Multiform Oslo

Multiform Studio Oslo

Creating bespoke kitchens by hand

From their central location in Bygdøy Alle in Oslo, the experts at Multiform Studio create bespoke handcrafted kitchens made to an extraordinary standard of luxury. Multiform’s staff are not just highly competent architects and interior designers, but people passionate about delivering practical, long-lasting, and aesthetically pleasing kitchens to every customer.

Multiform began in 1982 in Aarhus, Denmark, when designer and furniture carpenter Carsten Michelsen created Form 1. This was a piece of kitchen furniture—characterised by large wooden frames— that combined robustness with elegance.

Danish furniture design from the fifties and sixties emphasised handicraft, materials, and design that would give life to the furniture for generations. Multiform has incorporated the best of these elements into their philosophy when creating bespoke kitchen solutions.

“Sustainability is absolutely a key element in how we think about kitchens,” Trine L. Brenna, from the Multiform studio on Bygdøy Alle, Oslo, tells Localfolk. “All quality furniture should be sustainable—in the sense of using the best, responsibly sourced materials and being built to last.” Using only durable, high-quality materials, Multiform’s bespoke units transform kitchens from ordinary rooms into architectural centrepieces. All the kitchens from Multiform bear certain hallmarks: smooth lines, beautiful surfaces, and razor-sharp edges—as well as dowels, dovetails, mortise and tenons that ensure the pieces last longer.

Yet, perhaps the most characteristic element of Multiform’s kitchens is their uniqueness. Each one is designed specifically for the customer’s space and requirements.

“If you want a Multiform kitchen, you’ll need to come into our store in Bygdøy Alle,” Trine says. “This can take some time, so we recommend customers have the space in their schedule to give it their full attention!”

“Sustainability is absolutely a key element in how we think about kitchens.”

During this time, the customer will be talked through the various options and plans—while measurements will be studied in detail to decide the optimal kitchen solution for each customer. Often, the design process will include a home visit, too, before the design is completed. Then, the piece will be produced in Denmark from specially selected wood from a family-owned sawmill in Austria before it is shipped to Norway for installation.

“Ordering a bespoke Multiform kitchen really is an experience,” Trine tells us. “And it is really important that each customer feels welcome and involved throughout the design process.”

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