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Stockholm 2012: the prongs of this whisk by Hanover studio Ding3000 for Danish brand Normann Copenhagen fold away for neat storage.

A ring round the handle slides down over the flexible nylon strands to hold them together and form a hook at one end.

Ding3000 have previously designed cutlery that clips together to form little sculptures and a device for measuring spaghetti.

See all our stories about Ding3000 here.

See all our coverage of Stockholm Furniture Fair here and all our stories about Normann Copenhagen here.

Here are some more details from Normann Copenhagen:

Collapsible and space-saving

The German design trio Ding3000 has created a whisk for Normann Copenhagen that is sculpturesque, space-saving and functional all at the same time. Beater can be folded together, saving space in the kitchen drawer or on the wall.

Beater is inspired by a pack of straws and is gathered in the middle using a ring that functions as both an opening and closing mechanism and a hanging fixture. An everyday product with a creative and space-saving design, Beater comes in eight stunning colours.

Ding3000 explains: “We are driven by the romantic notion that a designer invents products aimed at making the world a better place. Our whisk is simple and sculpturesque in form and function and we have made it as space-saving as possible without compromising on the design.”

Beater comes in white, grey, light blue, nude, lavender, pink, mint and dark blue.
Material: nylon
Size: 33x48cm

Stockholm 2011: Belgian designer Kaspar Hamacher makes stools from wooden logs by setting them on fire.

Called Ausgebrannt (German for ‘burnt out’), the project involves stripping bark from the logs then burning away certain sections to create legs.

The stools were displayed on circular landings at the Biologiska museum in Stockholm as part of 20 Designers at Biologiska, surrounded by a 360 degree diorama of stuffed animals and sea birds.

More about 20 Designers at Biologiska in our earlier story.

Stockholm Design Week took place 7-13 February. See all our coverage of the event here »

Here’s some text from Hamacher:

Kaspar Hamacher uses fire to create furniture. Fittingly named ‘ausgebrannt’ which means ‘burned out’ in german. Tree trunks have been cut into segments varying in length.

The bark is stripped from the exterior and fire is then used to hollow out parts of the trunk to create legs. Working in Brussels, Kaspar moved back to the forest where he now runs his atelier. The product brought him back to his roots.

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Emma Marga Blanche at Biologiska	Fredrik Färg at Biologiska	David Taylor at Biologiska

Stockholm 2011: Swedish designer Monica Förster presented this sofa with arms that curl outwards asymmetrically for Swedish brand Offecct at Stockholm Furniture Fair.

One half of the Grand sofa’s seat is much deeper than the other.

The sofa comes in a left hand, right hand and straight version plus a footstool.

Stockholm Furniture Fair took place 8-12 February 2011. See all our coverage of the event »

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The following information is from Offecct:

Inviting freedom – the Grand Sofa by Monica Förster

OFFECCT launches the Grand sofa designed by Monica Förster. When Monica Förster commenced the work to develop a sofa for OFFECCT the initial idea was to create a piece that conveyed the feeling of something improvised and sketched. The first ideas were transferred to a scale model where Förster worked intensively to create a shape that conveyed a sense of freedom.

Thereafter OFFECCT’s product development department took over and translated it into a model at full scale. Monica Förster worked closely with OFFECCT to develop details, proportions and relations between volume and surface.

”OFFECCT’s first prototype captured the idea of the couch very well, and it has been a rewarding project that resulted in Grand, a sofa that is characterized by softness and asymmetry, creating an inviting sense of freedom” says Monica Förster.

Grand is a large and generous sofa. Grand comes in a right, a left and a straight version with an accompanying footstool and an optional divan.

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Entailles by Philippe Nigro for Ligne Roset	Crown by Chris Martin for Massproductions	Ominous by Monica Förster

Stockholm 2011: here’s an upholstered chair launched by designer Chris Martin of Swedish company Massproductions at Stockholm Furniture Fair this month.

Called Crown, the armchair has a backrest that appears to perch on its slender arms.

An easy chair is also available, upholstered in the same stretchy woollen fabric to minimise seams.

See our popular story on Massproductions’ Jig chair, also launched in Stockholm this month, in our earlier story.

Stockholm Furniture Fair took place 8-12 February 2011. See all our coverage of the event »

See all our stories about Massproductions »

Here are some more details from Massproductions:

New upholstery collection by Chris Martin for Massproductions

The Crown armchair and easy chair create a dignified and elegant sitting experience, regardless of the location in which they are placed. They have a light, open back design with fully upholstered side panels which give a sense of volume despite the chair’s low weight. The chairs are made from relatively flat parts, which when joined together give a strong form which is greater than their sum parts. The backrest is perched on top of the armrests and seems to be unsupported. The connection is in fact very strong and this innovation adds to the visual playfulness of the chairs. The Crown armchair and easy chair are upholstered in a heavy duty woollen stretch textile, which allows us to keep seems to a minimum, further enhancing their beautiful forms.

In just two years Massproductions has established itself as one of the most exciting furniture companies in Europe. Their first collection included the “Tio” chair, which is generally considered to be a new modern classic. This is their 3rd presentation at the Stockholm Furniture Fair and sees the collection expanding into upholstered products, under the creative direction of designer Chris Martin – an Englishman who has made his home in Stockholm. Together with fellow designer and co-owner Magnus Elebäck, Massproductions continues to deliver elegant, rational and functional furniture pieces to grace our built environments.

