Arbour – Hay

Arbour sofas and armchairs is a eco-designed collection by the Norwegian designer duo Andreas Engesvik and Daniel Rybakken, where all the technical choices have been made to meet the particularly demanding criteria of the Nordic Swan Ecolabel. But if ecology is taken very seriously, Arbour is also a collection that fully respects the values specific to Scandinavian design: rigor and simplicity of lines, natural materials and quality of seat where softness cannot be obtained by sacrificing ergonomic principles.

Designed to be durable and passed down through generations, Arbour sofas and armchairs are assembled from components that can be individually replaced when needed. They have a FSC-certified wooden frame (from sustainably managed forests) waxed or coated with water-based paint. A large number of cushion coverings offered are Eco labeled by the European Union. 

Arbour is available in four versions: two generously proportioned 2-seater and 3-seater Arbour sofas, a more compact Arbour Club sofa, suitable for urban spaces, and an Arbour Club armchair. 

Structure FSC certified wood – waxed oiled oak, waxed oiled walnut or water painted beech (black, wine red or bottle green) – solid wood and plywood elements with elastic straps – feet with felt glides 

Padding Inner cushions made with 50% recycled PE fiber balls and 50% recycled shredded foam from leftover materials in production

Cushions removable

Walnut

Walnut

Oak

Wine red

Black

Black

Black

Bottle green

Bottle green

Andreas Engesvik & Daniel Rybakken

Born in 1984, Daniel Rybakken grew up in Oslo, Norway. He studied design at the Oslo School of Architecture and Göteborg School of Arts and Crafts, Sweden, before setting up his own practice there in 2008. Rybakken has received numerous awards, including the “Best of the Best” Red Dot Award in Singapore in 2007; the Anders Jahre Cultural Prize for Young Artists in Oslo in 2008; the Design Report Award for best designer at the Salone Satellite in Milan in 2009; the Bruno Mathsson Award in 2011 and the London Design Medal and Golden Chair of the Swedish Association of Architects in 2013.  

Andreas Engesvik is a Norwegian designer who started his own studio in 2009. Previously, he was a founding member of the revolutionary design studio Norway Says, with whom he worked for six years. Engesvik first studied art history at the University of Bergen, Norway, then studied design at the National College of Art and Design, where he received his master's degree in 2000. His work has won de numerous international awards, including the Red Dot Award, iF Product Design Award and Wallpaper Design Award. 

For HAY, Rybakken and Engesvik designed the Arbour collection.