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  • ”We wanted an acoustic panel with which an entire wall structure without any visible joints can be created, even though the geometry of each unit is a square.", says design manager Anders Englund

    Soundwave® Ceramic designed by Thomas Sandell, inspired by tiles

    ​In Thomas Sandell’s new acoustic panel Soundwave® Ceramic, architecture and design comes together. With his exceptional knowledge of the details required to create a qualitative interior, Sandell has designed an acoustic panel that is more architecture than design and that is as pleasing for the eyes and ears as it is lean on the environment.

  • “These dividers can be seen as a celebration of nature and its beauty and wisdom,” says Jin Kuramuto.

    Wind room divider designed by Jin Kuramoto

    ​Jin Kuramoto’s Wind room divider is an innovative concept for controlling acoustics in public spaces and meeting venues, a market which Offecct has pioneered. The dividers improve the acoustic qualities of an environment, while at the same time adding interesting dimensions to the room.

  • ”I like to see the tables as rocks in a forest,” says Jin Kuramoto

    Wind table designed by Jin Kuramoto

    ​Following the instant success of our Wind room dividers, Jin Kuramoto has designed a new side table with his same trademark irregular, organic shapes. The table was commissioned exclusively for the new Zander K hotel in Bergen, Norway, with interiors by architects Claesson Koivisto Rune. The table comes in two heights, manufactured in a monochrome, stone-resembling material.

  • “You may see Varilounge as a next generation mini-architecture system,” says Anders Englund, Design Manager at Offecct.

    New sofa system Varilounge designed by Christophe Pillet

    ​The fundamental vision behind Christophe Pillet’s new Varilounge sofa system was to create a seating furniture series for public spaces with the softer, elegant, sensual and extremely comfortable feeling typically associated with the home.

  • “The pursuit of lightness has given the chair some interesting additional qualities,” says Monica Förster.

    Sheer chair designed by Monica Förster

    ​Monica Förster’s Sheer chair was developed with the ambition to create a chair that is as light as possible, for a number of reasons, including making it easy and ergonomic to use.

  • The perpetual life cycle of the chair inspired the name for Phoenix — the bird in antique mythology that keeps rising from its own ashes.

    Phoenix chair designed by Luca Nichetto

    ​Luca Nichetto’s new chair Phoenix luminously represents the Lifecircle philosophy that is the soul of Offecct. Every detail of the chair is carefully conceived, thought through, purposefully designed and crafted for a long, sustainable and flexible life cycle. The fruit of this development process is a chair of original elegance and contemporary timelessness.

  • “It’s actually a very exclusive hanger that becomes almost like a sculpture in the room — adding another value but also fulfilling a clear function in a workplace,” says Anders Englund, Design Manager at Offecct

    Hanger designed by Neri&Hu

    ​The concept for Neri & Hu’s Hanger is to create a new kind of furniture for people who like to hang their garments and accessories out in the open in a room, in plain sight, rather than concealed in a closet or wardrobe. It is a sign of respect for the garments, but also motivated by hygienic reasons — to air the garments out after a day’s wear in, for example, a hotel room.

  • “To me, inspiration from the sporting world means great attention to detail", says Monica Förster

    Bike chair designed by Monica Förster

    The inspiration for Monica Förster’s Bike chair for Offecct comes, as the name implies, from cycling and the sporting world. The chair is constructed with a strong steel tube frame, fitted with leather seating. The seating can be easily replaced, if needed.

  • Om vi även framöver ska ha bra designutbildningar och duktiga designers får inte samhället acceptera den här typen av stöld, säger Offeccts designchef Anders Englund (till höger) och företagets VD Kurt Tingdal.

    Viktig pirat-dom för möbelbranschen: ”Vidden av problemet är enormt”

    Efter torsdagens fällande dom rörande piratkopiering säger designmöbelföretaget Offeccts designchef Anders Englund: – Vi måste bli bättre på att berätta vidden av problemet. Vi, branschen, Sverige och världen, riskerar att utarmas på smarta, kloka, innovativa människor om dessa inte får lön för mödan. Offecct är ett av många företag som drabbats av piratkopiering.

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