Steelwood Catalog 2026 - Flipbook - Page 18
Mustn’t be clumsy
Among other things, it was a must that
the design should consider the operational aspect without compromising on
the aesthetics, so that the trolley could
昀椀t into the hotel’s exclusive environment
and function as a form of furniture at the
same time as the functionality was top
notch.
“When someone like me has a lot of
requirements for functionality, there is
always a risk that the balance tips and the
expression become clumsy, and therefore it was important to emphasize that it
was not enough to think in terms of transport from A to B. I agree that it is dif昀椀cult
to make such a trolley beautiful straight
away, and the challenge was to 昀椀nd out
how it could be designed to 昀椀t in”, says
Hasse Fridh.
He has previously been involved in similar
projects and knows from experience that
it is alpha & omega of a good colaboration
that the consultant listens and uderstands
what is being said. And so did Henrik Bdhi.
“We had a really good dialogue, and Herik
took my thoughts and ideas and went
home and drew, and then we talked again.
Both Henrik Bodhi and his colleague Ricky
Leth really rose to the challenge and were
also able to make me smarter. We adjusted
a little on the size along the way to achieve
the best possible 昀氀exibility, and we have
worked with the height, which ended up
being 1050 mm, which means that the
employees do not have to walk and bend
their backs, and the trolleys are 昀椀tted with
ergonomic handles”, says Hasse.
Not a product but a solution
All the way from the 昀椀rst drawings to the
昀椀nished cart, as desired, the focus has
been on functionality as well as qualty and
aesthetics, and even though the trolley
can handle +200 kilos, they have a light expression and blend in nicely, whether they
are rolling through the lobby or a coference
room. We selected the black color version
“I didn’t just buy a product.
I have bought a tailor-made
solution and I think it
works really well when you
consider that the trolley has to
be able to do everything, from
transporting beer and water
to cleaning up room service
and 昀椀tting into a conference
room or the restaurant”.
And speaking of conference rooms, four
trolleys are supplied with sides, which
allows the trolleys to be turned around, so
that dirty plates and empty bottles that
must be cleared off, on an ongoing basis
in therestaurant, conference room and
lounge, so all is hidden from our guests.
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and it was a conscious choice, because it is
suitably muted and blends in well with the
rest of the interior, and if you place the
trolley in a corner, it does not create
unnecessary attention.
S T E E LW O O D C O N C E P T
“And another advantage of the sides is
that you can move around the house with
the trolleys without guest are able to see
that we are driving around with rubbish”,
says Hasse Fridh, who describes the
collaboration with Steelwood Concept as
fantastic.
The trolley 昀椀ts in nicely
“Henrik understood the task, and we got
a trolley made that 昀椀ts in beautifully”, says
Hasse, who makes no secret of the fact
that he is a determined gentleman, and
when you place an order of that
magnitude that he has done, then
demands and expectations are high, and
they have been met in full - and the good
cooperation continues.
Among other things, NH Collection
Copenhagen has been supplied with
custom-made room service trays, where
size, weight and aesthetics once again
come together as a higher unit, and the
trays are manufactured so that they 昀椀t
into the hotel’s kitchen trolleys - where
they can be prepared in advance with
napkins etc.
