2012
Sammen / Together
Design: COMPANY (Aamu Song, Johan Olin and Lee Marable)
Client: Trondheim Kunstmuseum, Norway
Manufactured by: Punavuoren Puuhevonen in Finland
Material: Solid oak

SAMMEN -a multicultural foyer furniture is where different religions and beliefs meet. The symbols, motifs and structures from different religions and cultures are connected into one mega-furniture. Here a Christian church bench meets with Islamic prayer rugs, which grow Torii gates, that merges into Pagodas that are equipped with ancient Talismans, and more.

COMPANY (Johan Olin & Aamu Song) on Sammen furniture.

On the left side of the foyer, the furniture combines a Prayer rug with an Altar, Orthodox dome, Tori gate, Inuksuk statue, Totem pole, Cathedra and a Minbar.

The prayer rug in detail.

The Orthodox Dome serves as the backrest on the Altar seat. On the right stands a wooden version of an arctic Inuksuk statue.

The Onion Dome.

View from the entrance.

Company together. Photo: Nikolaj Bendix Skyum Larsen.

Sammen furniture continues in the other side of the foyer space. Photo: Nikolaj Bendix Skyum Larsen.

This piece follow the beliefs and religions of; Sikhism, Animism and those of Inuits.

Sammen in use. Photo: Siri Reinsberg Mørch.

Aamu testing the Prayer rug (pointing towards Mecca).

July 2012. Installing the furniture. Robert, Aamu and Erik working. Pontus supervising.

June 2012. Finishing up the furniture in Punavuoren Puuhevonen, Helsinki.
Kiitos Saka, Kati, Leena, Carolus, Yvonne, Jaakko, Ville for a marvellous carpentry work. And Matti for the chainsaw work.

Saka and Johan sanding the shapes in Punavuoren Puuhevonen, Helsinki.

The ready small scale model of the foyer 2 furniture.

May 2012. Lee working at the office with a small scale model in 1:5 scale.

Floorplan of the museum foyer space.

Some of the religious elements and how they were translated into the furniture.

March 2012. First studies of the elements to be used in the furniture.