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Since its establishment in 1989 Focus Interiør has gone on to become attractive furnishing experts, designing and implementing kitchens all over Norway.
With a thorough focus on great interiors Situated in the midst of northern Norwegian region Troms, Focus Interiør may not be located in the middle of a metropolitan – but the company’s long history of unmatchable experience and competence reaches far beyond the borders of a rural community. Said history, racking up an impressive 50 years in the furnishing industry, today backs 20 employees in their mission to create custom-made furnishings and interiors that breathe quality, flexibility and astounding looks. By Julie Lindén | Photos: Focus Interiør
Although the 1964 beginning was humble, production quickly increased with a streamlined, specified and name-appropriate focus in the 1970s. Having encompassed everything from special carpentry to cottage furnishings, the aims of production were now to create kitchen, bathroom and wardrobe solutions to fit each individual home. The goal was set and the skills were all in place – and in 1989 Focus Interiør was formally established as a brand. The quality that came attached with that name is what inspires most peo-
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ple to purchase Focus products today: quality – and the ability to create truly unique looks for an abundance of homes. Strong roots – and renouncing the standard “Nothing is standard when you make a purchase from Focus Interiør,” says Manager Knut Johansen. “Everything we craft is custom-made, from whole room interiors to single pieces of built-in furniture and designs. For instance, all our kitchens are constructed especially for the house
they’re a part of – nothing is made from a single measure. Everything you find here is unique if anything.” While retaining strong roots in the local community – for instance by offering a large number of local work places and internships to workers of different ages – Focus Interiør delivers designs and furnishings all over Norway. Add to this a range of wholly-constructed looks, from the typically Scandinavian minimalistic style to colourful urban chic, as well as rural, wooden designs, and you have Focus Interiør in a nutshell: simply stunning designs that will last a lifetime, delivered to wherever you are. “Flexibility is definitely one of our biggest strengths: we work with what I like to call ‘short horizons’ when we need to. This means that you may have bought a house