| Peter Opsvik has been designing furniture for | | | | in the following colors: ice blue, midnight black, and |
| about 30 years. His renowned piece of work is | | | | ice white. The seats are also provided with |
| the balance chair. His creativity exhibits the middle | | | | chrome and cushions. |
| path between the 'rational' and the 'emotional'. The | | | | The works of Opsvik include the Gravity balans, |
| construction of industrial products is based on the | | | | which is also Varier product designed in the year |
| rational design and the emotional objects are | | | | 1983. Opsvik quotes that the Gravity balans chair |
| made by the craftsmen traditionally. | | | | is not jus a seating, but it is a way of life. These |
| Opsvik carried out all his design works with a | | | | single chairs were designed for both resting and |
| purpose in mind. The best example is the Garden | | | | as well perform other activities. |
| range, which appears more like a tree than a | | | | Pendulum, a product of Varier designed by Opsvik |
| chair. He designed it with an intention to send a | | | | in the year 1983 was a seating provision around |
| signal to any person who looks at it. The purpose | | | | the kitchen table. The pendulum concept of |
| behind the design was to just express the | | | | seating allows the chair to follow according to the |
| opinions of a designer about the etiquette and | | | | body's postures. |
| rules of sitting and nothing more than that. Opsvik | | | | Variable balans was brought to the market in the |
| used a variety of features in the chair that made | | | | year 1979 by Varier. As the name indicates, the |
| the user to take a number of positions. This was | | | | chair offers movement and variation to the user. |
| an immediate solution invented by him, when the | | | | The chair is provided with two separate pads, to |
| rest of the designers were unable to find the | | | | switch the leg positions from time to time. |
| perfect sitting position. This invention improved | | | | Multi balans was introduced by Varier in the year |
| the postures of the back, hip and the legs. | | | | 1981. This chair was designed for the persons |
| One of the theories of Opsvik which is concerned | | | | suffering from back problems. The patients |
| about the movement is under research, after a | | | | recovering from the back surgery could begin to |
| flaw was recognized in it. There after Opsvik | | | | sit immediately after the surgery, when the chair |
| provided backrest to all his models. The addition | | | | was set to a steep angle. |
| of the backrest simplified the adoption of the | | | | The Varier introduced Thatsit balans in the year |
| various postures. | | | | 1992, which was also a work of Opsvik. |
| Varier Furniture is renowned for its variety of | | | | It was provided with a curved runner, which |
| seating that provides us with the comfort. | | | | acted as medium for the movement and variation |
| Opsvik's of the works is the"Penguin Chair", which | | | | for the user at his workplace. The chair can be |
| is the Varier's latest release. This is a perfect | | | | adopted only by the people of heights 155 cm |
| kitchen or a dining room furniture set. The Penguin | | | | and above. On the whole Peter Opsvik's |
| chairs are built with transverse steel tubes. The | | | | contribution was a significant one in the |
| chair is not fixed in place, which allows the chair to | | | | development of the Modern furniture system. |
| roll forwards and backwards. This set is available | | | | |