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Offecct in the Media: part 2

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Throughout this spring Offecct has been featured in numerous media publications. Here are anther few of them!

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Plaza Interiör at Offecct showroom

The Swedish magazine Plaza Interiör recently had a release party at our showroom in Stockholm, and featured an article about it. Our venue and furniture were greatly appreciated!

The Salone del Mobile in Milano this spring generated a lot of interest, and articles. Here is one from Sydsvenskan showing our Duo Wood by Patrick Norguet. Duo Wood is a small chair with a clear design language that is easy to read. Duo Wood is a natural continuation and variation of Duo, and has been given a softer side. The use of wood in the construction gives a more sensual and almost a homely feeling.

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Duo Wood in Sydsvenskan

The new products of 2012 generated a lot of intereste a well. Here is an article in Dagens Nyheter, featuring Layer designed by Läufer + Keichel. The easy chair Layer is characterized by three layers, which can be varied in terms of textile and color in order to create a unique design. 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.

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Layer in Dagens Nyheter

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Salone del Mobile News #10: DUO WOOD by Patrick Norguet

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

DUO WOOD by Offecct and Patrick Norguet

DUO WOOD by Offecct and 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.

DUO WOOD by Offecct and Patrick Norguet

DUO WOOD by Offecct and Patrick Norguet

- In my cooperation with Offecct I wanted to combine the Nordic identity with its richness of nuances, excellent comfort and softness with the innovativeness that characterizes France’s design history, says Patrick Norguet.

DUO WOOD by Offecct and Patrick Norguet

DUO WOOD by Offecct and 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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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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DUO – Patrick Norguet’s Space Saver

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DUO by OFFECCT and Patrick Norguet

DUO by OFFECCT and Patrick Norguet

For 2011, OFFECCT gave Patrick Norguet a design brief to develop a space-saving upholstered chair with great comfort.

Patrick’s answer to this brief is DUO – a space-saving upholstered, comfortable chair with or without arm rests. DUO is very graphic in its shape, with a seat consisting of two halves with the option to choose two different colors.

Read more about DUO here >>

Patrick Norguet

Patrick Norguet

Patrick Norguet is one of France’s most interesting designers. Patrick is constantly trying to find new, exciting techniques to his commissions. Following his design studies at ENSCI in Paris his career received a major boost when he was commissioned to be in charge of all visual communications for Louis Vuitton. In 2000 he chose to leave that prestigious work in order to start his own design studio.

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Welcome to Salone Internazionale del Mobile and Superstudio, Milan

Dear Friend,

Very welcome to visit us during Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan. #salonedelmobile #superstudio

Salone Internazionale del Mobile

Salone Internazionale del Mobile

We will celebrate our first 20 years with a lot of new design products from Jean-Marie Massaud, FRONT, Claesson Koivisto Rune, Monica Förster, Luca Nichetto, Christophe Pillet, Satyendra Pakhale, Patrick Norguet, Broberg Ridderstråle, and Björn Dahlström amongst others.

There is also a world premiere for our new collaboration with 3XN (3xNielsen), one of the leading architectural offices in Scandinavia and our new SOUNDWAVE Bella collection.

You will find us at Pavilion 20, Stand D:21, at Salone Internazionale del Mobile, Milan, Italy, from Tuesday 12th to Sunday 17th April.

Meet us also at Superstudio, at Zona Tortona, where our new SMALLTALK – designed by CREO Ark – table with divider is on display, between April 12th to 17th 2011, 10:00-20:30.

More information about our new collaboration and our new products will be available in a few days.

Welcome!

About Salone Internazionale del Mobile

“The Salone Internazionale del Mobile is the International Furniture Fair of Milan, the largest decoration trade fair in the world. The annual show showcases the latest in furniture and design from international sources. It is considered by interior designers as a leading exposition for the display of new products by furniture manufacturers, designers, lighting concepts, and other design items. The show is commonly abbreviated as “Salone”, “Milano Salone”, and also “Milan Design Week”" (Source: Wikipedia)

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Remembering Stockholm Furniture Fair 2010: Luca Nichetto and Patrick Norguet on Interior TV

A few weeks after Stockholm Furniture Fair 2010 we would like to share two interviews made during the 2010 edition of the SFF.

Interior TV / Interiornews made two interviews with Patric Norguet and Luca Nichetto that are available on YouTube as well.

Luca Nichetto Interviewed by Interior TV

Patric Norguet interviewed by Interior TV

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OFFECCT Voices: Preview #5 – Patrick Norguet on OFFECCT

In our fifth preview from the book “OFFECCT – Voices: Furniture, passion and entrepreneurs” French designer Patrick Norguet shares his views on OFFECCT:

“Before I began developing any projects for OFFECCT, it was important for me to better understand the culture of the company and its context within the Scandinavian countries. To me, OFFECCT embodies the values that I constantly seek – intelligent design with a modernist approach and a respect and responsibility for the environment. There is great synergy between the people involved – they possess and encourage and positive dialogue that is, in a word, ‘Modern.’”

