London Design Festival

September 16, 2011

The annual design festival in London, 17–25 September 2011, includes exhibitions and events all over town.

One of the most important destinations is most undoubtedly Designjunction at Victoria House, 37–63 Southampton Row, Holborn underground station. Here they will showcase the very best in global design right now, including furniture by Swedese. The creative designer for the exhibition is the British designer Michael Sodeau.

From Holborn it is simple to take the dark-blue Piccadilly line to the Victoria & Albert Museum, which in connection with the design festival is celebrating that London is the creative capital of the world with a number of events: installations, special events, talks and workshops... And of course exhibitions: including one about the attractive graphic design of the London underground.

From the V&A, it is just a couple of hundred yards to the design shop Skandium at 245–249 Brompton Road, which sells Swedese furniture. For the first time ever in the UK, Skandium is holding a retrospective exhibition about our good friends, the designers Claesson Koivisto Rune. The exhibition runs from 22 September–7 November 2011.

Swedese at the Clerkenwell Design Week, London

May 20, 2011

Welcome to Swedese exhibiting in the listed Victorian warehouse Farmiloe Building.

Swedese exhibits the newest designs and furniture designed by
Claesson Koivisto Rune, Roger Persson, Thomas Bernstrand, Lime Studio, Isaac Chen, Michael Young, Marina Bautier, Michaël Bihain, Katrin Olina and Naoto Fukasawa.

Welcome to visit us in the Farmiloe Building, 34 St. John Street,
EC1M 4AY London, May 24–26, 2011. Open daily 10.00–21.00.

Read more about the event here http://www.clerkenwelldesignweek.com/exhibitions/farmiloe-building/

Furniture, rugs, design

May 19, 2011

For the first time ever Claesson Koivisto Rune have shown their furniture and rugs together – in Stockholm and in Båstad.

We have something in common, Swedese and Märta Måås-Fjetterström. Both companies have a wealth of design history to rely on – and both companies look to the future. We have a tradition of excellent quality and craftsmanship and our manufacturing takes place in Sweden.
And then we have Claesson Koivisto Rune: the design and architectural trio who have astounded both Sweden and the world. They have designed pieces for both of us, which we have shown for the first time together. Furniture, rugs, design – solitary pieces that create a new totality.

Furniture, rugs, design was shown from 6–26 May at Swedese Shop+Showroom, Narvavägen 10, Stockholm.

Furniture, rugs, design continues from 1 June–14 August at Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Agardhsgatan 9, Båstad. Opening hours Monday–Saturday 10–18 and also Sundays in July and August 10–18.

More about Claesson Koivisto Rune

 

Turn the pages slowly!

April 12, 2011

Our image catalogue is for slowly and pleasurable turning of pages - for ideas and inspiration ...

2011's image catalogue

The furniture makes the environment. And the details combine to form the totality. Or is it the other way round? 2011's image catalogue is now printed, as always with the hope of giving you ideas and inspiration.

 

 

Cloudless sky in Milan

April 7, 2011

Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan, 12–17 April 2011.

As usual, the furniture and design industry are happily anticipating spring with an espresso and an ice-cream at an outdoor restaurant in Milan. Or perhaps with a glass of spumante...

Naturally Swedese is exhibiting at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile, and this year we're showing a number of brilliant, intelligent and attractive pieces of furniture designed by Broberg & Ridderstråle, Thomas Bernstrand, Isaac Chen, Claesson Koivisto Rune, Staffan Holm, Lime Studio and Roger Persson. We're looking forward to a cloudless sky - certainly no clouds of ash from Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökul this year!

Do come and visit us at our stand D43 in Hall 16, 12–17 April 2011 – open every day from 9.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.

 

Putting a spin on life

March 15, 2011

The magazine Sköna Hem’s prestigious prize Furniture of the year 2011 goes to Swedese’s stool Spin.

When Staffan Holm showed the prototype of his stool Spin at the Milan Furniture Fair last year, many people were irritated. Why show an "unproducable" piece of furniture?

