‘Varmøte’ is designed to encourage interactions between people and their environment, increase biodiversity and make the street greener for residents, shoppers and businesses.
‘Varmøte’ is a modular urban furniture that serves as a meeting space in the Scandinavian urban areas. The project has been inspired by a Persian piece of furniture called ‘Korsi’, used by Iranians to make themselves warm in the wintertime. The elements of ‘Korsi’, heating and socialization, have been picked up and translated into urban public furniture. The key element is socialization. ‘Varmøte’ with its originality has created a warm and welcoming space that entices the dwellers to spend quality time around the fire with their loved ones.
Practical yet elegant, ‘Varmøte’ creates an enticing feature that lasts a lifetime. The compact design with warm materials and colours brings an intimate and cosy meeting space into the urban environment. The fire pit in the heart of ‘Varmøte’ generates and sustains high levels of heat making it perfect for outdoor gatherings. It creates a wonderful ambiance with a natural glow that sets the right mood. ‘Varmøte’ lets you gather your friends around a late-night glow of a warming fire to enjoy each other’s company. You can chat and laugh away until the early hours, enjoying the natural light and warmth. In addition, the thin illuminated light panels installed onto the last wood slat on the roof-like part of the wall with its warm yellow colour adds up to the warmth and cosiness of the furniture in the long dark nights.
‘Varmøte’ is an energy-sufficient product. The solar panels used on top of the walls generates enough energy for the lights. Thus the product can be used in many places that are not even provided with electricity. Also by applying solar panels, the product makes a contribution to increasing the global output of renewable energy.
