Monthly Archives: February 2012

New! The chair Duo Wood by Patrick Norguet

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Last year Patrick Norguet designed the comfortable chair DUO. This year, Norguet has designed DUO WOOD, a natural continuation and variation of DUO.

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The chair Duo Wood by Patrick Norguet

DUO WOOD has been given a softer side in this year’s version. The use of wood in the construction has given the chair a more sensual and almost homely feeling. DUO WOOD is a small chair with a clear and easy to read design language. The impression of this clarity is further heightened by the many colors DUO WOOD is available in.

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New! The chair Duo Wood by Patrick Norguet

When cooperating with us Norguet wanted to combine the richness of nuances, excellent comfort and softness that characterizes Nordic design with the innovativeness that characterizes France’s design history.

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The chair Duo Wood by Patrick Norguet

About Patrick Norguet

Patrick Norguet is one of France’s most interesting contemporary designers. Norguet always tries to find new, exiting techniques for his missions and has good use of his training in engineering. After studying design at ENSCI in Paris his career took off when he became responsible for the visual communication of Louis Vuitton. Today Norguet runs his own successful design agency and has received multiple awards, among others the Red Dot Design Award and the Wallpaper* Design Award.

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News! Soundwave Shelf, Planter and Screen

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This year Mario Ruiz has developed a number of products complementing last year’s SOUNDWAVE Botanic. These include the shelf SHELF, the flower box PLANTER and SCREEN; a combined projection surface and white board.

SHELF offers the possibility to create SOUNDWAVE interiors that contains shelves for storage of books and other objects.

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PLANTER is a flower box inspired by our O2ASIS series. In addition to functioning together with the SOUNDWAVE system the flower box also provides for the opportunity to add greenery to public and private environments.

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SCREEN is a white magnetic glass board that also includes a manual projection screen. By integrating SCREEN in the SOUNDWAVE system the usefulness of SOUNDWAVE in contemporary interiors is increased.

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ABOUT MARIO RUIZ

Mario Ruiz has a degree from the Elisava School of Design in Barcelona. Today Mario Ruiz works for internationally recognized producers within areas such as lighting, furniture, office equipment and much more. Ruiz has been awarded many prestigious awards, among others the Red Dot Award, IF, Design Plus and Wallpaper* Awards.

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New! The easy chair LAYER by Läufer + Keichel

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The second product we present that has come out of our new collaboration with Läufer + Keichel is the easy chair LAYER. This chair is characterized by three layers, which can be varied in terms of textile and color in order to create a unique design.

The Layer easy chair by Offecct and Läufer + Keichel

The Layer easy chair by Offecct and Läufer + Keichel

The first layer can be compared to a stool, the second layer to a chair and the third layer creates the final form; an easy chair. The layers of the chair have a strong poetic aspect; the layers can be seen as flower petals, or as the different blue layers that emerge when one looks at mountains in the horizon.

The Layer easy chair by Offecct and Läufer + Keichel

The Layer easy chair by Offecct and Läufer + Keichel

Julia Läufer and Marcus Keichel founded the Berlin based design agency Läufer + Keichel GbR in 2003. Their work has ever since been characterized by the desire to create everyday objects with a human face, regardless if it is architecture or product design.

The Layer easy chair by Offecct and Läufer + Keichel

The Layer easy chair by Offecct and Läufer + Keichel

The design duo has been awarded the Good Design Award, the Red Dot Award and the IF Product Design Award, and have participated in a great number of expositions throughout the world

The Layer easy chair by Offecct and Läufer + Keichel

The Layer easy chair by Offecct and Läufer + Keichel

The Layer easy chair by Offecct and Läufer + Keichel

The Layer easy chair by Offecct and Läufer + Keichel

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New! Lite table by Broberg & Ridderstråle

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After last year’s success LITE, the stackable chair, Broberg & Ridderstråle has developed a table that fits perfectly with the LITE chair. The LITE table is a development from the chair LITE and is foldable for easy storage. The table is designed for conference rooms.

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A front panel can be added to the table in any desired color or in a black mesh. The front panel reinforces the integrity of the person sitting at the table and provides for more design possibilities.

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Conference tables are often rather dull, and it was therefore important to the design duo to create an interesting and compelling table. In doing so they departed from the chair project, being inspired by the angles of the chair in designing the loop on the table leg that makes LITE more distinguish than other conference tables.

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LITE is foldable and comes in different sizes. By placing several tables together a symmetry is created giving the impression of a bigger table. LITE weights under 10 kg and is easy for one person to handle.

