LONAS involves more and more product designers in its production – focusing on traditions, unique patterns, and shapes

Eye-catching designs, furniture shapes that reflect the latest interior trends, top-quality materials, and a carefully nurtured value line – created and manufactured in Lithuania. Expanding its range of furniture and bedding, the manufacturer LONAS is involving more and more local designers in its production process.

"When creating and manufacturing, we aim to preserve traditions and ensure maximum comfort for our clients. We believe that comfort is not just about convenience, but also the emotions that the purchased products bring to a person every day. In this context, the aesthetic appearance, feel, and the values that these items bring into homes are important. By collaborating and creating with talented designers from our country, we have the privilege of presenting products to clients that are deeply thought out, carefully considered, and unique. Each of these products is infused with a lot of love, creativity, and practical thinking," says Saulius Jakutis, the assortment development manager at UAB "Lonas."

The manufacturer's team already offers beds, mattresses, children's soft furniture, bedding sets, and nightstands, created with renowned product designers.

The popular "Opera" and "Rondo" beds and the "Trisplavė" mattress collection were created with the experienced designer Rasa Balaišė ("RASA deSIGN"). Product designer Gaudutė Žilytė designed the "Kopa," "Saulutė," and "Liepa" beds, while Barbora Adamonytė-Keidūnė introduced oak wood nightstands to the "Lonas" assortment. Cozy home creator Svajūnė Vainauskienė presented unique armchairs and soft detail sets for children's rooms and regularly updates bedding set designs according to prevailing global trends.

One of the works by product designer Rasa Balaišė is the design of the "Trispalvė" mattress collection and the custom fabric and quilting pattern created specifically for this collection. Only a few soft furniture and mattress manufacturers are willing to start developing new products by creating a custom fabric, made exclusively for that manufacturer, as this is a challenge that requires a lot of professionalism and additional investments. To avoid the risks associated with this, mass-produced fabrics already available on the market are usually used. However, the successful collaboration between the LONAS team and designer R. Balaišė allowed them to overcome all challenges and achieve results that exceeded expectations.

Another important aspect of R. Balaišė's creativity is the nurturing of Lithuanian traditions. "While designing, I thought about a 21st-century person who longs for real, lasting things, wanting to live in a healthy, stylish, and harmonious environment. I was looking for a balance between the possibilities provided by the latest technologies and respect for tradition, our Lithuanian cultural heritage," says R. Balaišė. This collection uses linen, and the fabrics have acquired natural colors and textures of nature. The horizontal lines subtly reference historical Lithuanian fabrics that were once used to sew ancient mattresses ("hay mattresses").

This initial project later stylistically influenced the bed designs and the overall brand image developed by the designer.

While designing the "Opera" bed from the "Musical" collection, R. Balaišė not only emphasized the functionality of the piece but also extended the rhythm of vertical stitching lines, which became an important element in the "Trispalvė" mattress collection and embodied Lithuanian traditions. While updating the "Musical" bed collection, the designer sought to find solutions that would ensure functionality without sacrificing aesthetic value.

I updated the "Musical" bed collection to pass the torch of creation further. It was important for me to contribute to improving quality of life both functionally and aesthetically through my work," says R. Balaišė.

Together with the "Lonas" team, designers Gaudutė Žilytė and Svajūnė Vainauskienė created unique furniture for children and teenagers. G. Žilytė, while designing bed designs, aimed to meet all the needs of a young person. The playful design of the bed "Saulutė" was created with functionality in mind. A shelf built into the headboard allows for convenient storage of books, a night lamp, or other important items. The bed "Liepa" not only provides physical but also emotional security for children, especially when sharing a room with a brother or sister.

“The bed's side wall, as if embracing, creates a sense of cozy privacy, which is very important when several people live in the room. Children, dreamers, creators, and house builders can peacefully rest under the shade of a linden tree after a hardworking day,” says the designer.

Finally, inspired by the soft dunes of the Baltic coast, the moss-covered green pine forests, and the gently rolling sea, the bed "Kopa" allows a young person to breathe a sigh of relief from the crazy pace and helps create a cozy bedroom interior that invites sweet dreams.

The more than a year-long project by cozy home creator S. Vainauskienė is dedicated to the tiniest family members. Recently, together with the "Lonas" team, she presented a collection of soft details and armchairs for children's rooms, which are perfect for both resting and playing.

“While creating the sets for the children's room, I dreamt of building castles of joy, planting childhood forests, coloring everyday life with rainbows of happiness, resting as if on clouds, and happily playing X/O with the family! Observing trends in these collections, I combined popular themes and colors, so I believe they will bring a cozy playfulness to children's spaces,” says the creator.

The latest project of the "Lono" team, to be unveiled in showrooms later this year, is the "Cavu" collection, created in collaboration with designer Barbora Adamonytė-Keidūnė. The designer's works have been showcased in exhibitions in Tokyo, Singapore, Washington, London, Paris, and other cities, and have received numerous awards in design competitions. The most notable of these is the prestigious global "RedDot Design Concept" award.

The "Cavu" collection features oak wood nightstands, distinguished by their functionality and aesthetics. B. Adamonytė-Keidūnė drew inspiration from the marble mask "Bocca della Verità" in Rome, immortalized in the 1953 film "Roman Holiday" with Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck.

The "LONAS" assortment and products created with designers can be found in the manufacturer's physical showrooms across Lithuania and online at https://www.lonas.lt/.

With the first products delighting consumers, the manufacturer plans to significantly increase the number of partnerships in the future.