When Birgitta Ralston and Alexandre Bau established Transplant in Norway, after 10 years as designers in Paris, they wished to create an open design competence arena for industries within the fields of design and architecture.

To think different and find new ideas, we believe that both research/art and technological/trend knowledge are important elements in the process. This is the departure point for on-mesure workshops and consulting for companies and also in our independant Transplant program.

The first two years 2007-09 Transplant was animated by a contemporary art/design program. Visitors and users where met by constantly changing interior spaces and exhibitions. From 2010 a design research program is filling Transplant with new activity.

Five simple mantras has been guiding the content development in Transplant.

Growing ideas
Melting Pot
Unexpected
Social
Playground