But all honour and credit to those who don't give up. Swedese's engineers, master craftsmen and the designer decided to solve the task together. The result is the sculptural and almost unreal stool Spin. A strong and attractive, simple and basic piece of furniture that, as well as being in the spirit of the master Aalto, also conveys a problem-solution and encourages philosophic reflection. From milking stool to a symbol for the entire solar system ...

And quite rightly the magazine Sköna Hem has decided that Spin wins the Furniture of the Year 2011 – one of the most prestigious prizes in Sweden.
The jury was composed of industrial designer Björn Dahlström, Nationalmuseum's curator Cilla Robach, interior designer Shideh Shaygan and Sköna Hem's editor Dan Gordan.

The motivation was as follows: "It is light, stackable and has its own particular expression of a fascinating twirl shape on the veneer. Staffan Holm's innovative Spin opens up a conversation between contemporary design, production methods and the magic of the old masters. And puts a spin on life."

Read more about the designer Staffan Holm.
Read more about the prize in Sköna Hem.

Join the party!

February 18, 2011

When biting winter means hot coffee, warm applause and ice-cold champagne.

February is the coldest month in Stockholm, but also the month when the furniture world holds parties. And we experienced so much warmth at this year’s Stockholm Furniture Fair. The new collection was widely praised and ordered in abundance – and our new shelf Ivy won the Form +1 Award for the best new product. Come join the furniture fair, the prize ceremony and the party in our Shop+Showroom on Narvavägen!

Best new product at the fair

February 10, 2011

Ivy shelves

Thomas Bernstrand received the Form+1 Award for his bookshelf Ivy!

Ivy is the best new product at the fair

The magazine Form handed out the Form+1 Award for the best new product at this year's Stockholm Furniture Fair. It went to Thomas Bernstrand for his bookshelf Ivy for Swedese.
This year the jury for the Form+1 Award was the German design duo Osko + Deichman, with the following motivation for the prize: "Ivy is a smart and surprising product. The fact that it can lean is not only visually playful, but also a functional bonus. It is the user who decides what sort of expression the shelf has. Ivy can be put together straight, conventionally, or totally crazily".

ELLE Interior also gave out their Design Prize 2011 at the Stockholm Furniture Fair. "The designer of the year" actually became no less than three, Mårten Claesson, Eero Koivisto and Ola Rune. Claesson Koivisto Rune were awarded the prize for their innovative, diverse and unique talents. They have designed a good deal of furniture for Swedese, including the table Brasilia, the new sofa Continental, the sofas Berliner and Boxplay, the mirror Mira and the tea-trolley Teatime.

 

Eight new items in 2011’s collection

February 8, 2011

News 2011

This year we are introducing eight beautiful, innovative and intelligent individuals:

Ivy – an ingenious bookshelf that can be built straight – or leaning if you prefer – and then, you'll miraculously need no bookends! Design by Thomas Bernstrand.

A single Lime is a beautiful table – several together become an installation! Lime comes in two heights and four shapes: square, rectangular, wedge-shaped and an equilateral triangle. Design by Lime Studio.

Divido – a round and attractive table in two sizes, in black or white. It is also a subtle nod to Yngve Ekström's easy chair Lamino – designed by Broberg & Ridderstråle.

Continental – a generous, elegant and luxurious sofa, covered in the fabric of your choice or in leather. The frame is of chromed, black or white lacquered steel. Design: Claesson Koivisto Rune.

Happy sofa – yet another member of our much-appreciated Happy Family, designed by Roger Persson. The sofa comes with either a high or low back and is covered in fabric or leather.

Spin – the stool that is so complex it shouldn't be able to be produced. Eminently stackable and beautiful as a sculpture, in a design by Staffan Holm.

The coffee table Desirée – that complements Yngve Ekström's beautiful garden chair, designed in 1954. The table has a white lacquered steel frame and can be used both indoors and outdoors.

Riddle – a magical magazine hanger which illustrates gravity with the help of string and stoppers – and turns your magazines into a pedagogical art work. Design by Isaac Chen.

 

 

Stockholm Furniture Fair 8–12 February 2011

January 22, 2011

From 8–12 February we will be premiering Swedese’s collection for 2011!

