Shaped with a chainsaw

The log stood in her office for quite some time while Anna Marie let inspiration strike, before she picked up her chainsaw.

The Norwegian designer was invited to participate in an exhibition during Designers Saturday called DS Unika, in Oslo in collaboration with Hamran. When , Anna Maria couldn't was introduced to the kitchen manufacturer's material bank, she fell head over heels in love with a 50-log southern oak.

- In this case, I wanted to make the most of the material, and with a 2.4-meter log, it seemed natural to make a bench. I wanted to highlight the lines in the log. The ends have been cut off, and the rounded, comfortable seating edge reveals the tool behind the creation,” Anna Maria Ofstedal Eng explains.

For this Norwegian designer, it's about giving the products she makes a personal touch, regardless of the tools she works with.

- I want to show that functional products can be so much more than impersonal machine production. By giving the products traces of the designers' vision, the craftsmanship, and the tools behind them, products can bring joy and create engagement and interest over time,” she explains.

Designed by Anna Marie Ofstedal Eng in collaboration with Hamran Snekkerverksted
Exhibited at DS Unika during Designers Saturday Oslo 2025.