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Ove Rogne, CEO and co-founder of new Norwegian furniture brand, Northern, discusses creative multipurpose products for shrinking living spaces全新挪威傢具品牌Northern的行政總裁兼合夥創辦人Ove Rogne
細訴多用途的創意產品能怎樣貼合小巧生活空間
全新挪威傢具品牌Northern的行政總裁兼合夥創辦人Ove Rogne細訴多用途的創意產品能怎樣貼合小巧生活空間
Functional and style-conscious, Northern’s first furniture collection debuted at Stockholm Design Week in February and included pieces by 16 designers from seven countries. Although living spaces are shrinking, Northern’s multipurpose pieces can be a valuable addition to any interior – flexible, offering chic storage solutions, crafted from natural materials and embodying understated luxury. Isn’t that what everyone wants? We ask the Norwegian brand’s CEO and cofounder, Ove Rogne. 來自Northern的首個傢具系列於二月斯德哥爾摩設計周亮相，帶來來自7個國家、16位設計師打造的實用時尚傢具系列。有見生活天地面積有減無增，Northern的多用途產品就順理成章地成為各式室內空間的珍貴設計，既靈活百變，又能帶來時尚的儲物方案，全以天然物料精製而成，散放著低調沉實的豪華魅力。這豈不就是眾人所想的效果嗎？我們跟這挪威品牌的行政總裁兼合夥創辦人Ove Rogne談到更多。We spent a lot of time discussing the mood we wanted to convey with Northern, and identifying the colours, materials and traditions at the heart of Nordic design. Bold shapes combine with beauty, functionality, simplicity, natural materials and genuine craftsmanship. 03 Furthermore, we wanted to make products with an understated luxury. The luxury lies in the fact that these are fine objects of good quality with high comfort. 我們花大量時間討論透過Northern營造怎樣的氣氛，再試圖辨識北歐設計的用色、物料和傳統。矚目外形跟美學、實用功能、簡約風格、天然物料和精緻工藝完美糅合。我們想進一步混合低調豪華元素精製各款產品。這種奢華在於出色質素與高度舒適享受。
A large part of the population in many countries lives in urban areas – in city apartments and small spaces. While we didn’t create a collection only for small homes, we did want to ensure that some of our products could work for people with limited space while adding elements of beauty and functionality. 大部分國家的城市居民均棲身於單位或小空間。我們不只為小巧家居設計，也希望確保部分產品能迎合居於有限空間的人士，為生活天地混入美學與實用功能。There are some items that work particularly well in small homes. Daybe is a soft and warm sofa, but can be easily changed into a sofa bed at night. Frame acts as a sculptural piece on the wall that can also be a clothing rack or hanger when opened outwards. Camp is a small, round kitchen table that’s large enough for dinner parties for four, while the Pal stool is multifunctional as a small side table when delivered with the veneered top, stackable if you need to create space and an overall space-saver when standing alone, as it’s quite tiny. 部分設計在小家居中更為合用。風格柔和溫暖的Daybe沙發可輕鬆化身成沙發床。框架既能成為牆上的雕塑裝飾元素，往外張開時更可兼作掛架。小巧的廚房圓桌Camp能容下四人舉行晚餐派對，而多功能的Pal凳配上鑲板桌面時即化身為小邊桌，摺疊起來能節省更多空間，獨立擺放也不會佔用太多位置。At Northern, we create objects to play around with and to use as tools to create good settings. Additionally, we want people to cherish their products for a long time and to stop buying non-durable objects that destroy the planet. We also take into consideration that people move more than before, and provide products that are easy to disassemble and flat-pack. All these aspects fit the users’ needs, so they can adapt the product to their situations and desires. 我們在Northern設計能隨你發揮運用的產品，也可充當理想工具營造心想的佈置。此外，希望人們能長久珍惜用品，停止購買破壞地球的不耐用之作。我們也考慮到人們比以往搬家的頻率高得多，產品一定要設計成可輕易拆掉和採平面包裝的模樣。各種因素也得迎合用家需要，能隨心所想靈活應用於不同情況之中。