Sitting Scandinavia: Redefining comfort with Nordic design

By Celina Tran

In the competitive hospitality industry, the ambiance and comfort of a space is essential in creating a memorable experience for the guest. Recognising these elements, Norway-based company Sitting Scandinavia has established itself as the go-to furniture provider for restaurants, hotels, and conference venues.

When developing a space for guests and clients, it’s always important to have an intention in mind. Not only does the designer need to consider who the space is for, but also what it is for and how the space can successfully elevate someone’s experience. With nearly 30 years in the industry, Norwegian furniture brand Sitting Scandinavia has perfected the art of blending aesthetic appeal with robust functionality for its clients, showcasing the commitment to quality, innovative design, and sustainability.

Sitting Scandinavia: Redefining comfort with Nordic design

Photo: Rømskog Spa og Restort

“Our focus is on offering customers high-quality products and competitive prices, in addition to customisation of furniture. Everything we do is intended to make our clients’ lives easier, while also providing a unique design that in turn allows their customers to feel at home,” says Marita Norman, designer and project manager at Sitting Scandinavia.

The company’s work and experience does not only stretch over a long period of time but also across borders, as the team works both nationally and internationally, and closely with producers all over Europe. No matter what your project is, Sitting Scandinavia makes sure to fit your needs.

Photo: Manis Mat og Bar

Quality, sustainability and customisation

Starting as a small interior firm in the city of Drammen in the east of Norway, Sitting Scandinavia – previously known as PKS – wanted to establish a good name and reputation for high-quality and design furniture in Norway. After nearly three decades, it had exceeded its own expectations.

“We work closely with our clients from start to finish to ensure that the furniture serves not only the purpose and aesthetic, but also preserves the dignity of its historical or modern surrounding,” says Norman. “As well as working with the customer, we dedicate ourselves to quality and a high standard, hence why we also collaborate with architects, designers, and other providers so we can offer our clients the very best product.”

Photo: Manis Mat og Bar

In addition to its focus on preciseness, functionality and good design, Sitting Scandinavia offers to develop, renovate and produce custom-made furniture for its clients, most of which are hotels, restaurants, cafes and bars. “Of course, creating high-quality and long-lasting products is perhaps the best thing you can do for the environment to begin with, but as a company we try to think sustainably in everything we do,” says Norman. “While some customers like changing out their old furniture, some old pieces are too good and have too much potential to be thrown out. In those cases, we offer a “soft renovation” to give the pieces a new life.”

Photo: Lovlund Hotel

A “soft renovation”, Norman explains, is not only better for the environment, it also helps the client keep their costs down. “We did a soft renovation of an old bar at Manis Mat og Bar in Kongsvinger. It worked perfectly fine, but it didn’t fit the rest of the furniture that the client had picked out, so we gave the bar a makeover with a brass plating and a black stone top,” she explains and emphasises the bar’s exclusive look.

Photo: Strøm Mat & Bar

“It’s important to us that we do what we can to ensure that the furniture we put out there is long-lasting, not only in terms of materials, but also in style. We want to promote a warm and welcoming expression, using soft textiles and colours, encouraging cosiness and comfort,” she says. “Arriving at a hotel room should feel like coming home and guests at a restaurant should feel welcomed and taken care of. The furniture is a vital aspect of this.”

As Sitting Scandinavia looks to the future, Norman highlights the commitment to its customers, explaining that the most important thing is that each and every client is left feeling seen and heard. “We want them to feel like the renovation and purchase was worth every single penny.”