Kevin Bendix

Kevin Anton Janus Bendix (born 2. January 1968) known professionally as Kevin Bendix is a Danish serial entrepreneur specializing in development of temporary urban culture.[1]

Kevin Bendix
Born (1968-01-02) 2 January 1968
Copenhagen, Denmark
Occupationserial entrepreneur
Years active2000–present

Early life

Bendix grew up in the South Harbour district of Copenhagen, which in the 1970s and 1980s gained a reputation for being the area in Denmark with most people on social welfare, the lowest education rate and life expectancy and high incidence of all major social problems.[2] With a father from Jamaica and a Danish mother, and thefore a darker skin than the majority of Danes, Bendix had to face racism and bullying during his school years, which Bendix claims to have helped him become an indefatigable entrepreneur.[3]

Professional career

In the late 1990s to early 2000s Bendix moved away from working as a television producer in the Danish Broadcasting Corporation to become CEO in an independent TV production company 'Engine'[4] which specialized in creating educational entertainment targeting young people and aiming for having a more serious layout with fewer jump cuts slower pace and more information, than the standard of Danish youth television at the time.[5]

Darling aRTbar

Bendix ran Café Darling, later known as Darling aRTbar from April 2004 to September 2013, before that, the venue was previously known as Basse and Ohnas Kaffe & Cocktail. The bar was located on Enghave Plads and together with the other local shops suffered from asphyxiation from the building of the Copenhagen Metro City ring.[6] As an Art bar Bendix let artists use the bar as an exhibition hall for free if they chose to donate an art-piece to the art collection.[7] During the art bars existence it featured numerous concerts and poetry readings from the Danish beat poet Claus Høxbroe,[8] Dansk Fløde[9] among others.

Haven

Bendix got interested in developing the vacant factory grounds left by the Carlsberg Brewery (today known as the Carlsberg district) in 2010. after the financial crisis of 2008 the area had seen little development.[10] Bendix overtook the lease of the brewery's old leisure Center called 'Haven' (The Garden) and transformed it into an cafe / restaurant with a distinct Danish 1970s dive bar look featuring old styled brown curtains and red checkered tablecloth. Though successful, Haven closed in January 2014 as the temporary lease could not be extended.[11]

Vildt & Vin

Vildt & Vin (translated Wild and Wine) opened in July 2015 was located on Enghavevej 14, as its name applied it served wild meat like venison and zebra.[12]

Øl & Kød

Øl & Kød (translated Beer and Beef) is a pop-up bar originally located in the Carlsberg district. Whereas Vildt & Vin was a true restaurant, Øl & Kød was outdoor only featuring grilled exotic meat .[13]

BOXLAND

In 2013 Bendix joined a collaboration with Carlsberg Byen and formed Boxland Bazaer, a flea market featuring pop-up cafes, urban farming and food court.[14] The BOXLAND Bazar at Carlsberg was the first version of a concept featuring temporary container 'buildings' erected as a village with each container featuring different functions. the concept 'village' has since moved to the former produce market 'Grønttorvet' in Valby[15]

References
  1. Jensen, Malene (24 November 2016). "KØDBYEN HAR FÅET EN VILD FÆTTER I VALBY" [the Meat Packing District has a new Wild Cousin in Valby] (in Danish). Sektion 3 (Ibyen): Politiken. p. 8. e5ff0532. De kalder sig for landmænd, fordi de gøder jorden for de kreative iværksættere{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  2. "Udstødningshavnen". Information. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
  3. Berth, Anja (5 August 2015). "Vilde zebraer og vilde idéer" [Wild zebras and wild ideas] (in Danish). Vesterbro Bladet. e5268926. Jeg har fået meget modstand i min barndom. Uden at det skal være noget piveri, så kunne det med min hudfarve godt være lidt hårdt i Sydhavnen, da jeg gik i skole. Der var meget mobning og racisme. Men jeg tror, at jeg har lært at kæmpe
  4. Montanari, Roberta (23 April 2000). "Giv os indhold!" [Give us Content!] (in Danish). Sektion 5: Berlingske Tidende. p. 3. AY035329. Med Kevin Bendix i spidsen er Engine moderselskab til det nye initiativ og har i første omgang lagt lokaler, husleje, lys og telefon til for Ungdomsredaktionen{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  5. Jensen, Dan (5 May 2000). "Vi vil se hængepatter" (in Danish). Sektion 2 (Flimmer): Ekstra Bladet. p. 4. Z5938300. Unge vil lave tv for unge som et alternativ til silikonepatterne og de tomme kalorier.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  6. Berth, Anja (28 March 2012). "Metrobyggeri dræber butikslivet" (in Danish). Sektion 1: Vesterbro Bladet. p. 6. e329a0aa.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  7. Berth, Anja (28 July 2010). "Det er bar(e) kunst" (in Danish). Sektion 1: Vesterbro Bladet. p. 15. e21cca62. Kunsten kan købes gennem Darling, men Darling tjener ikke noget på kunsten, alt eventuelt salg går til kunstneren. Til gengæld får Darling et værk fra udstillingen til en samlet kunstsamling.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  8. Video on YouTube
  9. Video on YouTube
  10. Franck, Maria (15 October 2010). "Carlsberg - er det vores by nu?" [Carlsberg - is it our city yet?] (in Danish). Politiken. p. 9. e23e4b9e.
  11. "Haven lukker og slukker" (in Danish). Vesterbro Bladet. 15 January 2014. p. 9. e4355ddf.
  12. "Enghavevej på kulinariske vilde vover" (in Danish). Vesterbro Bladet. 15 July 2015. p. 6. e51fe9fb. ' Vildt og Vin', der udover udsøgte vine og betalingsvenlige priser vil have et vildt menukort, der blandt andet byder på zebrabøffer.
  13. Kramer Schou, Rasmus (7 July 2015). "Ny restaurant serverer bambi og zebra" (in Danish). AOK.dk (Alt om København). e51e0fd3. Øl & Kød serverer masser af grillmad ved langborde under kulørte lamper i baggården
  14. Berth, Anja (26 June 2013). "Det kan man da ellers kalde for et krAmmermarked" (in Danish). Valby Bladet. p. 10. e3db447b. Det nye loppemarked Boxland på Carlsberg er meget mere end et loppemarked. Det er menneskelighed og næstekærlighed, når det er bedst.
  15. Saugmann, Flemming (12 September 2014). "Boxland på vej til til Grønttorvet" [Boxland on its way to Grønttorvet] (in Danish). Lokalavisen Valby. p. 8. e492fe5d. Som sendt fra himlen. Og Michael Fjeldsøe er ikke i tvivl om, at netop Kevin Bendix er manden, Grønttorvet har brug for netop nu. -Han har særlig erfaring for ibrugtagning af tomme grunde, hvor der skabes liv og gives mulighed for mangfoldighed i samspil med kreative iværksættere og små erhvervsdrivende.
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