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

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

OFFECCT's Design Manager Anders Englund

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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

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

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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Pick Up Royal – Our Gift to the Crown Princess Couple

Yesterday we had the honor to welcome H.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria and H.R.H. Prince Daniel to our head office in Tibro, as part of the Crown Princess Couple’s visit to Västergötland.

We were very impressed by the interest shown by H.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria and H.R.H. Prince Daniel in our company and our products.

As a token of our appreciation we presented a special gift to the Newly Weds, namely an exclusive version of our PICK UP “minitruck” designed by Alfredo Häberli in royal blue and gold, to fit into their new home in the Haga Palace.

We call it the PICK UP ROYAL.

The PICK UP ROYAL by OFFECCT designed by Alfredo Häberli

The PICK UP ROYAL by OFFECCT designed by Alfredo Häberli

- When my son took his first steps and grabbed a stool to help him, I immediately saw what was needed. Pick Up is a combined chair, walking aid, travel and transport facility. Now that Luc can walk without any difficulty, the Pick Up has become his car, loaded down with all his books. And when he has visitors, he takes them for a ride in his Pick Up, says Alfredo Häberli, designer of the original Pick Up.

Our gift was appreciated by the Crown Princess Couple, who also expressed gratitute for the fact that OFFECCT supplied furniture to the gala lounge at the Drottningholm Palace the night before the Royal Wedding earlier this summer.

The Crown Princess Couple inspect the Pick Up Royal

The Crown Princess Couple inspect the Pick Up Royal

We at OFFECCT are much grateful for the fact that the Crown Princess Couple chose to visit os and and wish H.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria and H.R.H. Prince Daniel a wonderful life in their new home at the Haga Palace.

The Crown Princess Couple in the OFFECCT Showroom

The Crown Princess Couple in the OFFECCT Showroom

More about the Crown Princess Couple’s visit to Västergötland: Dam; Åsa; D2; D3; D4; LN: GT; GT2; GT3; DN; GP; GP2; MND; RNB; SvD; TTELA; LN; LN2; SR; HD; TV4; SVT; SR; SDS; HD; DN

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OFFECCT Welcomes the Crown Princess Couple

Later this afternoon OFFECCT has the pleasure to welcome H.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria and H.R.H. Prince Daniel to our head office and showroom in Tibro.

The Crown Princess Couple, photo: Paul Hansen

The Crown Princess Couple, photo: Paul Hansen

We are much obliged that the Crown Princess Couple have expressed a wish to visit us on their current visit in Västergötland. (Västergötland is one of Sweden’s provinces and H.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria is also the Duchess of Västergötland.)

We will tell you all about this historic visit in a later blog post – including pictures of our thrilling gift to the newly weds.

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