vaarnii

HÖNNUN: Fredrik Paulsen.

001 Borðstofustóllinn hefur sterka nærveru enda klossaður og stoltur af því. En hann er þrátt fyrir þessi einkenni sín, hannaður með þægindi í huga og afar gott að sitja í honum í þessum löngu notalegu matarboðum. Þessi fágaði brútalismi er dæmigerður fyrir verk Paulsens sem og ást hans á furu; efnivið sem hann lýsir sem síkadelískum vegna líflegra og náttúrulegra æða hans. "Maður nýtur þessarar áferðar best á stóru yfirborði" segir Paulsen - kenning sem hér hefur verið raungerð.

Framleiddur í Finnlandi úr sjálfbært vottaðri Finnskri furu.

Allar vörur Vaarnii eru framleiddar í Finnlandi af litlum og sérvöldum húsgagnasmiðum. Öll furan sem notuð er, er hogginn úr sjálfbærum Finnskum skógum, PEFC vottuð og hæg ræktuð.

Furan hefur afar sterkan karakter. Vegna olía og resíns sem myndast náttúrulega, breytir hún hægt og rólega um lit eftir því sem hún eldist. Kjarnaviður og tréviður eldast mis hratt sem leiðir til þess að húsgögnin verða dásamlega mynstruð. Liturinn jafnast svo smám saman út og þroskast í átt að fallegum hunangsgljáa yfir árin.

Þrátt fyrir að viður furunnar sé harðasti mjúki viðurinn muntu komast að því að hann mun dældast og rispast með tímanum. Við biðjum þig um að taka þessum karaktereinkennum fagnandi.

Hráefnið sem notast er við er handvalið í þeim tilgangi að tryggja sem allra hæstu gæði. Þökk sé eðli viðarins hefur hvert og eitt húsgagn sitt sérstaka mynstur og tón.

DESIGN: Fredrik Paulsen

Our Dining Chair has instant presence, this is an unapologetically brawny chair. But despite its heft, the Dining Chair has been designed for comfort and makes an enjoyable seat for long and loose dinners. Such refined brutality is typical of Paulsen’s work. As is a love of pine; a material he describes as ‘psychedelic’ because of its lively natural grain. It is best enjoyed over large surface areas, says Paulsen – a theory put into practice here.

Made in Finland of Finnish pine.

All Vaarnii products are locally made by a small number of expert Finnish makers. All pine wood is harvested from sustainably managed Finnish forests, PEFC certi­fied and slow grown.

Pine is very characterful material. As a result of the naturally occurring oils and resins, pine will change colour as it ages. Heartwood and sapwood will start aging at a different speed resulting in gorgeous stripy patterns. The color will gradually even out and mature to a beautiful honey tone over the course of years.

Although our pine wood is the hardest soft wood you can find, it will dent and scratch over time. We ask you to embrace these characterful signs of aging.

Our raw material is hand selected for maximum quality. Because of the nature of wood, each product has a unique grain, colour, and pattern.

DESIGN: Fredrik Paulsen

Just as the Dining Chair makes no excuses for its heft, Fredrik Paulsen’s Dining Table is similarly forthright about its purpose. This is a piece of furniture designed to work hard for generations to come. The lively grain of solid pine is especially present over the table’s large surface areas whilst the simple logic and artistry of its making is enjoyably explicit.

Made in Finland of Finnish pine.

All Vaarnii products are locally made by a small number of expert Finnish makers. All pine wood is harvested from sustainably managed Finnish forests, PEFC certi­fied and slow grown.

Pine is very characterful material. As a result of the naturally occurring oils and resins, pine will change colour as it ages. Heartwood and sapwood will start aging at a different speed resulting in gorgeous stripy patterns. The color will gradually even out and mature to a beautiful honey tone over the course of years.

Although our pine wood is the hardest soft wood you can find, it will dent and scratch over time. We ask you to embrace these characterful signs of aging.

Our raw material is hand selected for maximum quality. Because of the nature of wood, each product has a unique grain, colour, and pattern.

DESIGN: Fredrik Paulsen

Just as the Dining Chair makes no excuses for its heft, Fredrik Paulsen’s Dining Table is similarly forthright about its purpose. This is a piece of furniture designed to work hard for generations to come. The lively grain of solid pine is especially present over the table’s large surface areas whilst the simple logic and artistry of its making is enjoyably explicit.

