Soundwave Swell by Teppo Asikainen (acoustic wall panel). Lucy sofa by Lucy Kurrein (on the sofa). Photo: Jonas Anhede.
Furniture with a mission In a time where being environmentally conscious is more important than ever, it is impressive that Offecct has actually been thinking like this for almost 30 years. This thinking has become so important for the continually expanding company, that it has grown into its own philosophy, Offecct Lifecircle, where the driving force is to provide for the customer while at the same time creating sustainably through leading design. By Hanna Andersson
Offecct was founded in the early 1990s by Anders Englund and Kurt Tingdal and it is the company’s passion for sustainable design that has had the biggest impact on their focus ever since. “Our philosophy is clear. We develop and produce leading design, and our mission and motivation are for Offecct’s design to stimulate people to meet and communicate within a sustainable environment. The product’s quality, how it’s made, what material we will use, and its life beyond the initial use, is all discussed and decided in the early design 18 | Issue 117 | October 2018
process,” says communications manager Katarina Fellbrant. Offecct is still based in Tibro, where it was first founded. Tibro is a small Swedish town located between the country’s biggest lakes, Vänern and Vättern, and the Offecct original design collection is still developed and produced there. However, this will not stop them from expanding internationally. “We are working with an increasing amount of international clients and designers. This generation is more environmentally aware than pre-
vious ones, and Offecct’s concepts and offerings can help lead the way for this movement.” Fellbrant says. The firm’s headquarters have grown throughout 2018 and today have 20,000 square metres of production, guranteeing deliveries worldwide. The team behind Offecct is a group of creative minds that want to develop good, biological, long lasting, and environmentally friendly products. “All our designers are working towards the same goal − to help create a sustainable future − and it starts as soon as they put pen to paper. We only work with people who are equally passionate about this. Our staff is also trained to know about how we impact the environment and how we can make a difference in this respect,” says Fellbrant.