About Vola

VOLA designed in 1968

The first VOLA taps were designed for the National Bank of Denmark by Arne Jacobsen. 

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, 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 the late 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.

VOLA taps and accessories have been produced in Denmark for more than 45 years. The traditional Scandinavian craftsmanship and the most modern engineering technology ensure the highest standard of precision and quality finishing. The production line is based on the LEAN principles, where each tap is built to order.

The VOLA staff is empowered to improve the production process and is organized into teams to secure knowledge-sharing and agile and flexible collaboration. 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.

VOLA is certified according to the quality standards ISO 9001, ISOI4001 (environment) and DS/OHSAS 18001 (work environment).