Made in Finland of Finnish pine.

All Vaarnii products are locally made by a small number of expert Finnish makers. All pine wood is harvested from sustainably managed Finnish forests, PEFC certi­fied and slow grown.

Pine is very characterful material. As a result of the naturally occurring oils and resins, pine will change colour as it ages. Heartwood and sapwood will start aging at a different speed resulting in gorgeous stripy patterns. The color will gradually even out and mature to a beautiful honey tone over the course of years.

Although our pine wood is the hardest soft wood you can find, it will dent and scratch over time. We ask you to embrace these characterful signs of aging.

Our raw material is hand selected for maximum quality. Because of the nature of wood, each product has a unique grain, colour, and pattern.

Design: Soft Baroque

Material: Pine.

Dimensions: H: 35 cm. / W: 120 cm. / D: 80 cm.

Lead time: 8 - 10 weeks.

Design: Max Lamb

Material: Pine

Dimensions: H: 72 cm. / B: 66 cm. / D: 64 cm. / Seat: 40 cm.

Lead time: 8 - 10 vikur

Design: Kwangho Lee

Material: Pine

Dimensions: H: 45 cm. / B: 180 cm. / D: 40 cm.

Lead time: 8 - 10 vikur

DESIGN: Industrial Facility

Industrial Facility describe the Alter Mirror as a ‘small piece of architecture for the wall’. The mirror is characterful and distinct but also intended as a quiet addition to an interior; a piece of furniture that is comfortable and ready to serve. The mirror has angled sides made from solid pine surrounding a copper-tinted mirror ‘to embrace you warmly’ say Industrial Facility. Plus, there are additional assets discreetly hidden along one side of the mirror; a helpful row of small hooks.

Made in Finland of Finnish pine.

DESIGN: Mac Collins

The form of Mac Collins’ Bowl is definite and unwavering in its evocation of sturdiness and stability. A low centre of gravity is achieved by a shallow bowl elevated, like a platform, on top of thick legs. The Bowl is confident, advertising its longevity, to provoke a long-lasting attachment through their endearing character, but their design is also a reply to the specific qualities of pine; ‘It was important to me that the design would be as honest and deliberate as the material’. The qualities of the wood are shown off through a combination of straight lines and curves, horizontal and vertical grains.

Made in Finland of Finnish pine.

DESIGN: Livia Lauber

The lively grain that is a much-appreciated characteristic of pine is celebrated in these elementary but effective table-top accessories by Livia Lauber. Alongside this honest use of material, carefully considered details enhance the design; such as a small gap beneath the edge to allow easy lifting and a softened edge to make the trays comfortable in the hand. The strong geometric shapes of the Square and Rectangular Tray appeal singularly or when stacked, in use or at rest.

Made in Finland of Finnish pine.

Design: Vaarnii.

The shape of this humble object is inspired by the traditional lumberjack’s splitting wedge; an everyday tool used in the harvesting of timber. Transferred from the forest floor to yours, the Doorstop is made from solid pine and features a hole to aid easy grasping. This is a timeless and uniquely useful device, perfect for gifting or to be put to use in your own home for generations to come.

Material: Pine.

Dimensions: H 18 cm. / B 8 cm / D 5 cm.

DESIGN: Cecilie Manz

Just like it’s partner, the Kolmio Dining Table, this bench is designed for everyday use. Beneath its seemingly straight-forward form is a unique engineering solution; a sandwich of material made from an inner layer of offcut pine encased by perfect planks. Everything is revealed in the Kolmio’s distinctive and strong profile, only a slight chamfer edge is conceded to soften the severity.

Made in Finland of Finnish pine.

DESIGN: Cecilie Manz

The Kolmio Dining Table is sturdy and stable, and it looks that way too. ‘People will intuitively understand Kolmio as a very solid piece of furniture’ says Cecilie Manz. In order to achieve such great expanses of wood, Manz has created a unique sandwich of material where an inner layer of offcut pine is encased by perfect planks. The result is an impressively economical and engineered material. Kolmio is strong and severe, designed to take everything the day, the year, the decade, can throw at it.

Made in Finland of Finnish pine.

