Considerate Design and a Green List for Sustainable Procurement

In an earlier blog post we told you about the event “Mod, makt, glädje” – Swedish for “Courage, Power and Joy,” where OFFECCT’s Design Manager Anders Englund gave a speech about OFFECCT’s sustainable design philosophy.

OFFECCT’s sustainable work started back in 1993, and we think it’s great that sustainability is getting more and more attention in the design world.

Responsible for “Courage, Power and Joy” was Design Med Omtanke (DMO, Swedish for Considerate Design). Considerate Design was an initiative established in order to “give people help to realise their ideas in a sustainable way,” taken by the Region of Västra Götaland. More about DMO in English here and here.

Design Med Omtanke - Considerate Design

Now that the first phase of “Considerate Design” has come to an end, we at OFFECCT hope that the important work will continue and that the so called GREEN LIST – which is a tool developed by Västra Götaland for sustainable procurement of furniture and interior design – will be widely used.

OFFECCT's Design Manager Anders Englund

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Courage, Power and Joy – Anders Englund on OFFECCT’s Sustainable Design Philosophy

OFFECCT’s Design Manager Anders Englund participates at an event named “Mod, makt, glädje” – Swedish for “Courage, Power and Joy”. The event takes place at the Gothenburg Opera, and is arranged by the Region of Västra Götaland to discuss how the government and the industry can cooperate in order to create an innovative driving force for sustainable growth.

Courage, Power and Joy - Sustainable Development

Anders will give a speech about OFFECCT’s sustainable design philosophy and how sustainability is an important part of the design process, where social, financial and ecological development is taken into consideration when OFFECCT works with sustainable development.

Anders Englund, OFFECCT's Design Manager

At OFFECCT we believe that no matter what the emissions are every company can and should make a difference. To minimize our environmental influence we have implemented green working methods to support our daily workflow. We do this by sustainable development and by constantly testing new, innovative and eco-friendly materials. We strive continuously to make products that are lifecycle based and at the same time re-use materials to minimize our emissions.

OFFECCT's Sustanainable Development leaflet

The program of today’s event can be downloaded here >>

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Amazonas on display at the Väner Museum

On Sunday, November 14, the Väner Museum in Lidköping, Sweden, inaugurates its new exhibition “In Green Form” (sv. I grön form). The exhibition will feature art glass, fashion, furniture and lighting – all from a sustainable perspective. The ambition is to combine design and sustainable development is an exciting combination. Through the exhibition the Väner Museum wants to show the diversity and the ideas behind design and sustainable thinking.

I grön form - Vänermuseet

The exhibition will also showcase some of OFFECCT’s products, including our Amazonas table, which is a table with two table tops in green lacquered metal. One kit consist of 3 tables. The Amazonas is designed by Eero Koivisto.

OFFECCT's Amazonas Table

Parts of the proceeds from the Amazonas nesting tables support The Children’s Rainforest, preserving rainforests in Central America. Amazonas table are Eco labelled whit the Nordic Swan label.

More about the In Green Form exhibition at the Väner Museum here >>

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Amazonas on display at the Väner Museum

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