Design awards

Recognition of the VOLA design

Not long after production began VOLA was awarded the ID-prize for it's excellent design. International recognition soon followed with VOLA being selected for exhibitions in centres of architecture and design such as the Museum of Modern Art, New York, Kunstgewerbemuseum, Cologne Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati and the Neue Sammlung, Munich to mention just a few. 

Craftsmanship

VOLA taps and mixers have been produced in Denmark for more than 40 years. The traditional Scandinavian craftsmanship and the most modern engineering technology ensure the highest standard of precision and quality finishing. To us, crafting more
than three items counts as mass production. Our production line is based on the principle of ‘one man – one tap’. Carrying
to sizable stock we build each tap to order.

Our people are empowered to improve the production process and our team system is emulated around the world.
By favouring one-off production over mass production we produce accurate bends and perfectly polished metal. Before
packing, each tap is individually tested by hand.

History

The manufacturer
VOLA is manufactured by VOLA A/S a well established Danish company founded in 1873, owned and run by the Overgaard family. 

The idea
Shortly after Arne Jacobsen won a competition in 1961 for his design of the National Bank of Denmark he was contacted by the owner of VOLA A/S, Verner Overgaard who introduced his proposal for a new type of wall-mounted mixer tap. He imagined a design where all the mechanical parts of the mixer are hidden leaving only the handles and spout exposed. At the time this was a completely new concept, but Jacobsen realized that this idea combined with his functional approach to design could be developed. With that basic principle in mind, it was conceived the simple and concise VOLA design that we know today was conceived.

Since Jacobsen's death in 1971, Teit Weylandt, one of Arne Jacobsen's former assistants, and later on the design department of Aarhus Arkitekterne A/S along with VOLA Director Carsten Overgaard continued to introduce new products into the world of the famous VOLA range.  Thus establishing VOLA as an international brand whilst keeping the original principles of excellent design and functionality.

Environmental policy

VOLA A/S manufactures and markets VOLA taps, mixers and accessories designed by Arne Jacobsen among others. VOLA seeks to be the leading international brand within Scandinavian design of sanitary fittings for kitchen and bathroom. VOLA manufactures products of the highest quality taking into consideration environmental and social responsibilities.

Vision:
VOLA will
include the environmental perspective in all decision-making. We pay the closest attention to recycling and conscious consumption of natural resources and make a good physical and psychological work environment a common responsibility.

Policy objective:
In the light of its vision VOLA will handle our natural resources respectfully such as
*as a minimum fulfil legal requirements and other requirement to prevent environmental risks that the company has committed itself to
*seek to reduce the amount of energy used per manufactured unit
*seek to reduce the impact on its environment such as industrial discharge and waste