Stockholm 2014: Swedish studio Folkform has designed a lamp based on the Stockholm skyline.
The Skyline lamp series was designed by Folkform for Swedish lighting brand Örsjö Belysning, with blocky forms based on the concrete buildings of a Stockholm suburb.
“Many of our products are inspired by architecture and the graphic expression in buildings,” Folkholm cofounder Anna Holmquist told Dezeen. “The particular skyline lamp was inspired by the raw concrete suburb where I grew up, called Vällingby.”
The series comes in black and white, made from powder-coated aluminium, as well as brass. “When we chose the brass material we were inspired by the time spent in metal workshops in the south of Sweden,” said Holmquist.
Different models of the lamp can be suspended from the ceiling, attached to the wall or bought as a floor lamp with four legs in two sizes.
The Skyline lamp was launched during this year’s Stockholm Furniture Fair and Northern Light Fair, and was also presented to the Swedish consort Her Majesty Queen Silvia for her seventieth birthday.
Stockholm 2014: young designers Erik Olovsson and Kyuhyung Cho have designed a series of clothing racks that resemble the regular shape of a wave (+ slideshow).
The SINE collection by Erik Olovsson and Kyuhyung Cho is named after a sine wave – a mathematical term used to describe a wave with a perfectly even oscillation.
The wave-shaped rails are intended to space out hanging items evenly.
The range also includes a range of hangers for clothes, belts and scarves, as well as a little hanging bowl for jewellery and other accessories.
Each rack base is made of marble while the rails themselves are made of powder-coated aluminium. The hangers are made of steel.
“Our focus was to explore different senses of form and object, loose and tight, bold and thin, heavy and light to find our own contrast and balance,” said the designers.
“As a result of that, SINE has harmonious contrasts – soft and straight lines, light aluminium and heavy stone, openness and closeness,” they added.
Made in a range of blue, black, green and white, the racks and hangers were exhibited at the Greenhouse showcase of young talents as part of Stockholm Furniture Fair.
“The aim was to make it classic yet playful, and preferably loved by all,” said Borselius. “The road to get there became a balancing act – intuition and emotion in interaction with craftsmanship and precision.”
The base design for all the chairs is formed by a simple cushioned seat and back. The next model up incorporates arms and the final design features a headrest.
All chairs come upholstered a range of colours, supported by either a dainty metal frame or rounded wooden legs.
“The chair’s thin metal legs makes it pretty and classic, while the rounded wooden legs have a more playful expression,” the designer said.
Luca Nichetto‘s Fondue lamp takes its inspiration from traditional European fondue cauldrons, which are kept above a heat source to slowly melt cheese. “The Fondue lamp is merging different traditions, the south European and the north European,” said Nichetto.
The amber-coloured glass pendant is suspended to resemble the shape of the cauldrons. A metal element runs through the glass from top to bottom, kinked in the centre where it supports the horizontal bulb.
The power cable can be attached to either end of the frame so it can run from a source on the ceiling or the floor. “The output of the power cable, which is generally concealed or made less evident… becomes a feature of the lamp,” the designer said.
Färg & Blanche designed the Emily chair for dining or conference tables as a version of their larger Emma armchair, also produced by Gärsnäs.
“Emily is our Emma easy chair’s little sister,” said the designers. “The family likeness can be seen in the needlework – they are both upholstered but differently patterned.”
The chair back curves around the seat to form the arms. Padding is quilted into sections, creating a simple pattern on both sides of the back support. It comes upholstered in fabric or leather and solid ash legs poke out from short sleeves of material below the seat.
Stockholm 2014: here’s an interactive slideshow showcasing the latest collection from Finnish brand One Nordic Furniture Company, which features flat-pack designs specifically created for online retail.
All the items in One Nordic‘s range are designed to pack flat. The brand recently launched an online platform so the ordering and shipping process can all be managed on the web.
“It’s not innovative to ship effectively or to buy things online, but the idea of us developing every product in this collection with that brief is innovative,” One Nordic creative director Petrus Palmér told Dezeen at Stockholm Furniture Fair last week.
He explained that furniture is lagging behind other online retail sectors due to the size of items such as sofas and dining tables.
“The furniture industry is still a bit behind the [online sales] developments of the rest of the world, thanks to the size of the products we’re dealing with,” said Palmér.
This is why all items in One Nordic’s collection can be broken down into parts and shipped more efficiently. “The products have to be adjusted for the world we live in today,” Palmér added.
All the designs unpack and assemble with minimal effort once they arrive. For example, the Bento chair by Palmér’s own design studio Form Us With Love is fixed together with just one clamp.
Kuu pendant lamp by Jenny Stefansdotter and Kerstin Sylwan
The lampshade is formed from a structural textile that diffuses the light, and is pulled into a sphere using drawstrings at the top and bottom.
Vinkel mirror by Nicole Losos and Nikolaus Kayser
Nicole Losos and Nikolaus Kayser’s circular Vinkel mirror is split in two so the angled halves reflect different areas of a room. The mirror is delivered in two sections to take up as little space as possible.
Prints by fashion photographer Erik Wåhlström depicting photography shoots behind-the-scenes and still life images are also new additions.
Hai armchair by Luca Nichetto
Product lines that have been extended include Hai by Luca Nichetto, who has designed an ottoman to accompany his armchair with a folding backrest.
The Lift shelving system by Steffan Holm has been created as a modular piece so it can be formed into a giant storage unit and mounted on the wall or stood on the floor.
Part of the table’s circular top is folded upward so it rests flush against a vertical surface. This means that the Yeh Wall Table only requires two legs to stand up.
“The inspiration came from a cheerleader practice I passed by one day on my way to work,” said Yeh. “Two students were rehearsing strength and balance.”
“The male student was in sitting position up against a wall – but without a chair – and the female student was standing on his thighs,” he explained. “The table mimics the position of the male student, back resting on the wall and two legs angled away from the wall for stability.”
Powder-coated steel is used for the surface and thin tubular steel forms the legs.
Kenyon Yeh released the prototype for the side table in 2013, when it was called Kaki.
The pieces were created by Osko+Deichmann with the same techniques used for the studio’s previous Kink chairs and the colourful Straw chairs, which now come in a smaller size plus a bar stool and lounge chair.
Straw chair, lounge chair and bar stool by Osko+Deichmann
They are made of lacquered, galvanised steel so are suitable for indoor and outdoor use. The designers have also added a three-legged table to the collection.
Stockholm 2014: architecture studio TAF has designed a light that resembles a poster tube for Swedish brand Zero.
Revealed at this year’s Stockholm Furniture and Northern Light Fair, TAF‘s Poster light is designed to look like the kind of ordinary cardboard tube used to protect posters and other documents. The LED strip light even includes the ridges and cap found on a poster tube.
“For a long time we have been interested in transforming universal and general products into something new and unique,” said TAF designer and co-founder Mattias Ståhlbom.
“For us, keeping the aesthetic reference to something that we all can relate to is a way of making the objects more easily adopted,” he added. “We also found it interesting to work with the pipes concept because these kind of lamps are often hung from ceilings which have lots of existing pipes, like drainage and ventilation and so on.”
The Poster light is made from extruded aluminium and comes in black, white and the colour of cardboard.
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