Introducing Nawabari

A BoConcept + BIG collaboration

With a shared Danish design tradition and ambition to democratise great design, BoConcept has partnered with global architects BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group - to launch its exclusive “Nawabari” Collection.

The collection design, led by Partner and Head of BIG Products Jakob Lange, is inspired by an ancient Japanese art form of binding with ropes to forge close bonds. Nawa means rope in Japanese and the term “Nawabari” traditionally translates as stretching rope.

“When starting out with this collection we were looking for a new way of expressing furniture”, says Lange. “We were interested in the forms that are created when a material is bound with rope. The result is these sculptural organic shapes that become the core of this furniture family.”

The art of connection

These statement seating forms create physical spaces to bring people together and make new connections. Exploring the intersection between work, life and play, these contemporary pieces are equally as showstopping in a hotel lobby and gallery as they are in a residential space or open plan office.

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Jakob Lange

"We were interested in the new forms that are created when a material is bound with rope."

Meet studio BIG

Named one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World by Time Magazine, visionary architect Bjarke Ingels has designed and completed award-winning buildings globally and redefined how we live in the process. His partner and Head of BIG Products, Jakob Lange has been instrumental in many of BIG’s most high-profile buildings and technology projects, such as Copenhill, an innovative waste-to-energy plant in Copenhagen that doubles as a ski slope.

BIG designers talk about the inspiration behind the Nawabari colleciton.

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A neutral a-frame living room with the Nawabari 3 seater sofa and matching pouffe upholstered in beige Ravello fabric.

Where to buy Nawabari

Ready to transform your space? Nawabari collection is currently available to the art & design community for corporate and commercial projects from October 2023. It is available to see in these showrooms:

Europe:

  • BoConcept Denmark, Copenhagen​

  • BoConcept Finland Helsinki ​

  • BoConcept France, Beaugrenelle ​

  • BoConcept Germany, Bremen ​

  • BoConcept Germany, Sindelfingen ​

  • BoConcept Greece, Kifisias ​

  • BoConcept Madrid, Lagasca ​

  • BoConcept UK London, Tottenham Court Road ​

  • BoConcept UK Glasgow ​

  • BoConcept UK Leeds, Redbrick ​

Asia:

  • BoConcept Doha ​

  • BoConcept India Mumbai, Lower Parel

  • BoConcept India New Delhi, Mehrauli Gurgaon Road​

  • BoConcept Tokyo, Aoyama ​

  • BoConcept UAE Dubai, Sheikh Zayed Road ​

Other:

  • BoConcept USA San Francisco ​

  • BoConcept Australia, Adelaide ​

  • BoConcept Uruguay, Disegno

Please complete this form to find out how to order the Nawabari collection for your projects or to pre-order for your home.