This year's new products are hiding behind the curtain: furniture designed by Broberg & Ridderstråle, Thomas Bernstrand, Isaac Chen, Claesson Koivisto Rune, Staffan Holm, Lime Studio and Roger Persson. Among the new products are both intelligent innovations and furniture that we believe can become international icons.
Guest of Honour at this year's fair is our designer Arik Levy who, amongst other things, has designed the beautiful table Beam for Swedese. Arik Levy is a dynamic industrial designer, interior and graphic designer, with many feathers in his cap. Born in Tel Aviv, working in Paris and his name is on the lips of the entire design world.

Do come and visit us – both at the Stockholm Furniture Fair, stand A23:30 and at the Swedese Shop+Showroom on Narvavägen 10, underground station Karlaplan.

The fair is open Tuesday–Friday from 9.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. for trade visitors and on Saturday from 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. for the general public. The Swedese Shop+Showroom is open as usual Monday–Friday 11.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. Wednesday 9th + Thursday 10th February open until 8.00 p.m.

 

Best places to stay in Stockholm

January 21, 2011

Guess how the most attractive hotels are furnished?

Stockholm's most attractive hotel is furnished with Swedese!
It is high time to book your hotel for the Furniture Fair. This year the most natural choice falls on Nobis, the new hotel that fulfils the Swedish Monopoly dream of building a hotel on Norrmalmstorg. Nobis is strategically situated for those who want to shop, have a perfect cocktail bar, open day and night, and an Italian restaurant with a truffle risotto to die for.

The hotel has been designed by our friends Claesson Kovisto Rune, and there is a great deal of Swedese furniture here – including Mira, Olive, Olive wood, Noton, Boxplay, Desirée, Brasilia and Cartoon.

If the Nobis is fully booked, then we recommend Hotel Skeppsholmen. It's situated a little further from the shopping area, but that much nearer Moderna Museet, and the view over the water is breathtaking. Hotel Skeppsholmen has also been furnished by Claesson Kovisto Rune and has Olive and Olive wood from Swedese amongst its pieces.

 

Orgatec in Cologne, October 26th-30th 2010.

October 9, 2010

Welcome to Swedese at the Orgatec, Hall 10.2, stand K040/J041!

Swedese exhibits its news and furniture designed by Yngve Ekström, Monica Förster, Michael Young, Marina Bautier, Setsu & Shinobu Ito, Claesson Koivisto Rune, Roger Persson, Michaël Bihain, 
Katrin Olina Petursdottir, Barber Osgerby, Naoto Fukasawa, Thomas Bernstrand and Christine Schwarzer.

Welcome to visit the Swedese stand K040/J041, in Hall 10.2, at the Orgatec trade fair in Cologne, Germany, October 26-30, 2010.

Open daily 9.00 - 18.00.

Welcome!

 

Hem 2010

October 8, 2010

Swedese Shop+Showroom at Hem 2010. Stockholm International Fairs in Älvsjö, October 7th–10th, stand A04:18.

Opening hours:
Thursday 10-19
Friday 10-18
Saturday 9-18
Sunday 10-17
 
For inspiration and further information visit www.hemmassan.se
 
Welcome!

Swedese Milanese

May 5, 2010

Salone del Mobile in Milan, 14–19 April 2010.

From Behind The Curtains

April 20, 2010

The birth of a image catalogue.

Salone del Mobile in Milan, 14-19 April 2010.

March 15, 2010

Welcome to Swedese at the Salone del Mobile, hall 8, stand D33!

Swedese exhibits its news and furniture designed by Yngve Ekström, Monica Förster, Michael Young, Marina Bautier, Setsu & Shinobu Ito, Claesson Koivisto Rune, Roger Persson, Bror Boije, Michaël Bihain, 
Katrin Olina Petursdottir, Naoto Fukasawa, Thomas Bernstrand and Christine Schwarzer.

Welcome to visit the Swedese stand D33, in Hall 8 at the Salone del Mobile in Milan, April 14-19, 2010.

