Ove Rogne Trond Svendgård

Trond Svendgård is a highly awarded gourmet chef, born in Rognan, Norway.

“As a chef you have to think about curves, forms, details, colours, tastes, consistences and contrasts in each creation. To use this “forced” creativity and artificial finesse in other areas than cooking, is a great satisfaction to me. As we chefs often use to say: “keep it simple”, the simple is often the best. The Snowball lamp is a result of this. Be my guest!”

Designer, founder and CEO of Northern, Ove Rogne is a driving force in lighting design. Born in the Norwegian city of Narvik, Rogne received a Masters degree in Business and Economics from the Norwegian School of Management before pursuing a career in management consulting.

Guided by a determination to work more creatively and a vision for making lighting design a bit brighter, Rogne teamed up with three long-time friends to establish Northern Lighting in 2005. The following year, Rogne created the award-winning Oslo Wood floor lamp, later teaming up with Trond Svendgård to co-design the Moo wall light in 2008.  His enthusiasm for Norwegian retro classics has revitalised the work of mid-century designers such as Birger Dahl and made their legacies relevant to design today. A strong supporter of young talent, Rogne has launched initiatives to help design graduates gain industry experience and also established the annual Northern Lighting Student Design Award in 2013.