nationality: Norwegian

Olav Eldoy was born in 1948 on Stord, Norway. Education from the National College of Art & Design in Bergen 1973.

1973-74 Interior architect and furniture designer at Skeie Møbler AIS, Sandnes
1974-75 Scholarship given by the Norwegian Furnishings Manufacturers Association
1975-77 Furniture designer at Møre Designteam, Sykkylven
1977-78 Interior architect at Sunnhordland Folkemuseum og Sogelag, Stord
1977   Freelance designer.  Partnership with Steinar Hindenes 1980-86

exhibitions

1984/85 "Interior NÅ " - Furniture exhibition shown in the Museum of Applied Arts in Trondheim, Oslo, Bergen and Stranda
1987 "Som det ser ut" -  Design from Sunnhordland, Stord Kunstlag
1988 "Norsk Form  88" -  Challenger exhibition, Federation of Norwegian Design
1990 "Sitt i nitti" - 90 Norwegian chairs. Exhibition in the Sandvigske Collections, Maihaugen
1990 "Nord Form" - Scandinavian Design, Malmø, Sweden
1992 "Sofa med hatt i fengsel" - Exhibition in the old prison at Stord
1995 'Møbeldesigneren Olav Eldoy" - Exhibition at Sykkylven Center of Norwegian Furniture Profession
1996 "MIL Design stand" ((Norwegian Furnishings Manufacturers Association) Represented Norwegian Furnishings Manufacturers Association at Scandinavian Furniture Fair, Bella Center, Copenhagen
1996 "Contrasts   Åke Axelson and Olav Eldøy, furniture designers" - Norsk Form, Oslo
1996 "Design Made in Norway" - Japan Industrial Design Promotion, Tokyo
1996 "Form 96" - Designers' autumn exhibition, Norsk Form, Oslo
1996 'Arenum Designer Show', Bergen
1997 "Design Nordic Way" - Scandinavian travelling exhibition
1997 'Waves   Norwegian Furniture Design' - International travelling exhibition
1997 'Arenum Designer Show', Bergen
1998 "Sven Lunds Øga" - Scandinavian travelling exhibition
1998 “Børs & Kaviar", Sandvigske Samlinger, Maihaugen, Lillehammer
1999 "Design Sydney 99"   Norwegian design exhibition, Sydney
1999 "Empty spaces" - Norwegian design exhibition / IFI, Sydney
2000 "Form 2000" - Designers autum exhibition, Norsk Form, Oslo
2000 "Sofa med hatt", Moster Amfi, Bømlo
2000 "Sofa med hatt i Ål" - Ål Kunstforening, Ål
2000 "Skogsutstilling" - Norsk Skogbruksforening, Elverum
2001 "Blest" - Vestlandske Kunstindustrimuseum, Bergen
2001 "Källemo på Hylteberga" - Scandinavien Art, furniture and photography exhibition, Sweden
2002 "Form  2002" – Designers autumn exhibition, Norsk Form, Oslo
2002 "Sofa con sombrero en Espana", Alfaz del Pi, Spain
2002 "Sofa med hatt" - Kunsthåndverkerne i Kongensgate, Oslo
2003 "Furniture exhibition" - Norsk Møbelfaglig Senter, Sykkylven
2003 "En reise i Norsk møbeldesign" - Jugendstilsenteret, Ålesund
2003-05 "Design from the Coolest Corner" - Travelling exhibition, Berlin
2004 "Stol på klær" - Norsk Form, Oslo
2004 "Sofa med hatt, penn og kol" - Stord Kunstlag, Stord
2004 "Design tur/retur" - Norsk Form, Oslo
2005-10 "Scandinavian Design beyond the Myth" – Musum of Applied Arts, Oslo
2005 "100% Norway in London"
2005 "Northern Lights" - Ozon Living Design Centre, Tokyo
2006 "100% Norway in London"
2007 "Norwegian chairs" - Travelling exhibition Oslo, Berlin, Wien, Stockholm

awards

1986 The Norwegian Design Council's mark of Good Design for the furniture serie  "Formula" in partnership with Steinar Hindenes
1991 The NOR IN prize for sofa Vatne Streamline, manufactured by Vatne Mobler as, Vatne
1995 Second prize in the Norwegian competition 'Wood without limits', "Theme 1: "Home furniture in Norwegian hard wood with knots" for the chair H&H"
1997 The Norwegian Design Council's mark of Good Design Design for sofa "Cox," manufactured by Fora form as
1997 The Norwegian Design Council's mark of Good Design for the concept "Woody Shop"
2000 The Norwegian Design Council's mark of Good Design for the sofa "Europa"
2001 The Norwegian Design Council's mark of Good Design for the chair "REX"
2002 The Norwegian Design Council's mark of Good Design for the chair "Peel", nominated for the Award of Honour.
2003 The Norwegian Design Council's mark of Good Design for the chair "Date", nominated for the Award of Honour.
2003 Best Design product, Salon deu Meuble, Paris for the chairs "Peel" and "Date"
2004 Furniture of the year in Norway – Sofa Vatne 116 – Elle Decoration International Design Awards

Designing chairs does not give answers to the big questions in life. Most people also spend too much time sitting down.

But since, after all, designing chairs is what I do, my work should reflect the time I invest, the care given, and the skill involved. And what happens when you sit down in your "comfy chair"? Friends seem friendlier - the view becomes prettier - problems seem smaller. Thoughts flow more freely, and life is more inspiring.
 

Fried angler with potatoes and rice (serves 4) 

 
Norway has a long coastline, and the ocean has a lot to offer. I love fish, and when I have visitors I like to serve angler, also sometimes called fishing-frog, frog-fish or sea-devil. Despite its fearsome and unfriendly appearance, the angler is a true delicacy. The fish does not contain any bones, apart from its piece of cartilage in the middle, and when cooked, its meat turns white!

4 slices of angler (3 centimeters thick)
Turn the slices in a mixture of:
- 2 tablespoons of wheat flour
- 1.5 teaspoon of salt
- 0.5 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Then dip the slices in whipped egg and cream (1 egg and 2 tablespoons of cream). Melt the butter in the frying pan, until starting to brown, and fry the slices of fish on both sides. Fry them until they are thoroughly cooked, but not so long that they lose their juiciness.

Pour the rest of the egg & cream mixture in the pan, and decorate with 4 slices of (unsweetened) pineapple, together with red and green bell pepper (capsicum) rings. Serve with freshly boiled, good potatoes, and light sour cream or the following rice mixture: peel and chop one onion, and let it simmer in 1 tablespoon of butter. Add 2 cups of rice, 3 cups of boiling water, and 1 teaspoon of salt. Cover the pot with the lid, and boil according to the instructions for the rice you are using.

Dessert

Fresh blackberries with a little sugar heated in a saucepan.
Serve with vanilla ice cream and decotate with a leaf of lemon balm.

Mmmmmm.... Bon appetit!
 

I would recommend the performance artist Kurt Johannesen