Open daily 9.30 - 18.30.

Welcome!

Swedese Shop+Showroom, February 9, 2010

February 16, 2010

A toast for the clearblue sky in our ‘new’ showroom. And yes... everyone was there. See for yourself!

Stockholm Furniture Fair, February 9–13 2010

February 16, 2010

News and classics, designers and journalists, photographers and buyers. Not only the birds twittered in the Swedese stand. Listen for yourself!

Swedese Shop+Showroom 2010

February 8, 2010

Blue as sea, blue as sky – blue as in the colour of hope. Come and have a look at our two- and three-dimensional exhibition. Shows brand new, modern and classic furniture in our Showroom, where the sky is blue as a high-pressure day.

Stockholm Furniture Fair, 9-13 February 2010

January 22, 2010

Welcome to Swedese at the Stockhom Furniture Fair, stand A20:30! And, to the Swedese shop+showroom at Narvavägen 10, Östermalm!

Swedese exhibits its news and furniture designed by Yngve Ekström, Monica Förster, Michael Young, Marina Bautier, Setsu & Shinobu Ito, Claesson Koivisto Rune, Roger Persson, Bror Boije, Michaël Bihain, 
Katrin Olina Petursdottir, Naoto Fukasawa, Thomas Bernstrand and Christine Schwarzer.

Welcome to visit our stand A20:30 at the Stockholm Furniture Fair, 9-13 February 2010.

Open Tuesday - Saturday 9-18, 

The Swedese shop+showroom at Narvavägen 10, Östermalm, also stays open during the fair period.

Opening hours:
Tuesday 11-18,
Wed 11-18, cocktail 18-20
Thur 11-18, cocktail 18-20
Fri 11-18
Sat 10-15

Welcome!

Swedish Style in Tokyo 2009, 10 year anniversary

October 20, 2009

Welcome to Swedese at the exhibition Swedish Love Stories - Swedish Interior Design, at Omotesando Hills in Tokyo, Oct. 29th - Nov. 3th 2009.

Swedese exhibit news and furniture designed by Setsu & Shinobu Ito, Claesson Koivisto Rune, Monica Förster, Gam Fratesi, Michael Young,
Katrin Olina Petursdottir, Naoto Fukasawa, Yuriko Takahashi, Koncept and Yngve Ekström.

Welcome to visit Swedese at the Swedish Love Stories exhibition, located at the event space - "Space O", Mori Building, Omotesando Hills in Tokyo, Oct. 29th. - Nov. 3rd 2009.
Swedish Love Stories is a part of the Swedish Style in Tokyo events, celebrating its 10 year anniversary this year.

The opening of the exhibition is on October 29th, 18-20.

Neue Räume 2009

October 20, 2009

Welcome to Swedese at the Neue Räume exhibition, ABB Event Halle 550 in Zürich-Oerlikon, Switzerland, Oct. 24th - Nov. 1st 2009.

Swedese exhibits furniture designed by Claesson Koivisto Rune, 
Monica Förster, Roger Persson, Michaël Bihain, Arik Levy, Michael Young, Katrin Olina Petursdottir, Eva & Peter Moritz, Thomas Bernstarnd,
Christine Schwarzer and Yngve Ekström.

Welcome to visit us in our stand at the Neue Räume in Zürich-Oerlikon.

Open daily 12 - 21
Saturday and the first Sunday 10 - 21
The final Sunday 10 - 18

Hem 2009

October 7, 2009

Welcome to Swedese at Hem 2009, the interior design fair, stand B03:30, at Stockholmsmässan in Älvsjö, Sweden, October 1-4, 2009.

 

Swedese exhibtits a selection of news and furniture designed by
Setsu & Shinobu Ito, Claesson Koivisto Rune, Monica Förster,
Michaël Bihain, Michael Young, Katrin Olina Petursdottir, Yuriko Takahashi, Helena Bodin, Johanna Egnell and our classic Lamino armchair designed in 1956 by the founder of Swedese Yngve Ekström.

