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Meeting, Waiting, Communicating

The story of OFFECCT

Quite a few years have passed since we started this company.

This describes the way we reason at OFFECCT. Sometimes we

When a piece of furniture from OFFECCT is in its limelight, it is just

A lot have changed during this time. However, a great part of the

solemnly call ourselves Bearers of Culture. Many of our competitors,

as much a Swedish cultural piece as a film by Ingmar Bergman or a

ambitions we started out with are still with us.

perhaps even the majority of them, choose to relate to chairs, tables

drama by August Strindberg. If a chair were made only to rest your

and sofas simply as objects. We don’t. To us, furniture and people

behind on, well, any block of wood would do.

We have never compromised on accuracy. Trends may come and go,

must co-exist. When we relate to Bearers of Culture it also gives

but we have always kept quality as a constant. Our clients should

away that we are proud of what we create and that we consider

return to us with a smile on their face, not with a wrecked chair.

ourselves part of history as it is being written.

The same goes for curiosity, which has driven us throughout the

Sweden and Scandinavia has quite a reputation to live up to when

years in our mission to find new collaborations and interesting

it comes to furniture production and design. Our ambition is to

challenges. Curiosity demands guts, and the brave definitely have

maintain and manage this heritage as well as being open-minded

more fun than the cowardly. Deep down, a furniture producer is

towards new possibilities. Without our roots in the Scandinavian

merely a man, and the courage to live is the condition to succeed.

soil we would never have had the strength to grow the way we have done.

Bearers of Culture

Other topics that occupy our day to day thinking are environmental

money to spend on development of environmentally friendly products

Maybe it’s not so odd that Eero Koivisto has designed both the

care and the will to work globally.

and work methods, surely the darkest of future visions would soon

Orbit sofa system and the Amazonas nesting tables. Amazonas

be a reality. In Tibro, as well as in the rest of the world. And that’s

pretty much by itself reflects OFFECCT’s wholehearted belief in

OFFECCT’s headquarters, production and showroom are located in

not the way we want it. The care for the environment is therefore an

design being a determining aspect of social foundations. Eero

the small town of Tibro, Sweden. Someone read Tibro backwards and

obvious part of our quality management.

Koivisto explains;

it spelled Orbit. A fact we could not help to laugh about. Orbit is the scientific vocable for the circulation of a planet. Earth, for instance.

In the winter of 1962, American astronaut John Glenn was the first

- As a designer you can strive to create an ecological and sustainable The fact that the world is a unity and that knowledge and passion

quality product that the buyer does not wish to throw to waste.

nowadays travels back and forth over the borders is apparent in our

Amazonas is therefore of monomaterial, in this case steel, that is

collaboration with talented designers from other parts of the world.

completely recyclable. To further contribute, parts of the proceeds

person to “make an Orbit” when he circulated around the globe in his space shuttle Friendship 7.

from Amazonas are given to a project aiming to save the rainforest.

Today, it is just as natural that cosmopolitans like Karim Rashid, Jean-Marie Massaud and Norway Says is part of our squad, as

We aim just as high. The natural state of our planet is simply a result

Swedish designers Monica Förster, Thomas Sandell and the trio

of how we treat it. If we as furniture producers don’t have the time or

Claesson Koivisto Rune.

Tibro makes Orbit

Every piece of furniture is a possible meeting place. Since we spend lots of time working with public spaces we have gained a great amount of experience on how different furniture interact with different kinds of people. We therefore do not hesitate when we state that every piece of furniture is a possible meeting place. And where people meet, things happen.

We want to create possibilities for people to meet under good conditions. Therefore we put high demands on our designers and their ability to communicate. It doesn’t matter whether you are a greek olive cultivator or a wine producer in Italy; the fact remains that only good circumstances give good crops.

Why should we think any different?

Meeting

Spline

by Norway Says

Bond & Bond Light

by Jean-Marie Massaud

Bond

by Jean-Marie Massaud

With a strong environmental commitment, OFFECCT implements ecological values in all aspects of the product development cycle.

We always strive towards creating high quality sustainable products made from recyclable materials.

As an example of this, parts of the proceeds from the Amazonas nesting tables support The Children’s Rainforest, a Swedish nonprofit environmental organisation that has turned rainforests into nature reserves since 1987.

For more information, please visit www.barnens-regnskog.net

Amazonas

by Eero Koivisto

Cornflake

by Claesson Koivisto Rune

Sport

by Eero Koivisto

Bird

by Broberg & Ridderstr책le

Cloud

by Monica Fรถrster

Mono Light

by Ola Rune

Propeller

by Eero Koivisto

Q Collection

by Olle Anderson

Are not all public spaces just different kinds of waiting areas?

Our perception of time depends on how we find the surroundings

Someone on a way to a meeting gets stuck in traffic and someone

and ourselves therein. If the location is beautiful or exciting in some

else has to wait. A decision is held up. Time is ticking.

way, we find that time is an asset. If the sofa at the airport gives us a sore backside it can break down our patience in no time.

