Collect Furniture

COLLECT® furniture is a young Danish company specialized in furniture for children. Our mission is to produce high quality furniture that children love to explore and which is a joy to the adult eye. Parents and children want to spend more time together so we design children's furniture that is great in children's bedrooms, but may just as well be a permanent part of the living room, study or kitchen. All the furniture is produced by Collect Furniture and designed by Frédéric Collette. Playful and serious, his designs are all based on the combination of a functional idea with simple and very graphic lines. Frédéric's own two children are his major inspiration, but also his most valuable critics, as they always try out prototypes under development. Frédéric Collette has a Ph.D. in civil engineer with 10 years of experience in structural testing and bridge design. Even turning towards small scale structures, his engineering background explains his deep involvement in all aspects of production. Durability and safety are considered already in the early design phase, and concern for the environment in the production is always in focus all the way from choice of material through work ethics during manufacture and impact on the children using our furniture. We are currently working on achieving the Nordic 'Swan' label for our furniture in order to clearly communicate our sustainable awareness and ECO-friendly strategy. It is our aim to have all our furniture 'Swan' labelled by 2010, starting summer 2009 with all our massive oak furniture. The Nordic 'Swan' label is equivalent to the European 'Flower' Eco-label, which, however, is not yet applicable for furniture.