More news from Swedese will be exhibited at "Årets Nyhet" on the News square in the stand B10:02, where the visitors can vote for their favourite this year. Swedese contributes to this with the Boxplay sofa, designed by Claesson Koivisto Rune and the coat stand Hanahana, designed by Setsu & Shinobu Ito.

InI "Köksliv" (Kitchen life) a big and vibrant inspriational exhibition right in the middle of Hall B, stand B08:31 designed by Synnöve Mork, you will also find from Swedese both the Libri shelf by Michaël Bihain and the Heaven step ladder by Thomas Bernstrand.

Welcome to Swedese, at stand B03:30!

Opening hours, October 1-4, 2009:

Thursday  11.00-19.00
Friday        09.00-19.00
Saturday   09.00-18.00
Sunday     10.00-17.00

Hem 2009

September 29, 2009

Thank you for visiting to Swedese at Hem 2009, the interior design fair, stand B03:30, at Stockholmsmässan in Älvsjö, Sweden, October 1-4, 2009.

Swedese exhibtited a selection of news and furniture designed by
Setsu & Shinobu Ito, Claesson Koivisto Rune, Monica Förster,
Michaël Bihain, Michael Young, Katrin Olina Petursdottir, Yuriko Takahashi, Helena Bodin, Johanna Egnell and our classic Lamino armchair designed in 1956 by the founder of Swedese Yngve Ekström.

More news from Swedese was exhibited at "Årets Nyhet" on the News square in the stand B10:02, where the visitors could vote for their favourite this year. Swedese contributed to this with the Boxplay sofa, designed by Claesson Koivisto Rune and the coat stand Hanahana, designed by Setsu & Shinobu Ito.

InI "Köksliv" (Kitchen life) a big and vibrant inspriational exhibition right in the middle of Hall B, stand B08:31 designed by Synnöve Mork, you could also find from Swedese both the Libri shelf by Michaël Bihain and the Heaven step ladder by Thomas Bernstrand.

This is how it looked in the Swedese stand.

Design Prima 2009

May 27, 2009

Welcome to Swedese at the Design Prima trade fair, stand E2A at the Islington Business Design Center in London, June 2nd-4th, 2009.

Swedese exhibtits news and furniture designed by Setsu & Shinobu Ito, Claesson Koivisto Rune, Bror Boije, Monica Förster, Roger Persson,
Michaël Bihain, Gam Fratesi, Barber Osgerby, Arik Levy, Michael Young, Katrin Olina Petursdottir, Helena Bodin, Johanna Egnell, 
Eva & Peter Moritz, Susann Wessely Gromark, Per Bornstein, Mattias Lind and Yngve Ekström.

Welcome to our stand E2A at the Design Prima in London, June 2-4, 2009.

Tues 11am - 8pm
Weds 11am - 9:30pm
Thurs 11am - 4pm

Dublin Interior Design & Art Fair, 15-17 May 2009

May 15, 2009

In the Main hall at the RDS in Dublin Swedese exhibits together with its retailer Duff Tisdall.

Swedese shows furniture designed by Michaël Bihain, Roger Persson,
Naoto Fukasawa, James Irvine, Michael Young, Katrin Olina Petursdottir, Christine Schwarzer and Yngve Ekstrom.

The Fair is open:
Thursday May 14th: 18-21 
Friday May 15th: 11-21
Saturday-Sunday: 11-18.

Welcome!  

Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan, 22-27 April 2009

April 20, 2009

Welcome to Swedese at the Salone del Mobile in Milan, hall 8, stand D33!

 

Swedese exhibits its news and furniture designed by Setsu & Shinobu Ito, Claesson Koivisto Rune, Bror Boije, Monica Förster, Roger Persson,
Michaël Bihain, Gam Fratesi, Barber Osgerby, Arik Levy, Michael Young, Katrin Olina Petursdottir, Thomas Bernstrand and Christine Schwarzer.

Welcome to visit our stand D33, in hall 8, at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan, April 22-27, 2009!

Open daily 9.30 - 18.30.

Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan, 22-27 April 2009

April 7, 2009

Thank you for visiting Swedese at the Salone del Mobile in Milan, hall 8, stand D33!