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About Broberg & Ridderstråle Design & Architecture

Broberg & Ridderstråle Design & Architecture is a design firm based in Stockholm, Sweden. They have won several awards such as the Wallpaper Design Award, the Elle Interior Design Price, the Good Design Award och Residence Magazine’s award Designer of the Year. Previously, Broberg & Ridderstråle has designed the table BIRD for OFFECCT.

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New! Nobis Table by Claesson Koivisto Rune

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One of Claesson Koivisto Rune new products for Offecct this year is NOBIS, a table that was originally created for the new luxury hotel Nobis in Stockholm where Claesson Koivisto Rune were responsible for the interior design.

The design trio designed the table for the Gold Bar of the hotel. NOBIS was initially produced entirely in brass. We all thought that the result was very successful and decided this year to develop a whole product line with the name NOBIS.

Nobis Table by Offecct and Claesson Koivisto Rune

Nobis Table by Offecct and Claesson Koivisto Rune

NOBIS has a distinguished characteristic: its form can be described as a sort of round square, that is to say, the square that constitutes the table top has no sharp angles but is characterized by a round softness.

This particular form is present everywhere in our surrounding, often without us ever noticing it. The form can for example be found in soaps, spoons and old TV-sets. So the form is not new, and can be expressed with the help of a mathematical formula that Claesson Koivisto Rune departed from when the design program for NOBIS was created.

Nobis Table by Offecct and Claesson Koivisto Rune

Nobis Table by Offecct and Claesson Koivisto Rune

NOBIS fits well into any kind of environments, its form allows for many people to be seated around it at the same time. NOBIS comes in five different sizes, and can also be produced with the table top in the form of a square or a circle.

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New! Green Divider by Louise Hederström

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GREEN DIVIDER is the result of our first collaboration with Swedish designer Louise Hederström. We asked Hederström to find a way to incorporate greenery into office environments, open spaces and to provide the possibility to create spatiality.

Green Divider by OFFECCT and Louise Hederström

Green Divider by OFFECCT and Louise Hederström

Louise Hederström’s design of GREEN DIVIDER is flexible and can be placed in different formations or stand alone. The attractive graphic form of GREEN DIVIDER means that it works perfectly well with smaller plants or even without any plants at all.

Green Divider by OFFECCT and Louise Hederström

Green Divider by OFFECCT and Louise Hederström

Hederström always tries to departure from a specific need in her designs and likes to work graphically to create expressions in a room. The design of the product allows bigger plants to climb, but also works well without any greenery at all.

Green Divider by OFFECCT and Louise Hederström

Green Divider by OFFECCT and Louise Hederström

GREEN DIVIDER is a new product within our O2ASIS concept. O2ASIS is a product line of design products that together with flowers and greenery contribute, and bring value, to any interior.

Green Divider by OFFECCT and Louise Hederström

Green Divider by OFFECCT and Louise Hederström

Louise Hederström has a degree from Beckmans College of Design in Stockholm, where she was tutored by renowned Swedish designer Björn Dahlström. She has also studied at the University of Lund. Louise Hederström has received the prestigious Estrid Ericsson scholarship, and has also received the Blueprint Design Award at the London Design Festival.

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Substantial Orders from Norway and the USA

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The 2012 edition of the Stockholm Furniture Fair is well under way, and there is a lot of interest in our new products. Besides the product launch we are very happy to present two important orders from Norway and the USA.

Offecct has in cooperation with the cultural center USF Verftet and interior designer Örjan Djonne from Rambøll architects under a longer period worked to adjust and develop products to a development project of the arena. USF Verftet is an arts arena for music, theater, film and modern art in Bergen, Norway. USF was established in 1993 and is an important actor within arts and culture in Bergen and Norway with the aim of collaborating, strengthening and participating in the development of culture and creativity.

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USF Verteft

Offecct will deliver a specially designed chair by Norwegian designers Steinar Hindenes and Petter Knutsen. The order also consists of several products from Offecct such as the easy chairs King, Tinto and Oyster, the sofas Easy Block, Minima and Playback as well as the table Basic.

We have also received an important order from the USA consisting of no less than 1700 of the acoustic panel Soundwave Botanic by Mario Ruiz.

The orders from the USA and Norway amount to 5 million SEK.

Soundwave Botanic by Offecct and Mario Ruiz

Soundwave Botanic by Offecct and Mario Ruiz

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New! Soundwave STRIPES by Richard Hutten

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The acoustic panel Soundwave STRIPES is the first result of our new cooperation with designer Richard Hutten. Hutten is one of the most internationally successful Dutch designers, and sums up his design philosophy in a few words: he doesn’t solve problems, he creates possibilities.

Soundwave STRIPES by OFFECCT and Richard Hutten

Soundwave STRIPES by OFFECCT and Richard Hutten

Highly appreciative of our selection of acoustic panels, Richard Hutten was determined to add something extra to the product series with SOUNDWAVE STRIPES.