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Jig by Massproductions	Harry stool by Massproductions	Tio by Massproductions

Stockholm 2011: designers including Claesson Koivisto Rune, Front, Jean-Marie Massaud and Luca Nichetto presented furniture for incorporating plants into office spaces for Swedish brand Offecct at Stockholm Furniture Fair this month.

Top: Green Trays by Claesson Koivisto Rune
Above: Green Pedestals by Front

Called Oasis, the collection of planters, troughs and tables provide a system to facilitate planning vegetation for interior environments.

Above: Green Islands by Jean-Marie Massaud

Front’s design creates a pedestal for greenery with slim metal legs, while Claesson Koivisto Rune created galvanised steel trays elevated on legs.

Above: Green Pads by Luca Nichetto

Jean-Marie Massaud’s Green Islands incorporate plants into seating, and Luca Nichetto created a plant stand from interconnected dishes.

Above: Grip Vase by Satyendra Pakhale

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Above: Window Planter by Claesson Koivisto Rune

Stockholm Furniture Fair took place 8-12 February. See all our coverage of the event »

The information below is from Offect:

OFFECCT launches a new concept called OASIS at the Stockholm Furniture Fair 2011. OASIS is an assortment of design products, which together with flowers and plants enhances and adds value to the work environment, not least through an improved indoor air quality. OASIS also offers possibilities to architects who are interested in adding green elements into their projects.

The focus of OASIS is to add value through a planned use of vegetation in public interiors, and not on the plants themselves. Research has shown that a deliberate use of vegetation in interiors will bring a number of advantages, including an improved indoor environment, an improved air quality, less noise and reduced stress. Green interiors also improve motivation and efficiency at the workplace, resulting in employees and customers feeling more at ease.

“OASIS is one of OFFECCT’s strategically most important investments in recent years. It’s not about the vegetation in itself, but on the added value that green environments creates. In line with our longstanding commitment to creating sustainable design, it was an obvious step to take creating conditions for better indoor climate and a creative work environment, says Kurt Tingdal, CEO, OFFECCT.

The first products coming out of the OASIS concept are designed by four of OFFECCT’s renowned designers.

“We are delighted that the first products resulting from our investment in the OASIS concept was designed by Front, Luca Nichetto, Claesson Koivisto Rune and Jean-Marie Massaud, says Kurt Tingdal.

Green Trays. Designer: Claesson Koivisto Rune.

Claesson Koivisto Rune’s contribution to the concept is Green Trays. Green Trays can be described as a large tray of galvanized steel for the placement of vegetation, and is manufactured in three different sizes.

“In our efforts to develop Green Trays it became clear that there are too few aesthetic and practical pieces of furniture that presents plants in an attractive manner in public interiors, says Eero Koivisto, Claesson Koivisto Rune.

“Our ambition was to design a product that provides space for vegetation in a way so that it becomes possible to integrate greenery in interiors, Eero Koivisto

Green Pedestals. Designer: Front

Green Pedestals enhances the plants with its elegant legs. Green Pedestals can be used as a room element, that for example functions as a room divider or creates a sort of an oasis. Some variants have dimensions that fits perfectly at the side of a desk, other fits in height next to a seat or a window. It is possible to add a seat or a table top to the round models, and by placing them in a row or in a group they form a sort of a bench that is surrounded by greenery.“We were inspired by traditional pedestals. We think that the pedestal is a fantastic piece of furniture that needs a revival. With slim legs that are slightly irregular Green Pedestals receives a kind of a personality” says Sofia Lagerkvist, Front.

Green Islands. Designer: Jean-Marie Massaud.

French designer Jean-Marie Massaud’s contribution the concept is Green Islands. Green Islands can be described as kind of a divan with space for vegetation, and by integrating a higher plant inside Green Islands, a relaxing feeling of sitting as under a tree is created. The key is that the vegetation is part of the furniture. Green Islands can be described as an island – or a kind of a refuge – that when placed in a public interior invite you to a moment of contemplation or a quiet conversation. Green Islands comes in two variants – one circular
and one square.

Green Pads. Designer: Luca Nichetto.

Luca Nichetto – one of Italy’s most promising designers – was inspired by the architecture in the 1950s when he took on the task of producing a product for the OASIS project. In the 1950s, vegetation was an integral part of architecture. As Luca began the development work he put a number of flowers in flowerpots on flowerpot saucers of different sizes next to each other. Then he removed the flowers and the flowerpots but kept the flowerpot saucers on the floor. These flowerpot saucers of various sizes formed a sort of pattern which was then reworked by Luca resulting in the piece of green furniture that has been named Green Pads.

“When I saw the pattern formed by the flowerpot saucers, I thought of Monet’s paintings in Giverny, and I find it hard to imagine a better starting point when designing a product for the OASIS project, says Luca Nichetto.

By combining a number of Green Pads next to each other, a feeling of a single object of greenery is created.

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Crystal Collection by Pour les Alpes	Harvest by Asif Khan	Rainforest by Patrick Nadeau