In the context of the coronavirus pandemic and the environmental crisis, six Oslo-based designers present furniture designs that anticipate a more positive future.
Ny Normal is an exhibition of new works from Fold Oslo, a collective made up of designers Vilde Hagelund, Sovei Giæver, Anna Maria Øfstedal Eng, Poppy Lawman, Tobias Berg and Kathrine Hovind.
Ny Normal features the work of six Oslo-based designers
All six designers have taken one of their past designs and evolved it further, creating a version they feel is more suited to "our new normal".
"The objects in the exhibition have developed alongside our current worldwide norm, intertwining old conversations into new interpretations," explained Poppy Lawman.
All six designers have further developed one of their previous projects "We are not alone, we believe in scrutinising the status quo," she told Dezeen. "We see many searching for new approaches to apply to our newly opened up world."
"It is time for all to seize this rare moment and make an unprecedented reset."
Poppy Lawman's Papirstein Stol is a lounge chair partly made from compressed paper pulp
Lawman's contribution is a lounge chair made from "papirstein", a natural and biodegradable material she developed by compressing paper pulp.
Previously the designer used this material to create a stool, which featured in the Norwegian Presence showcase in 2020. In this latest iteration, it becomes the seat a...