Design philosophy

We don’t design to a style. We design to a feeling.

Design begins with noticing. The way light moves across a wall. A structure shaped by pressure. A pattern repeated in nature or architecture. We collect these observations without deciding too quickly what they should become.

Light and shadow as design inspiration
Natural structures and repeated forms
Pattern found in architecture or nature
Organic form and surface
Light, structure and environmental form
How we design and make

An idea has to earn its way into the world.

01

Observe

Light, forms, systems and spaces give us the first direction.

02

Sketch

Ideas are reduced until the structure and purpose become clear.

03

Test small

Miniature prototypes reveal proportion, balance and weak points before we commit to the full object.

04

Calibrate

Material behavior determines temperature, structure and the way the object can be produced.

05

Finish by hand

Surfaces, components and details are checked and brought into alignment one piece at a time.

“I don’t work from ready-made files or a fixed design language. I find ideas in nature, architecture, interiors and different eras. The world around us is too varied to keep repeating the same form.”

Sebastian Möllers Founder and Designer

The Mangrove is our first release and our first proof: reclaimed material can become an object people are proud to live with.

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