Soundwave STRIPES by OFFECCT and Richard Hutten

Soundwave STRIPES by OFFECCT and Richard Hutten

STRIPES is characterized by flexibility, because SOUNDWAVE STRIPES can be combined in many different ways. This means that each interior where STRIPES is used can become unique. The diversity that STRIPES offers is a useful tool for architects and customers in the creation of interesting and varied interiors.

Soundwave STRIPES by OFFECCT and Richard Hutten

Soundwave STRIPES by OFFECCT and Richard Hutten

Stripes is designed to be used as lightweight sound absorbers in the upper frequency range (500 Hz and above). These panels help reduce disturbing reflections of environmental sounds such as voices, telephones etc.

Richard Hutten is an internationally renowned designer with a degree from the Academy Industrial Design in Eindhoven. Hutten is part of the very successful and influential generation of designers that emerged in Holland during the 1990s and onwards. Hutten works with furniture design, product design as well as interior design, and is famous for design concepts such as “No Sign of Design”. Apart from the cooperation with Offecct Richard Hutten has worked with Donna Karan New York, Karl Lagerfeld and the Dutch Royal Court.

Soundwave STRIPES by OFFECCT and Richard Hutten

Soundwave STRIPES by OFFECCT and Richard Hutten

Soundwave STRIPES by OFFECCT and Richard Hutten

Soundwave STRIPES by OFFECCT and Richard Hutten

Soundwave STRIPES by OFFECCT and Richard Hutten

Soundwave STRIPES by OFFECCT and Richard Hutten

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Claesson Koivisto Rune Party at OFFECCT’s Showroom

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2012 marks the 15th anniversary of the collaboration between Offecct and Claesson Koivisto Rune. Yesterday night Offecct opened an exhibition tracing the 15 years of successful design and cooperation. Below are some pictures just before the party started!

Claesson Koivisto Rune Exhibition at Offecct's Showroom, photo: Jann Lipka

Claesson Koivisto Rune Exhibition at Offecct's Showroom, photo: Jann Lipka

The exhibition, which can be viewed at the Offecct showroom at Torsgatan 13, in Stockholm (click here for map), exhibits well known designs that have become some of Offecct’s bestsellers throughout the years.

Claesson Koivisto Rune Exhibition at Offecct's Showroom, photo: Jann Lipka

Claesson Koivisto Rune Exhibition at Offecct's Showroom, photo: Jann Lipka

You also have the unique opportunity to learn more about Claesson Koivisto Rune through the exhibition of designs and projects that never hit the market, as well as through some less well-known projects. The exhibition promises an exciting and informative insight into 15 years of valuable cooperation.

Claesson Koivisto Rune Exhibition at Offecct's Showroom, photo: Jann Lipka

Claesson Koivisto Rune Exhibition at Offecct's Showroom, photo: Jann Lipka

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New! Sofa SMALLROOM by Ineke Hans

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For 2012′s product line we asked Ineke Hans to design a sofa along the lines of last year’s successful O2ASIS initiative. The result is SMALLROOM, a sofa that can be used together in different modules, or alone.

SMALLROOM Sofa by Offecct and Ineke Hans

SMALLROOM Sofa by Offecct and Ineke Hans

SMALLROOM is characterized by a “box” on the side which can be used for placing plants, as a working surface or for storage. This provides for many possibilities of variation.

SMALLROOM Sofa by Offecct and Ineke Hans

SMALLROOM Sofa by Offecct and Ineke Hans

The back of the sofa can be compared to a high wall functioning as a sort of protection when one is seated, and creates the impression that one is sitting in a smaller room.

SMALLROOM Sofa by Offecct and Ineke Hans

SMALLROOM Sofa by Offecct and Ineke Hans

SMALLROOM is offered with different back and side heights, which provides the architect a possibility to create environments that evoke interest, through the help of different dimensions. SMALLROOM provides space for different kinds of activities, both individual and group activities.

SMALLROOM Sofa by Offecct and Ineke Hans

SMALLROOM Sofa by Offecct and Ineke Hans

Ineke Hans has a degree from Royal College of Art in London and founded her own design agency INEKEHANS/ARNHEM in the Netherlands at the end of the 1990s. Ineke Hans works with a great number of different projects like furniture, product design and jewelry.

SMALLROOM Sofa by Offecct and Ineke Hans

SMALLROOM Sofa by Offecct and Ineke Hans

While new technology and new materials are important to Ineke Hans, there is often a stroke of poetry in her designs. Ineke Hans has received a great number of awards, among others the Red Dot Awards and Design Plus Awards.

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