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OLA Table by AKKA
Cologne 2011: this folding table by Swedish designers AKKA is one of two joint winning projects in this year’s [D3] Contest, an international competition for young designers organised by trade fair imm cologne.
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Called OLA after one of the designers' fathers, the lightweight design can be folded and unfolded without turning the piece over.
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The design will be manufactured by Swedish company Materia and officially launched at Stockholm Furniture Fair next month.
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AKKA share the [D3] Contest first prize with Harry Thaler's Pressed Chair (see our earlier story) and second prize was awarded to Moody Couch by Hanna Emelie Ernsting (see our earlier story here).
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imm Cologne takes place 18-23 January 2011.
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Here are some more details from AKKA:
The ola-table is an easily handled folding-table that always stands on its feet, and thus doesent get a dirty and chipped tabletop after a while. Even a fairly small lady could unfold a hundred tables at a conference without risking her health, since you dont have to turn the whole table around or so. The ola-tables looks so nice when folded that you can store it by the wall in your office or at home for an easy-accessed extra work desk. The table stacks tightly and is made of aluminum.
The Ola-table (which bears its name after the father of Petter) is designed by Petter Danielson and Oscar Ternbom at AKKA (www.akka.se), Göteborg, Sweden.
The OLA-table will be manufactured by MATERIA, a Swedish company, (materia.se) and will be launched at the Stockholm furniture fair in a few weeks.
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