The OFFECCT Prize 2013 – and the nominees are…

Today we participated at the graduation at the KTH School of Architecture at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, where we presented the nominees to the Offecct Prize 2013.

The Offecct Prize was established in 2010 in order to reward a young promising architectural student at KTH School of Architecture in Stockholm, Sweden, in Offecct’s ambition to promote the next generation of architects.

The nominees to the 2013 Offecct Prize were selected by a jury consisting of: Jannice Johansson, Tengbom, Jury President; Daniel Johansson, KTH School of Architecture; Mark Isitt, Architectural Writer; Johan Larsson, Koncept; and Frida Hugosson, Offecct.

The five projects nominated to the 2013 Offecct Prize are:

  • Eva Johansson. Project: The Sand Catcher.
  • Carl Johan Malmberg. Project: In Containment.
  • Linnea Mattsson. Project: Reuse.
  • Cesilia Silvasti. Project: Force and Field – The Folded Façade.
  • Maja Säfström. Project: 100 Days of Drawings.

It was hard for the jury to name the five nominees due to the high quality of this year’s examination projects, and we wish to thank all participants for their hard work.

Offecct's Saba Lynch Announces the Nominees to the 2013 Offecct Prize

Offecct’s Saba Lynch Announces the Nominees to the 2013 Offecct Prize

Graduation at the KTH School of Architecture

Graduation at the KTH School of Architecture

 

 

Prodekan Anders Johansson, KTH School of Architecture

Prodekan Anders Johansson, KTH School of Architecture

 

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Great Days at the Clerkenwell Design Week

We are now back from the Clerkenwell Design Week in London. We are very happy with the days spent in London meeting and talking to many of our friends and partners!

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Our stand at the Clerkenwell Design Week

While in London we presented our product line along with our latest additions such as the table Circus and the series of seating furniture Studio, and took the opportunity to talk to all the visitors and listen to their needs and ideas.

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Smallroom by Ineke Hans at the Offecct stand at Clerkenwell

Smallroom, that you can see above, is a sofa that goes along the lines of the successful O2ASIS initiative. Smallroomcan be used together in different modules or standing alone.  The design of Smallroomis characterized by a “box” on the side which can be used for placing plants or as a working surface with optional power devices. 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 of a smaller room. However, the height of the back is not compromising with the volume of the surrounding room.

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Tjhe sofa Linea by Luca Nichetto at the Offecct stand at Clerkenwell

The sofa Linea, in the picture, is designed by Luca Nichetto. The original idea to the sofa Linea Luca Nichetto got from The Line, an Italian animated TV-show he used to watch as a child. With this inspiration Nichetto wanted to create a sofa with a back, when combined in greater numbers, forms a line that creates continuity. The possibility to combine modules to a greater entirety gives architects and interior designers the opportunity to play with the product and its lines. The sofa is available in two sizes; two or three seater. Small tables link the sofas together and provide functionality. This makes Linea adaptable and possible to use in large as well as small rooms.

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Offecct at Clerkenwell

Some of our designers also came by to talk to us and all the other visitors, which made us very happy.

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Offecct Prize 2013 Approaching

Very soon the Offecct Prize 2013 will be awarded!

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Yesturday the jury met at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm to designate the nominees.

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Clerkenwell Design Week Coming Up

Next week we will be participating at the 2013 edition of the Clerkenwell Design Week – the UK’s leading independent design festival. The festival is located in and around Clerkenwell, London, and is open 21st- 23rd May from 10 am – 9pm. We will exhibit in the Farmiloe Building. Please come and say hello and chat if you have the opportunity!

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At the festival we will present many new and exciting products from renowned designers such as Cate&Nelson, Formfjord, Jean-Marie Massaud, Knudsen Berg Hindenes, Luca Nichetto, Mattias Stenberg, Nendo, Richard Hutten and UNStudio.

Carry On by Mattias Stenberg / Photo by Frederik Lieberath

Carry On by Mattias Stenberg / Photo by Frederik Lieberath

We are also proud to present OFFECCT LAB, a new strategic initiative designed to concentrate our efforts in the development of new solutions and new products. The two first tangible results of OFFECCT LAB are AIRBERG and CAPE. AIRBERG is a challenging piece of seating furniture designed by famous French designer Jean-Marie Massaud and a result of experimenting with new seating typologies. Cape, design by one of the greatest names on the contemporary design scene; the Japanese designer Nendo, is a complex chair with an elegant look and extremely thin dimensions.

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The series Studio by UNStudio

Besides the experimental LAB venture we also present the UPGRADES-13 initiative which includes the OFFECCT SELECTED PATTERNSTM and OFFECCT FLEXICOLOUR. SELECTED PATTERNSTM and FLEXICOLOUR are Offecct’s new concepts for optimal customization. SELECTED PATTERNSTM includes OFFECCT PATTERNS and OFFECCT STITCHES.

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Offecct Selected Patterns

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Italian Evening at Our Showroom

Last week we had the pleasure of welcoming our designer Luca Nichetto to our showroom in Stockholm for an inspirational evening.

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Luca Nichetto speking about design

During the evening Luca spoke to the spectators about what design means to him, what inspires him, and how his design process functions.

