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At a time when the line between public and private, work and leisure, away and at home, tends to become blurred, Offecct seeks to create a more sustainable balance in people’s lives. One that has positive repercussions in the broader perspective, that is, on the state of the earth. This is our mission. We call it Offecct Lifecircle. Offecct furniture is focused on soft meetings and can be found and appreciated in public places and at social venues, such as hotels, restaurants, universities, galleries... And, in particular, in offices – an environment that, to say the least, is undergoing...

Lucy by Lucy Kurrein 4 Murano by Luca Nichetto 8 Jacket by Claesson Koivisto Rune 12 Contour by Thomas Sandell 14 Surf by Maximilian Schmahl 16 Shift by Daniel Debiasi & Federico Sandri 18 Dune by Front 20 On Point by Mattias Stenberg 22 Move On by Mattias Stenberg 24 Palma Meeting by Khodi Feiz 26 Lowroom by Ineke Hans 28

Mission “Increasingly people are rejecting the conventional working environment as we become more courageous and spirited with our careers and way of life. Technology enables us to be completely mobile, and so working from the comfort of a hotel lobby or similar is becoming the norm. This new range, Lucy, answers to this growing scenario. Lucy is a modular sofa system based on single seats, which makes it easy to configure. First and foremost, it is soft and inviting, comfort was an essential requirement, but in a controlled way that would maintain its shape. This is a high-performance...

Murano by Luca Nichetto An Italian designer who spends much of the year in Stockholm is likely to get homesick. (No offense to Sweden, Luca Nichetto points out.) He grew up on idyllic Murano off the coast of Venice, since the Middle Ages, world-renowned for its glassworks. Now, in collaboration with Offecct, he has created a neat and compact armchair that can be defined as a tribute to Murano. Entering a lounge or lobby may very well feel like coming home. But why is Nichetto’s armchair so neat? Well, he not only looks to lounges and lobbies as final destinations for Murano. This is a small...

Feather light, super strong and biobased. Those have been the objectives of a long research and development project by Jin Kuramoto and Offecct. The result, Jin, presented as an Offecct Lab product in spring 2017 at the Salone del Mobile Milano and now in production, is a chair with the potential to bring about radical change in the way we make furniture. The unique structure of Jin was ideally realized by using flax fibre, a biological material, that, if successfully industrialised, can make furniture both extremely light-weight and high-performing. The body of Jin is defined by shaping...

Jacket by Claesson Koivisto Rune The basic idea behind this chair is not new. The designers behind Jacket acknowledge it gladly. They spotted a fifties chair at a continental auction house a few years ago. The chair was simply fun! But it was also o-v-e-r-l-y e-x-p-l-a-n-a-t-o-r-y. Rather, a dresser incorporating a seat and legs – than a sophisticatedly designed chair that also is intended to serve as a jacket, suit jacket or cardigan hanger. According to Claesson Koivisto Rune, good design is about ensuring that clothes do not lose their good shape. But more importantly: Good design is...

Contour by Thomas Sandell Initially, Thomas Sandell was into creating a kind of hybrid between a bentwood wiener chair and an armchair. To Offecct the idea sounded promising. The wood was eventually replaced by steel pipes (but the bend in the legs was still an extraordinary craftsman’s challenge). In any case, the chair would serve as a response to a trend that has become increasingly evident in recent years: We spend more and more time at the dinner table. In restaurants as well as at home in the kitchen. Sometimes the time spent at the table is determined by ninecourse tasting menus,...

Surf by Maximilian Schmahl Reinventing the wheel is not in Maximilian Schmahl’s nature. Not in his capacity as an acclaimed contemporary designer. Last time the wheel was popular under furniture was in the seventies. He was not even born at the time. Now is the time for a renaissance. Of course, the development has to do with the fact that we now work practically anywhere. And practically anyway. Maximilian Schmahl points out that both the Swedish and German word “furniture” actually comes from the Latin mobilis – which designates something that is moved around. Surf is moved around most of...

Shift by Daniel Debiasi & Federico Sandri “The name Shift is defended by the possibility to completely change the atmosphere of public spaces by simple means. Backrests and armrests come in different heights. The furniture in itself expresses a character shift somewhere in the middle: The top part is soft and fluffy while the base is light and airy. The character can be changed further through a number of variations on the seams and different coloured upholstery and stands. The most important potential shift of all? Shift allows everyone to focus completely on their work. Or to rest...

Dune emerged as an Offecct Lab project and was presented in spring 2017. In Offecct Lab, designers collaborate with Offecct to research new materials, products and an aesthetic that can meet the demands on a segment of the furniture market that is undergoing constant change. This work is a natural and important part of the Offecct Lifecircle philosophy. Dune has been developed for the spheres where the need for informal meetings intersects with the demand for relaxed seating. Despite being so delicate, Dune stands firmly on the ground. Its legs not only support the asymmetrical seat, they...

On Point by Mattias Stenberg It all started with Carry On, a soft stool in different colours featuring an, in this context, oversized carrying handle. Something in that stool, perhaps it was the playfulness, struck a chord with most nationalities in offices around the world. Carry On has been a success. The playfulness was formalised a little by the On Point table, but just a little. The foliage in the middle of the table broke down the often-exaggerated spatial scale of lounges and open plan offices – contributing to better air quality. In any event, the ambition was to create an informal...