The kind of linguistic osmosis that occurs when a foreign word is adopted into a different language and remains there in its original form, helps enrich our understanding of each other and makes the world a smaller place. German has given us schnapps and schadenfreude; French, silhouette and soufflé; Japanese, sushi and sudoku. And a recent project by two Danish design greats could see another one join the list, in design circles, at least: Nawabari
With a name derived from a Japanese word translated as 'stretching rope', Nawabari is a new seating collection by BoConcept and architecture office BIG that was conceived using ropes and sponge to explore and experiment with form. The result is a distinctive and playfully sculptural programme of pieces that, with BoConcept's global reach, might see it spread around the world like karaoke.
Alun Lennon – Content Editor | | | A meeting of minds: BoConcept x BIG | | After two years of collaboration and product development, Danish furniture brand BoConcept, along with visionary architecture office BIG / Bjarke Ingels Group, have finally revealed their new furniture collection Nawabari to the world.
Read more | | ‘One of the things we're always looking for in design is to arrive at something that has an air of effortlessness,’ says BIG founder Bjarke Ingels of Nawabari – the result of a recent collaboration with his fellow Danes, BoConcept…
Watch the video to find out more | | With its new Nawabari collection – created in partnership with architecture office BIG – BoConcept explores creative new design territory while also staying focused on environmental impact.
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Facts & Figures
BoConcept was founded in 1952 in Denmark
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Truly global, always local: over 340 brand stores in over 67 countries
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The brand works with award-winning designers to create collections of furniture, accessories and lighting for contemporary spaces
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BoConcept is committed to bringing its flexible Interior Design Service and industry-leading customisation to spaces both private and public – without compromising on design vision or aesthetics
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Turn-key solutions: BoConcept designs, manufactures, delivers and installs | | | | | | | Scandinavian synergy: Nawabari | | Nawabari is a versatile and playful new furniture collection resulting from a Nordic collaboration that leverages the combined power of two Danish design titans, BoConcept and BIG.
Read more | | On the Nawabari project, BoConcept, with its global reach, was an ideal partner for BIG's head of products, Jakob Lange – who was not just interested in designing great objects but 'objects that reach everybody'.
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