ineke hans: smallroom for OFFECCT

‘smallroom’ by ineke hans for OFFECCT

for their 2012 collection, swedish company OFFECCT asked dutch designer ineke hans to develop a sofa along the furniture brand’s O2ASIS collection which aims to bring more plant life into the home. with this in mind, hans has conceived ‘smallroom’, a seating unit which is characterized by a ‘box’ on one side which functions as a planter, or as a working surface with optional power devices. there are three different seating options in total varying in length (1 meter, 1.5 meters, 2 meters) each featuring a high back which wraps around two sides of the sofa, acting somewhat like a privacy wall, creating the impression of a smaller room. the design offers different back and side heights which allow one to configure the furniture pieces into various arrangements for different activities such as private conversation, work and meetings.

1.5 meter version

2 meter version

1 meter version

all three ‘smallroom’ units combined

display of ‘smallroom’ sofas image © designboom

a small box on the side of the seating unit can be used as a planter or work surface image © designboom

model

initial sketches and configurations

suggested arrangements