When we discuss these waiting areas, we like to talk about our responsibility as a furniture producer. Part of this responsibility is

Our designers put great importance into integrating time aspects

creating a space that people feel comfortable in, where consum-

when creating an object. Waiting should be worth the wait.

ing time isn’t a torment. A space where the air can vibrate of the positive anticipations that waiting may enhance.

Waiting

Nemo

by Eero Koivisto and Ola Rune

Tempo

by Andrea Ruggiero

Spoon & Spoon Low

by Monica Fรถrster

Flower & Flower Mini

by Eero Koivisto

Float High

by Eero Koivisto

Float

by Eero Koivisto

Float

by Eero Koivisto

Vertigo

by Eero Koivisto

Easy Block

by Jean-Marie Massaud

Ghost

by Eero Koivisto

Tinto Center

by Claesson Koivisto Rune

Orgy

by Karim Rashid

K-Line

by Khodi Feiz

Tray

by Monica Fรถrster

Woob

by Eero Koivisto

At the end of the day, everything is really about communication.

At OFFECCT every vessel communicate with each other. Every

We should be able to understand each other, spend time and

object we produce should be both fully visible and completely

communicate in a way that feels genuine and reliable. A creative

invisible.

meeting place enables communication between people. Not only should you be able to trust the person you are talking to, you should

In our view, furniture is part of the human signal system. Signs that

also feel safe to rely on the tools you are using. Our products are

should be clear enough to be understood by anyone anywhere. At

our communication tools.

that point, we have achieved our goal.

Tables, chairs, sofas, lighting – no piece of the puzzle is less important than the other. Together, these components can either enhance or disrupt communication. The experienced craftsman often says that good technique is never noticed – it just works. And we are all aware of the opposite.

Communicating

Grip

by Satyendra PakhalĂŠ

Palma

by Khodi Feiz

King

by Thomas Sandell

Toffee

by Eero Koivisto

Orbit

by Eero Koivisto

Solitaire & Solichair

by Alfredo H채berli

Window

by Eero Koivisto

Playback

Spinnaker

by Eero Koivisto

by Beat Karrer

Pick Up

by Alfredo H채berli

Smalltown

by Eero Koivisto

Zero

by Marre Moerel

Playhouse

by Anders Breitholtz

SOUNDWAVE速 Flo

by Karim Rashid

SOUNDWAVE速 Skyline

by Marre Moerel

SOUNDWAVE速 Luna

by Teppo Asikainen

SOUNDWAVE速 Mesh

by Teppo Asikainen

SOUNDWAVE速 Scrunch

by Teppo Asikainen

SOUNDWAVE速 Swell

by Teppo Asikainen

We have been working with environmental issues for a long time, and we’re environmentally certified according to ISO and the Swan eco-label. Today, large parts of our collection bear the Swan ecolabel, and we work continuous towards improving all of our products from a recyclable and sustainable point of view.

Environment & Quality ISO and eco-labels

We believe in combining genuine Swedish craftsmanship with qualitative, innovative and sustainable design. We execute our beliefs in close collaboration with some of the world’s most renowned designers, who all share our company’s passion for creative meeting places. Together we strive to create elegant and intelligent products, incorporating Scandinavian design tradition and ecological values in the process.

Meeting, Waiting, Communicating Creative Meeting Places

Alfredo Häberli

Anders Breitholtz

Beat Karrer

Broberg & Ridderstråle

Jean-Marie Massaud

Karim Rashid

Andrea Ruggiero

Mårten Claesson, Eero Koivisto, Ola Rune

Katrin Greiling

Khodi Feiz

Marre Moerel

Monica Förster

Norway Says

Olle Anderson

Satyendra Pakhalé

Teppo Asikainen

Thomas Sandell

Our designers www.offecct.se

Bond

Float

Float High

Ghost

Mono Light

Float High

Ghost

King

Nemo

Orbit

Palma

Queen

Slide

Nemo

Orbit

Orgy

Smalltown

Solichair

Solitaire

Spoon

Spoon Low

Playback

Smalltown

Bond

Sport

Sport

Tempo

Tinto Center

Woob

Zero

Zero

Easy Block

Float

Bond

Bond

Bond Light

Bond Light

Cornflake

Cornflake

Cornflake

King

Mono Light

Mono Light

Our collection www.offecct.se

Quick

Quilt

Window

Flower

Mini Flower

K-Line

K-Line

Toffee

Amazonas

Basic

K-Line

K-Line

Pick Up

Playhouse

SOUNDWAVE® Flo

Bond

Bond

Cornflake

Cornflake

SOUNDWAVE® Skyline

SOUNDWAVE® Luna

SOUNDWAVE® Scrunch

SOUNDWAVE® Swell

SOUNDWAVE® Mesh

Cornflake

Dual

Fold

Grip

Propeller

Cloud

Forest

Spinnaker

Propeller

Spline

Sport

Tray

Vertigo

Q Chair

Qool

Spline

Spline

Bird

Quick

Our collection www.offecct.se

© OFFECCT 2008 | Photography: Åke E:son Lindman, Johan Fowelin, Peter Fotograf amongst others

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