Peter Opsvik (1939-2024)

Peter Opsvik is an industrial designer with training at the Bergen College of Applied Art and the State College of Applied Art in Oslo. He is the founder of Peter Opsvik AS, a design studio located in central Oslo, where he works together with a team of seven colleagues.

To define Opsvik as just a designer would be an understatement, given that throughout his life he has sought to develop a new philosophy regarding the way of sitting, trying to overcome stereotypes to create unconventional chairs that challenge the rules relating to correct posture. His work has always focused on creating revolutionary products, rather than simply creating variations on existing Scandinavian designs. To this end, Peter Opsvik AS has been collaborating with HÅG since 1974, making a significant contribution to the philosophy on which Flokk bases its business.

The chairs designed by Opsvik follow the movement of the human body in every movement, accompanying it in the search for the most comfortable posture, becoming true expressions of the concept of ergonomics.