2023–05–10
Eclectic and appealing in equal measures, the Lobster armchair won the prestigious Ung Svensk Form (Young Swedish Design) award in 2019. Since then, the concepts underpinning it have continued to evolve, inspiring designer Martin Thübeck to arrive at the version that is now part of Nola’s indoor furniture range.
The inspiration behind Lobster emerged in a student project at Stockholm’s Konstfack college of art and design, where designer and cabinetmaker Martin Thübeck was studying design with a focus on learning environments. When the prototype was presented in the Ung Svensk Form show in 2019, Lobster took the Swedish media by storm.
Lobster's ground-breaking design was developed specifically to challenge the norm of institutional seating and the role of ergonomics in learning environments. Although education has changed drastically in recent years, most of the seating designed for learning environments continues to look more or less the sale as it has for several decades.
Today, we live in a world where individual needs are taken into account at workplaces and schools, and in seating designed for travellers on holiday and those staying home. As Lobster asks us how we want to sit, its ergonomic design and generous proportions offer us a wide range of individual comforts.
“Lobster is both logical and irrational, subtle and abrupt, serious and silly,” says designer Martin Thübeck. “It carries a range of contradictions. It's great that Nola wants to include this design in its range and is open to the questions of who we design for, and why."
As the holiday season, which is a special time for many children, approaches, we're extending a Christmas gift to The Swedish Childhood Cancer Fund to recognize their vital research efforts.
With a lively look in the rearview mirror at some of this year's highlights, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We say thank you for the year that has passed and look forward to seeing you soon again. The office will be closed from 23 December to 1 January. For urgent matters, email headoffice@nola.se
We are pleased to introduce Join as one of the eagerly anticipated releases for the autumn. A truly versatile furniture series with a high seating height for a more active sitting experience.
We have uploaded several inspiring projects in our Projects section.
We would like to thank everyone that attended IFLA in Stockholm We are still processing all the impressions and inspiration we gathered from the IFLA World Congress at the end of September.
From September 28th to 30th, the IFLA World Congress 2023 (International Federation of Landscape Architects) will be held in Stockholm and Nairobi, where Nola proudly serves as a main sponsor.
Welcome to Open House at Nola in Malmö during the new design event, DesignMalmö, taking place on August 31st at various locations around the city.
We are closed for summer holidays from July 10th to August 6th. After that, we’ll be back with new initiatives, exciting projects, and collaborations. Until then, warm summer greetings from all of us.
When the Nominating Committee within the Furniture Steering Group at TMF (The Swedish Federation of Wood and Furniture Industry) made the decision about the members for 2023—24, Nola’s Malin Moreau was elected.
Viaduct bench received an annual Swedish Design S Award in the furniture category. The 2023 awards ceremony was held on 31 May in the Swedish city of Umeå.
We are pleased to announce that the Viaduct bench, designed for Nola by Anki Gneib, has been nominated for a Design S Award, as one of three entries in the furniture category.
After a three-year break, the Stockholm Furniture Fair is back again. Nola is back too, and this year we’re skipping a traditional stand to create an urban oasis in the Greenhouse, where we’ll showcase products from our range.