Swedese exhibited its news and furniture designed by Setsu & Shinobu Ito, Claesson Koivisto Rune, Bror Boije, Monica Förster, Roger Persson,
Michaël Bihain, Gam Fratesi, Barber Osgerby, Arik Levy, Michael Young, Katrin Olina Petursdottir, Thomas Bernstrand and Christine Schwarzer.

This is how it looked in the Swedse stand D33, in hall 8, at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan, April 22-27, 2009!

 

Boxplay

February 16, 2009

Sofas in four different sizes, and an ottoman / divan part.

Boxplay sofas and ottoman / divan part, on steel sled base.
Here upholstered in Elmo Nordic leather.

Design by Claesson Koivisto Rune.

Edge

February 16, 2009

Shelving system.

Edge shelving system for wall assembly.
In aluminium with white-, black- or silver colour finish.

Design by Bror Boije.

Hanahana

February 16, 2009

Hangers.

Freestanding coat stand, or coat hanger for wall mounting.
In ash wood with white or black lazur finish.

Design by Setsu & Shinobu Ito.

Olive

February 16, 2009

The seats and backs of the Olive chair/armchair are made in twenty individually different design expressions.

Olive comes in two basic designs:

Olive chair in oak, with wooden or with uholstered seat,

and

Olive stackable chair and armchair in birch, on a steel sled base in chrome finísh, with wooden or with upholstered seat.

Olive is designed by Claesson Koivisto Rune.

Teatime

February 16, 2009

Servering trolley with frame in ash wood with white lazur finish, black lazur finish or clear natural lacquer. Scratch tolerant white trays, where the top tray can easily be detached from the trolley.

Teatime is designed by Claesson Koivisto Rune.

Swedish Elle Interior Design Award - Best Furniture of the Year

February 10, 2009

The Libri shelf, designed by Michaël Bihain!

The Libri shelf, designed by Michaël Bihain for Swedese, was on Febr. 3rd 2009 awarded the prize for the Best Furniture of the Year by Swedush magazine Elle Interior.. 

The motivation of the Elle jury: "Enkel och sjävlklar - en hylla som är sig själv nog."

The Best Furniture of the year - Libri - goes on to the competition among all national Elle Decoration magazines for the international Edida award. The winner will be announced at the time of the Salone del Mobiel in Milan in April 2009.

Stockholm Furniture Fair, 4-8 February 2009

February 1, 2009

Welcome to Swedese at the Stockholm Furniture Fair, stand C14:41! And, to the Swedese shop+showroom at Narvavägen 10, Östermalm!

Swedese exhibits its news and furniture designed by Setsu & Shinobu Ito, Mårten Claesson, Eero Koivisto, Ola Rune, Bror Boije, Monica Förster, Roger Persson, Michaël Bihain, Gam Fratesi, Barber Osgerby, Michael Sodeau, Arik Levy, Susann Wessely Gromark, Per Bornstein, Mattias Lind, Michael Young, Katrin Olina Petursdottir and Yngve Esktröm.

 

Welcome to visit our stand C14:41 at the Stockholm Furniture Fair, 4-8 February 2009.
Open Wednesday - Friday 9-18,
Saturday 9-17 and
Sunday 10-16.

The Swedese shop+showroom at Narvavägen 10, Östermalm, also stays open during the fair period.
Opening hours:
Wed 11-18, cocktail 18-20
Thur 11-18, cocktail 18-20
Fri 11-18
Sat 10-15

 Welcome!

 

Stockholm Furniture Fair, 4-8 February 2009

January 18, 2009

Thank you for visiting Swedese at the Stockholm Furniture Fair, stand C14:41! And, for visiting the Swedese shop+showroom at Narvavägen 10, Östermalm!

Swedese exhibited its news and furniture designed by Setsu & Shinobu Ito, Mårten Claesson, Eero Koivisto, Ola Rune, Bror Boije, Monica Förster, Roger Persson, Michaël Bihain, Gam Fratesi, Barber Osgerby, Michael Sodeau, Arik Levy, Susann Wessely Gromark, Per Bornstein, Mattias Lind, Michael Young, Katrin Olina Petursdottir and Yngve Esktröm.

