Furniture from Bergen
Made for long winters.
Chairs, tables and shelves in solid oak and ash, shaped by hand and finished with oil. Built to be passed on.
The pieces
A few things, made well.
Every piece comes in natural oak, white-oiled ash or smoked oak.
Fjell chair
A low lounge chair with a woven wool seat.
from €640Vann table
Round dining table for four, or six with the leaf.
from €1,480Lys lamp
Ash and linen. Soft light for the long evenings.
from €290Hylle shelf
Three shelves that hang on one rail.
from €420
Materials
Three woods, one oil.
We use wood from forests within 300 km of the workshop, dried for a year before it is cut.
- Natural oakWarm and honey toned
- White ashPale, almost Nordic snow
- Smoked oakDeep brown, smoked for colour
The workshop
Six people and a slow process.
- 01
Drawn
Every piece starts as a full-size drawing on the workshop wall.
- 02
Cut
Joints are cut by machine, then fitted by hand until they close.
- 03
Oiled
Three coats of plant oil, rubbed in a day apart.
- 04
Signed
The maker signs the underside, with the year.
Rooms
One piece, three rooms.
- Living roomFjell chair, Lys lamp and a wool rug by the window.3 pieces
- KitchenVann table with four Fjell side chairs.5 pieces
- HallHylle shelf with hooks and a small bench.2 pieces
In homes
Ten years on.
Our table has three kids, two moves and a lot of candle wax on it. It looks better now.
Ingrid S.Vann table, 2016
They oiled the chair again for free when I brought it in. Like new.
Mats H.Fjell chair
Quiet, warm and simple. It just fits every room.
Hanna O.Hylle shelf
Care
Living with wood.
- How do I clean it?
- A damp cloth and a drop of soap. Oil it once a year with the bottle we send.
- What if it gets a mark?
- Sand it lightly and oil it. Or bring it in and we do it for free.
- How long is delivery?
- Six to eight weeks, since every piece is made for you.