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Norm Architects
Norm Architects is a Copenhagen-based practice founded in 2008 by Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen and Kasper Rønn. Working as multidisciplinary architects and designers, the studio covers residential architecture, hospitality, commercial interiors,…
Biography
Background
Norm Architects is a Copenhagen-based practice founded in 2008 by Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen and Kasper Rønn. Working as multidisciplinary architects and designers, the studio covers residential architecture, hospitality, commercial interiors, industrial design, photography and art direction. Today its partners include the two founders together with Frederik Werner, Katrine Goldstein (Managing Director), Peter Eland and Sofie Thorning.
Signature Style
The name reflects the studio's emphasis on drawing inspiration from norms and traditions in architecture and design, particularly the Scandinavian ideology of timeless aesthetics and natural materials, and Modernist ideas of restraint and refinement. Each project, whether architecture, interiors or products, exemplifies minimalism infused with a larger aim to re-sensualize the built environment through haptic designs that embrace mind and body. The studio describes its expertise as recognising the moment when there is nothing more to add or take away.
Notable Works
- Harbour Chair family and the Hashira lamps for Audo Copenhagen
- Cask Collection and Loop for Expormim
- Track modular sofa for Artifort
- Ridge Sofa (Furniture of the Year, Danish Design Awards 2025)
- Interiors for TRUNK(HOTEL) Yoyogi Park, Chancery House and Restaurant Iris
Legacy
A longstanding collaborator with Audo, Norm Architects helps to drive the evolution of the brand and its products with a simplicity that carries bigger ideas. Its work has been recognised by the Dezeen Awards, the Wallpaper* Design Awards, the Iconic Awards and the AHEAD Awards, among others.
Collections
Products
Harbour Side Dining Chair
A compact armless dining chair with an upholstered shell, extra seat foam and steel base.
Harbour Lounge Chair
An embracing upholstered lounge shell supported by a low solid-wood frame and loose cushion.
Eave Modular Sofa
Eave Modular Sofa 86, 2 Seater: a fixed Audo combination with curved upholstered armrests.
Co Table
A rectangular table with oak-trimmed apron, visible fasteners and a slender metal leg structure.
Harbour Dining Chair
An upholstered dining armchair with outward-curving supports, high back and steel base.
Harbour Side Bar Chair
An upholstered Harbour shell raised on a slender bar-height steel base.
Harbour Column Dining Table
A versatile dining table with a sculptural column base.
Harbour Column Lounge Table
A low circular table for lounge and reception settings.
Harbour Column Bar Table
A bar-height table for social and commercial settings.
Eave Seamline Modular Sofa
An armless 86 cm open module with a sculpted stitched back and adjustable connectors.
Plinth Grand
Low rectangular marble coffee table by Norm Architects for Audo, 137 x 76 x 28 cm.
Harbour Bar Chair
A comfortable upholstered bar stool with a sculptural steel base.