 

This was they layout of the Swedese stand C14:41 at the Stockholm Furniture Fair, 4-8 February 2009.

Furniture from Swedese at the IMM Cologne fair

January 18, 2009

At the International Furniture Fair IMM in Cologne Jan. 19 - 25, 2009 furniture from Swedese are shown in two of the fair exhibitions:

In the "Informed by Cologne" Trend Show, located on the fair's Boulevard, the CARTOON easy chair, designed by GamFratesi, is a representative of the trends 2009.

In the Fractal Lounge, designed by Arik Levy, located in Rheinauhafen, Hall 11, Im Zollhafen 5-9, Cologne, you will find two BEAM tables in oiled oak.

The Sleep Event 4-5 November 2008 in London

October 29, 2008

Welcome to Swedese at The Sleep Event, stand G 20, at the Business Design Centre, Upper Street, Islington, London N1!

Swedese exhibits its news and more furniture designed by Michael Bihain, GamPlusFratesi, Roger Persson, BarberOsgerby, Monica Förster, Katrin Olina Petursdottir, Michael Young and Thomas Bernstrand.

Opening hours: Tuesday 9-21, Wednesday 9-18.

Orgatec in Cologne, October 21th - 25th 2008

September 24, 2008

Welcome to Swedese at the Orgatec fair, stand K 040 / J 041 in Hall 10.2!

Swedese is showing furniture designed by Michail Bihain, GamPlusFratesi, Roger Persson, Monica Förster, Thomas Bernstrand, BarberOsgerby, Naoto Fukasawa, Arik Levy, Mårten Claesson, Eero Koivisto, Ola Rune, Susann Wessely Gromark, Per Bornstein, Mattias Lind, Michael Young, Katrin Olina Petursdottir and Christine Schwarzer.

See Swedese and these designs at the Orgatec Trade Fair in Cologne, October 21th – 25th 2008, stand K 040 / J 041 hall 10.2. Open daily 9-18.

Welcome!

 

Bolig Magasinets Design Awards - Best Upcoming

September 5, 2008

Has been awarded in 2008 to the designer duo GamPlusFratesi!

The designers Stine Gam and Enrico Fratesi have won the Best Upcoming Designer Award 2008.
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One of the Swedese news this year is the easy chair Cartoon, being the firts designs by GamPlusFratesis that have gone into production. During the Copenhagen Furniture Festival you can see and try it at the Swedese Copenhagen showroom:

Sankt Jörgens Gård
Sankt Jörgens Allé 5C, 2 tr
1615 Köpenhamn V

And, together with the other winners of the Bolig Magasinets Design Awards in an exhibition at:

Normann Copenhagen
Österbrogade 70
2100 Österbro

This exhibition then continues tol:

Dansk Design Center
HC Andersens Boulevard 27
1553 København V

Where you can see it between 9-28 September 2008

Copenhagen Furniture Festival

August 29, 2008

The festival is open September 5-7, 2008.

Friday 12-20, saturday 10-17, Sunday 12-17

Swedese is one of the participating companies in the  Copenhagen Furniture Festival 2008.

Welcome to vists the Swedese showroom and see our news at:

Sankt Jörgens Gård
Sankt Jörgens Allé 5C, 2 St
1615 Copenhagen V

Among the news in our showroom we show the Cartoon easy chair, designed by GamPlusFratesi, who have been nominated to the Danish Bolig Magasinets Design Awards, in the category the Best Upcoming!

The entire city of Copenhegen is going to be showroom when Copenhagen Furniture Festival is hosting är vära week-end of furniture exhibitions and events. Make your own route through an ocean of design experience or jump on the free Festivalbus that takes you from spot to spot.

Register via a SMS to receive your SMS ticket to the showrooms, Festival busses and events.

Read more on http://www.copenhagenfurniturefestival.dk

Salone Internazionale del Mobile 2008 in Milan

April 22, 2008

Swedese exhibited at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milano, April 16-21, 2008.

