How do we produce our best work? How do we remember what is really important in a mad regime of distractions? How can we find the inner spaciousness to align our work with our deeper sense of priorities?

At Elementa our work is to think deeply about what work is - and to build concrete suggestions on how it can be done better. The dB storage series is the result of long hours of discussions with designers Jonas & Øystein at StokkeAustad - on the relationship between high quality work and our physical surroundings.

A lot due to the great work of our colleges at the company fjordfiesta, Hans Brattrud's beautiful Scandia chairs are celebrated as perhaps the most important Norwegian design from mid-century modernism.
 

The UN trestle table started out as an impulse to make a universal trestle base that would accommodate mostly every type of table top regardless of shape or size. 

Designers StokkeAustad pondered deeply upon the request and came up with a solution which is not only very simple and elegant: It turns out that the it also carries a lot of extra possibilities, extending into shared workspaces,  shelving and beyond.

Run by Theo Tveterås and Lars Marcus Vedeler, Skrekkøgle is a different voice in the Norwegian design scene, exploring technology and tactility, often bordering on art. The Skrekkøgle website, which features selected projects and an inspiring web shop, is a real treasure house of quirky design ideas, eloquently formulated and always with an element of surprise.

The Elementa Blog have talked to Theo about the future of work, their own work - and the role of design in addressing real problems, be they small, big or medium sized.

Was it made? Can it be made? Should it be made? New York Museum of Modern Art's competition for low cost furniture in 1948 resulted in some of today's most celebrated furniture classics - including Charles & Ray Eames famous fibreglass chaise longue. Other participants in the competition included famous designers like Hans Wegner, Ilmari Tapiovaara and Marcel Breuer.

Write hElementa UT is an initiative that aims to explore imaginative ways of working and living with plants through design. We humans are incredibly adaptable to environments that are less-than-optimal for our wellbeing. Desktop computing as we know it is a phenomenon that is both at the core of conceived value production in our society - and deeply problematic for the health of our human organism. While the obvious solution is to actually get away and into the jungle (or the mountain or the sea) - the UT project is about transforming the workspace through the incorporation of plants and life.ere...

At Elementa we are hugely inspired by all kinds of true explorers of the hidden recesses of the mind. The first big retrospective exhibition of the Swedish mystic artist Hilma af Klint’s work, originally organized by Moderna Museet is now on display at Henie Onstad art centre - and is allegedly the last chance to see this show for a long time. 

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While at the intersection of art and mysticism, we came over Dangerous Minds' recaption of filmmaker Alejandro Jodorovsky's 82 "commandments".  If you haven't yet experienced his movies, do dedicate an autumn evening to explore his masterpieces The Holy Mountain and El Topo for a definite stretch of your imaginative spirit. 

Looking for a space to work in Oslo - part time or full time? Elementa is part of the collective at Prindseloftet in Storgata 36 in central Oslo, sharing space with Foodstudio, Growlab and designer Hallgeir Homstvedt. The members of the collective all work with various approaches to ecology and design with the aim to produce real value in their respective fields.

We are happy to announce our first show abroad at 100% Norway during the London Design festival, 24-27th September.  Elementa is a Norwegian manufacturer of ideas and furniture for the office. Founded in 2011, Elementa is a plattform for ambitious Scandinavian design exploring issues of the contemporary workspace, technology and ecology.