Pauline Deltour Provides an In- Depth Picture Of The Company’s Many Collaborations with World- Leading Designers
Pauline Deltour passed away unexpectedly and tragically in September 2021. A chorus of voices appears in the book to share their stories about Pauline Deltour and her work from architecture and design writer Helen Parton.
”When she started working on a project, the first thing she liked to
– design assistant, Claire Pondard.
do was to take a trip to the factory. She always wanted to know as
much as possible about the company and the machines,” .
Pauline Deltour’s stylized and tailored armchair Pauline, designed for Offect, is now joined by a 2- and 3-seater sofa. In connection with the launch, Offecct publishes a book about Pauline Deltour where her co-workers and colleagues invite the reader into the designer’s studio and her world of ideas. Pauline Deltour and Offecct’s collaboration has previously resulted in the playful urban room divider Thelma and the elegant Pauline armchair. Offecct now presents the Pauline sofas, which have the same stylized simplicity as the armchair with fabrics that are wrapped around it and create a tailored expression.
“All of Pauline Deltour’s products have a kind of ingenious simplicity based on exquisite and carefully designed details. The new sofas, just like the armchair, have a natural elegance with small shifts in pro-portions, surprising lines and
– Maria Olofsson Karemyr, Offecct Brand Manager
brilliant functional solutions.”
”With Pauline, it wasn´t abouttrends, she wasn´t worried about people’s approval but followed herown vision. I admire her for this quiet energy, how she ran her careerin a calm and strong way.”
– Jun Yasumoto, Designer
“All together, these voices offer a fascinating picture of a warm and humble person who at the same time had a clear idea of what she wanted with her professional life and her many projects. Pauline Deltour had the ability to be visionary, creative and poetic, yet deeply rooted in the craft, the materials and the production process.”
– Maria Olofsson Karemyr
About Offecct Marek Iwicki Offecct is a Scandinavian furniture design company that develops unique furniture for Production: Henrik Nygren Design inspiring meeting places in the home, office and public space. About Flokk Flokk is the market leader in the design, development and production of workplace furniture in Europe. Flokk is the proud owner of product brands HÅG, RBM, RH, BMA, Giroflex, Malmstolen, Offecct, Profim and 9to5 Seating. About Pauline Deltour Pauline Deltour graduated from ENSAD (Ecole Nation-ale Supérieur des Arts Décoratifs) in 2007 and worked for four years for Konstantin Grcic in Munich, before opening her own design office in Paris in 2011. Her design is characterized by being both strict and sen-sitive, functional and poetic.