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Norsk Mose & Design supplies moss walls for workplaces. Here with a logo made for and installed by their Finnish partner Euroflora.
Your own piece of Norwegian nature Nature and fresh air give calmness, clarity, energy and motivation. As many of us now spend most of our time indoors, we yearn for the opportunity to feel connected to nature, and during our hectic working week, the need for inner peace increases. Norsk Mose & Design has found a way for you to have your own piece of Norwegian nature, whether that is at home or in the workplace.
products did not make them, but instead imported products made with moss that had been exported from Norway. “There are actually only two moss factories for
By Ingrid Opstad | Photos: Norsk Mose & Design
Norsk Mose & Design creates design products made with moss hand-picked from Rendalen in Østerdalen, giving you the possibility to bring nature to you wherever you might be. “When nature is not available, we make it available. It is a way for you to find tranquility and feel the harmony with your own bit of Norwegian nature,” says Heidi Foss, CEO and one of the owners. After previously running a car dealership, Foss 18 | Issue 123 | April 2019
and her good friend Ewa Råken, who ran a construction company, discovered an increasing need among enterprises for green moss walls that were lowmaintenance and cost effective. Founded in 2018, Norsk Mose & Design wanted to further develop finished Norwegian moss products in Norway. The reason for the start-up was that those who at the time sold finished
From Gullfjæren Awards 2019. Photo: Vibeke S. Myren