DESIGN: Henrik Tjaerby

A partner to the Osa Outdoor Dining Table, the Osa Bench is made from the same innovatively heat-treated pine. Henrik Tjaerby’s design for the Osa Outdoor Series uses a standardised T-shaped section and minimal components in a modular system. The ingenuity of construction means that Osa Tables and Benches can be span great lengths. Osa is an explicitly functional design that is robust, resilient and adaptable.

Made in Finland of Finnish pine.

All Vaarnii products are made locally by a small number of expert Finnish makers. All pinewood is harvested from sustainably managed Finnish forests and is PEFC certified.  

Our outdoor products are made of heat-treated pine, Lunawood ThermoWood®. Thermowood is a non-toxic material produced by using only heat, and steam. 

Products will start reacting with UV light very quickly and begin changing colour towards a beautiful silver tone once unboxed. The products will reach their final color after approximately one year outdoors.

Although our pine wood is the hardest soft wood you can find, it will dent and scratch over time. We ask you to embrace these characterful signs of aging.

DESIGN: Henrik Tjaerby.

Made from heat-treated pine able to withstand the harshest environmental conditions, the Osa Outdoor range by Henrik Tjaerby is explicitly functional and purposefully elemental in its design. The Osa Dining Chair is intended for use alongside our Osa Outdoor Table, sharing the same proportions and distinctive seating planks. It is tough; designed to survive both wet weather and sun exposure, and reliable; timeless seating from which to enjoy many summers. This is a chair with limitless potential that needs little explanation, says Tjaerby.

MATERIAL: Pine.

Made in Finland.

DESIGN: Studiomama

Norppa is a rocking toy that takes its name and form from the endangered Finnish Norppa seal. Whilst all Vaarnii products are designed to last, this concept is especially appropriate for Norppa, an object that should be cherished by multiple generations. Norppa is skilfully milled from solid pine with the distinctive grain adding contour and expression to the seal shape and face. Every characterful Norppa Rocking Toy will be subtly different from the next.

Made in Finland of Finnish pine.

DESIGN: Faye Toogood.

With extreme proportions and explicit ergonomics, this uncompromising outdoor chair by Faye Toogood is pine furniture at its most constructive. Its low profile hugs the earth, a high back provides seclusion and support, and a wide seat and broad armrests offer ultimate sitting comfort. The Peace Chair nods to archetypal Adirondack chairs of the past. But it is the generous use of weather resistant heat-treated pine and its timeless profile that gives Peace its longevity. Peace is destined for a special position under open skies. There it can slowly and beautifully age, remaining a permanent and dependable refuge for generations to come.

MATERIAL: Pine.

Made in Finland.

DESIGN: Ronan Bouroullec.

Simple and strong, the Maasto Chair is an ode to pine. Maasto is Instantly archetypal, a hardworking seat for daily dining at home or in public spaces with a seamless profile and brutally honest design. Maasto’s uncomplicated silhouette is created by combining plywood sides for strength, reduced bulk and simplicity of construction, with a solid pine seat and back for durability. Our specially-made Finnish plywood features an exaggerated grain, producing an intoxicating hyper-pine aesthetic. The Maasto Dining Armchair is equipped with plywood arms for maximum seating comfort.

MATERIAL: Pine.

Made in Finland.

DESIGN: Ronan Bouroullec.

Simple and strong, the Maasto Chair is an ode to pine. Maasto is instantly archetypal. A hardworking seat for daily dining at home or in public spaces with a seamless profile and brutally honest design. Maasto’s uncomplicated silhouette is created by combining plywood sides for strength, reduced bulk, and simplicity of construction, with a solid pine seat and back for durability. Our specially-made Finnish plywood features an exaggerated grain, producing an intoxicating hyper-pine aesthetic.

MATERIAL: Pine.

Made in Finland.

DESIGN: Hans-Agne Jakobsson

The warm glow of light filtering through pine veneer combined with an unexpectedly graphic and elemental form is the enduring appeal of these iconic designs by Hans-Agne Jakobsson. When Vaarnii began exploring the use of pine wood in lighting design, it quickly became clear that the iconic designs of Hans-Agne Jakobsson from the 1960’s could not be bettered. Pine is used efficiently; it’s tone and grain are employed to maximum effect in designs that project material mass but boast actual lightness. Vaarnii has re-engineered three of Jakobsson’s pendant designs using solid Finnish pine to support circular strips of high-quality pine veneer, reintroducing these classic 20th century designs to the market after decades of absence.

Handcrafted in Finland