From Sketch to Table
Nora begins with a fuller grip and a defined surface. The series brings classic table form into a tactile expression.
Nora begins with a fuller grip and a defined surface. The series brings classic table form into a tactile expression.
Matte and polished surfaces meet across the handle. The contrast gives depth to a shape made to be held.
Odd Leikvoll is the founder of Hardanger Bestikk.
Across several decades, Leikvoll developed some of Hardanger Bestikk’s most recognisable collections, moving between ornament, Scandinavian minimalism and new approaches to surface and construction. His designs were created to function naturally in the hand, while remaining distinctive enough to become part of everyday life around the table.
Odd Leikvoll
The Nora Complete Collection brings together the essential place setting with additional pieces for dessert, cake, salad and serving. This allows Nora's substantial proportions, contrasting surfaces and confident character to remain consistent throughout the different moments around the table. Rather than introducing unrelated utensils, the collection creates a complete family of objects with the same tactile and architectural design language.
Designed by Norwegian designer Odd Leikvoll in 2001, Nora combines classical proportions with a more robust and distinctive expression. The pieces have a substantial presence in the hand, while the interplay between glossy and matte surfaces gives the handles structure and visual depth. The result is a collection that feels formal and composed, yet tactile and reassuring in everyday use.
Nora is characterised by the contrast between polished and glass-grit-blasted surfaces. The matte areas have a pleasantly soft tactile quality, while Hardanger Bestikk notes that the treatment also provides low friction and increased abrasion resistance. Together with the brighter polished sections, the finish emphasises the structure of the handle and gives Nora its distinctive sense of depth and solidity.
The Complete Collection allows Nora's strong visual and tactile identity to extend beyond the basic dinner setting into dessert, cake and shared serving. The same substantial grip, controlled proportions and contrasting surfaces appear across the wider family of pieces, creating a more coherent table in which each object feels deliberately related to the next.
Nora was designed by Norwegian designer Odd Leikvoll for Hardanger Bestikk and introduced in 2001. Through the collection, Leikvoll combines functional Scandinavian design with a pronounced tactile quality and a more formal sense of presence. Nora shows how material contrast, weight and proportion can give everyday objects a strong identity while allowing them to contribute quietly to the guest experience around the table.