Peter Opsvik

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Peter Opsvik (born March 25, 1939 in Stranda ) is an industrial and furniture designer as well as a jazz musician. He is the son of furniture manufacturer Nils Opsvik and Anne Ringstad. He has been married to Kari Vartdal since 1967 and their son is the jazz bassist and composer Eivind Opsvik . Opsvik is known for its ergonomic seating furniture and designed, among others, the high chairs Tripp Trapp for Stokke AS and Nomi for Evomove .

Education and career

Opsvik began his training in 1959 at the Bergens Kunsthåndverksskole. In 1964 he graduated from Statens Håndverks- og Kunstindustrieskole (SHKS) in Oslo. Then, in 1970, he studied ergonomics at the Folkwang School of Design in Essen under Ulrich Burandt. Before Opsvik worked as a freelance designer, he was employed as an industrial designer at Tandberg Radiofabrikk between 1965 and 1970 . Today he has his own studio in Oslo, Peter Opsvik AS , with seven employees.

design

Works (selection)

Tripp Trapp high chair

The high chair Tripp Trapp is a height-adjustable chair for children that can be adjusted depending on the size. It was launched in 1972 and by 2006 had sold over five million times. Since then it has been marketed by the Stokke company.

Balans series

The Balans series represented a new form of seating furniture that broke with conventional design. In order to maintain an ergonomic sitting position and also to enable a high degree of movement, the Balans concept, which was developed by the Norwegian ACMandal, has a forward-sloping seat, with the body supported by knee pads. In some models, the rails to which the seat and knee cushions are attached are rounded so that they can rock like a rocking chair. This is what the first Variable Balans model from 1979 looks like. Other models with backrests followed.

Awards (selection)

  • Red dot award, 2010 (Håg Capisco Puls)
  • Anders Annual Culture Prize, 2008.
  • Nordiska Designpriset, 2007 (viola)
  • Most Innovative Product Award, NeoCon Chicago, 2006 (Håg Conventio Wing)
  • Torsten and Wanja Söderbergs price, 2000.
  • Classic prize; 1996 (Tripp Trapp)
  • Jacob prize, 1986 (Balans series)
  • Nor-In, 1981.
  • Gold medal, Exempla in Munich, 1971.

music

Albums

  • 1995 Classic Jazz, Christiania 12 and CJB
  • 1999 Woodwork
  • 1999 Sound Objects
  • 2002 Peter Opsvik Home Recordings
  • 2004 Happy Feet, Christiania 12
  • 2009 Rhythm Crazy, Christiania 12
  • 2010 Ballads by Jimmy Van Heusen

literature

swell

  1. ↑ CV. Retrieved August 27, 2014 .
  2. ↑ Jon LATE: Peter Opsvik. In: Store norske leksikon . Retrieved August 27, 2014 (Norwegian).
  3. ^ AC Mandal: Balanced sitting posture on forward sloping seat. Retrieved November 18, 2015 .
  4. ↑ Variable Balans and Thatsit Balans. Retrieved November 18, 2015 .

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personal data
SURNAME Opsvik, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian industrial and furniture designer and jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH March 25, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Stranda