BIG
BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group - is a global group of architects, designers, urbanists, landscape professionals, interior and product designers, researchers and inventors with offices in Copenhagen, New York, London, Barcelona, Shenzhen and Los Angeles. The studio, founded by Bjarke Ingels in 2005, is currently involved in projects throughout Europe, the Americas, Asia, Oceania and the Middle East.
Problem-solving design
Jakob Lange, a partner at BIG and lead designer behind the Nawabari collection, believes that good design should feel simple, intuitive and part of everyday life. Lange brings an architectural clarity to the furniture he crafts, drawing on his experience designing spaces for how people actually live.
Sculpted by tension
Inspired by the Japanese art of rope binding, Nawabari explores the tension between softness and structure. Shaping upholstered volumes into a bold, sculptural form, the design transforms a simple principle into a striking presence.
“It is very attractive as a designer not only to design great objects, but also design objects or pieces of furniture that reach everybody.”