Toward is the result of the partnership of Danish architect Anne Boysen and Erik Jørgensen, which began after Anne Boysen won the Erik Jørgensen Design Award in 2011. Anne Boysen was inspired by contemporary monochrome colour trends, focussing on the sensuous detail of craftsmanship and developing a creative and playful design. Toward comes in six different colour schemes: light gray, dark gray, brown, pink, dark blue and now a green combination with shoes in solid brass or aluminium.
Anne Boysen was born in Denmark in 1980, and operates as both an artist and designer from her own studio.
Boysen won the Erik Jørgensen Design Award in 2011 with her daybed design Senecio, with the award turning out to be the beginning of an exciting career. A bold approach to design and focus on craftsmanship are staple traits of her work, with Boysen, in her own words, on a mission "to make complexity simple and accessible in designs that move the user".