighters

Fields Of The Nephilim

Braun RT20 radio designed by Dieter Rams

Georg Lucas

Tom Dixon

Dieter Rams

Panton Chair

Forndom

Irvine Welsh

Arne Jacobsen

David Mellor

Iittala Alvar Alto vase — IIttala Alvar Alto vase

Alvar Aalto

Ben Howard

Bjarke Ingels

Pride Cutlery set designed by David Mellor

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