Variér Furniture AS has grand slammed the Norwegian Design Award by getting two awards for product design.

The Variér Penguin, designed by Peter Opsvik, received the prize for its gracious curves of laminated wood and for its innovative functionality of movement between the seat and the legs.

The Variér Eight, a high kitchen chair designed by Olav Eldøy, was acclaimed for its beautiful organic shape and for the integrated tilting mechanism which invites to a revolutionary sitting excperience compared with traditional bar stools.

Variér Eight was launched on the market at the IMM fair in 2008, whereas Variér Penguin was launched in October 2008. The biggest markets for Variér are Italy, BENELUX, Germany and the Nordic countries.

Having previously received design awards for five other chairs, Variér now demonstrates a wide range of proven design icons made by four different designers.

Products from Variér with the Award for Design Excellence.

Peel™ Design: Olav Eldøy
Peel™Club Design: Olav Eldøy
Date™ Design: Olav Eldøy
Planet™ Design: Svein Ivar Dysthe
Move™ Design: Per Ivar Øie
Variér®Eight Design: Olav Eldøy
Variér®Penguin Design: Peter Opsvik

For further information about the design award, please visit www.norskdesign.no.