The story of OFFECCT - Edsbyn Inredningar

The story of OFFECCT

Quite a few years have passed since we started this company.A lot have changed during this time. However, a great part of theambitions we started out with are still with us.We have never compromised on accuracy. Trends may come and go,but we have always kept quality as a constant. Our clients shouldreturn to us with a smile on their face, not with a wrecked chair.This describes the way we reason at OFFECCT. Sometimes wesolemnly call ourselves Bearers of Culture. Many of our competitors,perhaps even the majority of them, choose to relate to chairs, tablesand sofas simply as objects. We don’t. To us, furniture and peoplemust co-exist. When we relate to Bearers of Culture it also givesaway that we are proud of what we create and that we considerourselves part of history as it is being written.When a piece of furniture from OFFECCT is in its limelight, it is justas much a Swedish cultural piece as a film by Ingmar Bergman or adrama by August Strindberg. If a chair were made only to rest yourbehind on, well, any block of wood would do.The same goes for curiosity, which has driven us throughout theyears in our mission to find new collaborations and interestingchallenges. Curiosity demands guts, and the brave definitely havemore fun than the cowardly. Deep down, a furniture producer ismerely a man, and the courage to live is the condition to succeed.Sweden and Scandinavia has quite a reputation to live up to whenit comes to furniture production and design. Our ambition is tomaintain and manage this heritage as well as being open-mindedtowards new possibilities. Without our roots in the Scandinaviansoil we would never have had the strength to grow the way wehave done.Bearers of Culture

Every piece of furniture is a possible meeting place. Since wespend lots of time working with public spaces we have gained agreat amount of experience on how different furniture interact withdifferent kinds of people. We therefore do not hesitate when westate that every piece of furniture is a possible meeting place. Andwhere people meet, things happen.We want to create possibilities for people to meet under goodconditions. Therefore we put high demands on our designers andtheir ability to communicate. It doesn’t matter whether you are agreek olive cultivator or a wine producer in Italy; the fact remainsthat only good circumstances give good crops.Why should we think any different?Meeting

Splineby Norway SaysBond & Bond Lightby Jean-Marie Massaud

With a strong environmental commitment, OFFECCT implementsecological values in all aspects of the product development cycle.We always strive towards creating high quality sustainable productsmade from recyclable materials.As an example of this, parts of the proceeds from the Amazonasnesting tables support The Children’s Rainforest, a Swedish nonprofitenvironmental organisation that has turned rainforests intonature reserves since 1987.For more information, please visit www.barnens-regnskog.netAmazonasby Eero Koivisto

Cornflakeby Claesson Koivisto Rune

Sportby Eero KoivistoBirdby Broberg & Ridderstråle

Cloudby Monica Förster

Mono Lightby Ola RunePropellerby Eero Koivisto

Q Collectionby Olle Anderson

Are not all public spaces just different kinds of waiting areas?Someone on a way to a meeting gets stuck in traffic and someoneelse has to wait. A decision is held up. Time is ticking.When we discuss these waiting areas, we like to talk about ourresponsibility as a furniture producer. Part of this responsibility iscreating a space that people feel comfortable in, where consumingtime isn’t a torment. A space where the air can vibrate of thepositive anticipations that waiting may enhance.Our perception of time depends on how we find the surroundingsand ourselves therein. If the location is beautiful or exciting in someway, we find that time is an asset. If the sofa at the airport gives usa sore backside it can break down our patience in no time.Our designers put great importance into integrating time aspectswhen creating an object. Waiting should be worth the wait.Waiting

Spoon & Spoon Lowby Monica FörsterFlower & Flower Miniby Eero Koivisto

Float Highby Eero KoivistoFloatby Eero Koivisto

Floatby Eero Koivisto

Vertigoby Eero KoivistoEasy Blockby Jean-Marie Massaud

Ghostby Eero Koivisto

Tinto Centerby Claesson Koivisto RuneOrgyby Karim Rashid

Trayby Monica FörsterWoobby Eero Koivisto

At the end of the day, everything is really about communication.We should be able to understand each other, spend time andcommunicate in a way that feels genuine and reliable. A creativemeeting place enables communication between people. Not onlyshould you be able to trust the person you are talking to, you shouldalso feel safe to rely on the tools you are using. Our products areour communication tools.At OFFECCT every vessel communicate with each other. Everyobject we produce should be both fully visible and completelyinvisible.In our view, furniture is part of the human signal system. Signs thatshould be clear enough to be understood by anyone anywhere. Atthat point, we have achieved our goal.Tables, chairs, sofas, lighting – no piece of the puzzle is less importantthan the other. Together, these components can either enhanceor disrupt communication. The experienced craftsman oftensays that good technique is never noticed – it just works. And weare all aware of the opposite.Communicating

Gripby Satyendra PakhaléPalmaby Khodi Feiz

Kingby Thomas SandellToffeeby Eero Koivisto

Orbitby Eero Koivisto

Solitaire & Solichairby Alfredo HäberliWindowby Eero Koivisto

Playbackby Eero KoivistoSpinnakerby Beat Karrer

Pick Upby Alfredo HäberliSmalltownby Eero Koivisto

Zeroby Marre MoerelPlayhouseby Anders Breitholtz

SOUNDWAVE ® Floby Karim RashidSOUNDWAVE ® Skylineby Marre Moerel

SOUNDWAVE ® Lunaby Teppo AsikainenSOUNDWAVE ® Meshby Teppo Asikainen

SOUNDWAVE ® Scrunchby Teppo AsikainenSOUNDWAVE ® Swellby Teppo Asikainen

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

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

Alfredo HäberliAnders BreitholtzAndrea RuggieroKhodi FeizMarre MoerelMonica FörsterBeat KarrerBroberg & RidderstråleMårten Claesson, Eero Koivisto,Ola RuneNorway SaysOlle AndersonSatyendra PakhaléJean-Marie MassaudKarim RashidKatrin GreilingTeppo AsikainenThomas SandellOur designerswww.offecct.se

Bond Float Float High Ghost Mono LightFloat HighGhostKingNemo Orbit Palma Queen SlideNemoOrbitOrgySmalltown Solichair Solitaire Spoon Spoon LowPlaybackSmalltownBondSport Sport Tempo Tinto Center WoobBond Bond Bond Light Bond Light CornflakeZero Zero Easy Block FloatCornflake Cornflake King Mono Light Mono LightOur collectionwww.offecct.se

Q Chair Qool Quick Quick QuiltWindow Flower Mini Flower K-Line K-LineSpline Spline Toffee Amazonas BasicK-Line K-Line Pick Up Playhouse SOUNDWAVE ® FloBird Bond Bond Cornflake CornflakeSOUNDWAVE ® Skyline SOUNDWAVE ® Luna SOUNDWAVE ® Scrunch SOUNDWAVE ® Swell SOUNDWAVE ® MeshCornflake Dual Fold Grip PropellerCloudForestSpinnakerPropeller Spline Sport Tray VertigoOur collectionwww.offecct.se

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

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