17-11-2011

Worlds biggest lamp at Storstua, Oslo.

This was a project for Haugenstua apartment community in Oslo. The project were introduced to us through a local artist, and we managed to do final development and manufacturing of the complete lamp.
-Milling the form in our large scale milling machine, -Construction and manufacturing the steel frames, -Glasfiber molding the screen, and Administrating the process and on-site assembling.
The molding process were a special task which led us into a detailed material research to find the optimal combination of color, lamination and strength. The color on the screen are orange, and the color are ment to give a good warm feeling even in daylight when the lamp is shut.
The screen is 4meter in dia and 3 meter high, and the lamp itself is total 9meter high. 

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28-09-2011

Steve Wozniak & Bård Eker

Last week we had the opportunity to meet the legendary co-founder of Apple at the IT convention in Tønsberg, Norway. It was an interesting match where ingredients such as hard work, passion for new inventions and out-of-the-box thinking seemed to be common strengths at both entrepreneurs. The way Steve controlled both the mechanical and software design all the way to the beautiful Apple products with few compromises is the main reason for Apples success story, and the direct cause of why so many of us envy its market position.
Thanks for a good meeting! 

Bård Eker

26-07-2011

Jøtul CUBE by Eker Design

Eker Design proudly presents CUBE, a new designed and developed product for Jøtul. The goal was to make a new product for the existing Jøtul burn chambers. A new product that would improve the efficiency and widen the usability of the existing burn chambers.

We solved the construction introducing a new way of building your own fireplace using sheetmetal as the main construction elements. The assembly of the units are very easy and timesaving compared to the existing solutions for these burn chambers.
We solved the heat efficiency by transporting the heated air through the sheetmetal base.
We solved the combustible wall distance by using the sheetmetal base as a radiation shield.
We solved the design through a thoroughly study of material and design. By the right dimensional proportions, and by using new materials and combinations in a sensible way we have created a product which will fit into most interiors. At the same time we are enabling the customers to change the design by easy change the panels around the sheetmetal base.
We solved the product itself by giving the customers the opportunity to change the apperance, as we know that the biggest trend of all is the trend of changing!
The total time to mount the complete fireplace is 30 minutes, and changing the design is done in less than half the time.

We even made a video to show the mounting procedure and to show the product in "the right element". Please click the picture above to start the video.

Please also see the pressrelease from Jøtul.

RED DOT AWARD to Eker Design for EasyRoller

Bård Eker and Eker Design collected 5th of July the highly respected international Design Award RED DOT. The Eker Team received the award for it outstanding design- and engineering work with the EASY ROLLER. This is the worlds first wheelchair made 100% in composites.

The Red Dot Design Award is an international design price award institution. Designers from all around the world was honored with a great award party in Essen.

The Jury highlights:
"Functional elements - such as the steering handle, armrest and tip stop - are intelligently integrated into the design, lending the wheelchair an overall welcoming appearance."

The Red Dot Design Award
- dates back to 1955 and is now the world`s largest and most distinguished design competition. It breaks down into the three disciplines `red dot award: product design`, `red dot award: communication design` and `red dot award: design concept`. There were almost 14,000 entries from 68 countries in the year 2010 alone.

You can get more information on the website at www.red-dot.de/presse.