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Italian evening at our showroom

Additionally, he spoke about his cooperation with Offecct, and the products that have come out of this strong and long-lasting collaboration.

To accompany the Italian theme of our evening, everyone could enjoy a Bellini, a drink made from puréed white peaches and Prosecco, an Italian sparkling wine. The Bellini was invented in Venice sometime during the first half of the 1900s, and thu s comes from the same town as Luca himself!

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Bellinis at the Offecct Showroom

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Dezeen features AIRBERG by Jean-Marie Massaud

After having featured our seating furniture Studio, designed by UNStudio, Dezeen now features the sofa and easy chair Airberg by Jean-Marie Massaud.

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Airberg by Jean-Marie Massaud featured on Dezeen

Dezeen’s article about Studio can be found here >>

Airberg, which has come out of our new initiative OFFECCT LAB, is an innovative piece of furniture that breaks with conventions. The inspiration behind the form of Airberg is a combination of a comfortable, inviting piece of seating furniture and an iceberg filled with vacuum. The furniture’s abstract form is light in its expression and Airberg is contemporary both in its design and in the technique used.

Airberg consists of a structural case which gives the impression of being filled with a vacuum, but is in reality filled with a flexible padding material. The unique craftsmanship used in the production of Airberg makes it possible to create a deconstructed piece of furniture that is more defined in its asymmetry. Jean-Marie Massaud has created a piece of furniture that is comfortable, sustainable and competent, making it highly contemporary.

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STUDIO by UNStudio in Dezeen

The seating furniture Studio, designed by UNStudio, was featured on Dezeen, one of the most popular and influential architecture and design blogs with over three million visits a month.

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Studio featured on DeZeen

Dezeen’s article about Studio can be found here >>

The series Studio is a system of seating furniture which can be adapted to any need or environment.

The series is a part of our business area Travel & Navigation together with many products that are suitable for different kinds of waiting areas, terminals, cruise ships and airports etc.

The Studio series consists of a number of different versions; Studio Twin, Studio Twin Beam and Studio Easy Chair Right / Left, giving architects the possibility to create exiting and innovative interiors.

- The concept for the Studio series was to create a light, comfortable and easily rearranged collection of seating elements which incorporate a variety of spatial gestures with specific emphasis on versatility in communication, says Ben van Berkel, co-founder and architect at UNStudio.

More information about the different versions of STUDIO:

STUDIO >>

STUDIO TWIN >>

STUDIO TWIN BEAM >>

 

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Portable Seating Solutions With CARRY ON

One of the novelties we are currently presenting at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile is Mattias Stenberg’s creation Carry On. Carry On is a portable seating solution that works perfectly by itself but also as a complement to other products. Designer Mattias Stenberg has a strong belief in the need of flexible working places in the public space. Today we work more in projects and need environments that can be easily adapted to different needs.

Carry On by Mattias Stenberg / Photo by Frederik Lieberath

Carry On by Mattias Stenberg / Photo by Frederik Lieberath

- Carry On offers the possibility to sit down in an environment where you might not usually sit, says Mattias Stenberg.

Carry On is not only physically flexible; it also signals to the user how it should be used by the handle on top.

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Mattias Stenberg

- This type of furniture also signals flexibility in how you work and your mindset and shows how the company views the importance of interactivity at large, Stenberg continues.

Mattias Stenberg, born 1975, is a Swedish designer with a degree from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. In 2010 he founded his studio Vision A&D that focuses on contemporary architecture and design.

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Offecct on Bloomberg TV

New York based multninational Bloomberg TV reports that “the Milan Design Show is drawing buyers”, and that “Milan Design Week Success Defies Italian Economy.”

We share the sentiment that the 2013 edition of the Salone Internationale del Mobile is a very succesful event, and we are greatful for the interest in our company and our new products shown by visitors and media – especially so since Bloomberg chose to illustrate the success of the Milan Design Week with video from our stand.

Offecct's stand on Bloomberg TV

Offecct’s stand on Bloomberg TV

Bloomberg’s reporting is available here>>

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Selected Patterns™ and Flexicolour

At the ongoing Salone Internzionale de Mobile we are presenting our product line, including several novelties. Two of these are Offecct Selected Patterns™ and Flexicolour.

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Spoon with Lanquett

With this introduction we take customization to a completely new level by introducing possibilities for customers, partners and architects to create unique furniture and interiors by adapting the product selection with the help of Flexicolour and Selected Patterns™.

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Offecct Selected Patterns

Flexicolour offers a broad selection of RAL colors for lacquer of metal frames, legs for sofas etc., complementing the existing options in chrome, white, silver and black. Selected Patterns includes Offecct Patterns as well as Offecct Stitches.

Offecct Bop

Offecct Bop

Offecct Patterns comprises possibilities to customize parts of Offecct’s collection with carefully selected and exclusive patterns that reinforce the character of the product and gives it a unique expression.

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Offecct Palma

Offecct Stitches are exclusive decorative stitching in six executions; Bow, Brick, Hex, Languett, Parallel and Zig, which creates possibility to an individual addition in combination of design and elegance. The seams for Selected Patterns are available in 12 colours: Beige, black, brown, dark blue, dark green, dark grey, grey, neon green, neon orange, orange, red and white.

More info here >>

 

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