Patrick Norguet and OFFECCT developing the FLY chair

Patrick Norguet and OFFECCT developing the FLY chair

Read more about Patrick Norguet and FLY in some previous blog posts:

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Report from Kulturhaupstadt Europas – OFFECCT at the Red Dot Design Award Ceremony

OFFECCT’s Design Manager Anders Englund and designer Patrick Norguet travelled to Essen, Germany on 5 July 2010, in order to take part in the awards presentation of the “red dot award: product design,” one of the largest and major international design competitions.

Red Dot Design Award 2010

Red Dot Design Award 2010

Fly Chair by Patrick Norguet

Fly Chair by Patrick Norguet

Geo Soundwave by Ineke Hans

Geo Soundwave by Ineke Hans

As mentioned in an earlier blog post, Patrick Norguet’s Fly chair, and the acoustic panel Soundwave Geo designed by Ineke Hans was chosen to receive the Red Dot Design Award for 2010 earlier this year, and now the awards were presented at the Aalto-Theater in Essen. 

Since Essen and the Ruhr area is the 2010 European Capital of Culture, the award ceremony included cultural features such as Russian virtuoso pianist Nikolai Tokarev, and the Aalto Ballett Theater Essen performing pieces from the ballet “La Vie en Rose” by Ben Van Cauwenbergh.

The Red Dot jury about Norguet’s FLY:

“Fly presents itself in an organic design language. Because very little energy is necessary for making the fabric, the chair meets the demands for sustainable production.” 

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Our Parisian Love Affair: FLY Awarded at Designer’s Days

Just back from Paris we are proud to report from Designer’s Days in Paris, where OFFECCT and French designer Patrick Norguet recieved the Entreprise Designer award for our FLY chair.

Designer’s Days is celebrating its tenth anniversary in 2010. For the past ten years, Designer’s Days has become a summer rendez-vous attended by designers, architects, interior decorators, brand ambassadors and collectors alike.

The Entreprise Designer award was delivered by L’Express Style and Maison Française, and OFFECCT got a lot of appraisal for our sustainable design philosophy. We also got a lot of media attention from French television as well as from international press covering the event. Examples: L’Express; Liberation; La boite a sorties (blog).

This wonderful Parisian love affair was concluded by a terrific party at the docks of the river Seine, attended by more than 1500 representatives of France’s design elite.

We are thrilled that our collaboration with Patrick has been so well received. Besides the award at Desginer’s Days, FLY received the Red Dot Design Award earlier this spring.

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More about our FLY chair and designer Patric Norguet can be found in this blog post >>

More about the Red Dot Design Award >>

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Fly and Geo Connecting the Red Dots: Design as an Investment and Driving Force for Growth and Value Creation

Patrick Norguet’s Fly chair, and the acoustic panel Soundwave Geo designed by Ineke Hans has been chosen by the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen to receive the Red Dot Design Award for 2010. Norguet’s Fly chair has been presented in an earlier blog post, and we will soon tell you more about Soundwave Geo.

Fly Chair by Patrick Norguet

Fly Chair by Patrick Norguet

Red Dot Design Award 2010

Red Dot Design Award 2010

Geo Soundwave by Ineke Hans

Geo Soundwave by Ineke Hans

The Red Dot Design Award is one of the most prestigous international design awards, honoring outstanding design quality and trendsetters. The award was established in 1955, and in 2009 it received over 12,000 submissions from over 60 countries.

New for 2010 is the book “Desing Value: A Strategy for Business Success” by design expert Professor Dr. Peter Zec and Burkhard Jacob. In this book a method to measure the value which companies generate through design is presented. Some interesting findings in Design Value:

  • Research show that companies which invest in innovative and welldesigned products in the long-term and use design as a strategic leadership instrument often achieve above-average profit and sales figures as well as clear advantages over competitors.
  • Jacob and Zec have developed a formula which makes it possible for to calculate the previously rather intangible design value and thus to identify, assess, and compare design as a value driver in companies.
  • The basis for this is the analysis of the results of the red dot design award, which made it possible to determine the design strength and design continuity of companies and to compare them with the company s performance.

We will continue to follow this research with interest, and it its gratifying to get scientific support for our conviction that great design means great business.

Der Design Wert by Peter Zec and Burkard Jacob

Der Design Wert by Peter Zec and Burkard Jacob

 More about Fly here >>

More about Geo here >>

More about the book Design Value here >>

More about the Red Dot Design Award here >>

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