Swedese showed its news and furniture designed by Michael Sodeau, Michael Bihain, GamPlusFratesi, Roger Persson, Susann Wessely, Per Bornstein, Mattias Lind, BarberOsgerby, Naoto Fukasawa, Arik Levy, Katrin Petursdottir, Michael Young, Monica Förster, Mårten Claesson, Eero Koivisto, Ola Rune, Thomas Bernstrand and Christine Schwarzer..

This is how it looked in our stand D33 in the Design pavillon no. 8!

We thank all of you who came to see us there!

The Libri shelf is nominated for the 2008 Swedish Design Award

April 2, 2008

The Swedish Design Award premiers for the second time around the best examples of Swedish design. Among over 200 contributions only 19 designs have been nominated by a renowned jury headed by Professor Kersti Sandin Bülow. A number of these nominees will then in June be premiered with the Swedish Design Award.

The Advertising Association of Sweden, the Swedish Industrial Design Foundation and Svensk Form (the Swedish Society of Crafts and Design) have jointly created Swedish Design Award to reward Sweden's best design solutions with a "Design S". Creative products and services in all areas are welcome.

Swedish Design Award aims to demonstrate that good design can lead to better communication, better business, better functionality and better sustainability. In short, that good design can be of decisive importance.

Lamino - the reader's favourite

April 2, 2008

Writes the Swedish magazine Antikvarlden (the Antique World) in their issue no. 4/2008.

In issue no. 2/2008 of Antikvarlden was published an article about the ten most popular pieces of design furniture from the 20th century. The article also invited the readers to enter the magazine website to vote for their personal favourite.

The design classic who received the majority of the votes was the Lamino armchair, designed in 1956 by the founder of Swedese Yngve Ekström.

The other nine classics who parttake in the voting were  the Egg byArne Jacobsen, Jetson by Bruno Mathssonr , the String shelf by Nisse Strinning, Pernilla by Bruno Mathsson, the Batchair by Bonet, Kurchan and Ferrari-Hardoy, the Ant by Arne Jacobsen, Lilla Aland by Carl Malmsten, the Superellips table by Bruno Mathsson and Piet Hein and the Seven chair by Arne Jacobsen.

YNGVE EKSTROM - not only the Lamino chair

March 7, 2008

This exhibition showing furniture designed by the renowned Yngve Ekstrom runs from March 7th to April 6th 2008, at Smalands Konstarkiv, Jonkopingsvagen 41 in Varnamo, Sweden.

The exhibition opens Friday March the 7th, at 18.00.

Inauguration at 18.30 by Brita-Lena Ekström and Sven Lundh.

The exhibition is curated by Vandalorum.

Yngve Ekström (1913-1988) was born in Hagafors in Småland, Sweden, which happened to be where the country's oldest furniture industry was placed. He studied drawing, sculpture, painting, music and art history. With furniture virtually from his mother's milk, he started Swedese in 1945 and was leading the company right up until his death. His career coincided in time with the best part of the postwar modern movement and together with names including Alvar Aalto, Bruno Mathsson, Arne Jacobsen and Poul Kjaerholm he was at the core of a generation designers who made the concept "Scandinavian Modern" famous all over the world.
The most well-known design of Yngve Ekström's extensive portfolio is the Lamino armchair from 1956, which is still manufactured and sold all over the world. In 1999 the Lamino was voted the "Twentieth Century's Best Swedish Furniture Design" by the Swedish interior magazine Sköna Hem.
Ekström's furniture have been exhibited in Amsterdam, Vienna, Berlin, Paris, Munich and Belgrade, to name a few places, and are represented in many modern permanent collections, including the Victoria & Albert Museum, London and Nationalmuseum, Stockholm.

Forum AID +1 Award

February 19, 2008

At the Stockholm Furniture Fair Swedese was awarded the Prize for Best New Product 2008!

Libri shelf designed by Michael Bihain has been awarded the Prize for Best New Product 2008 at the Stockholm Furniture Fair. The sole judge was lthe Award winner of last year, designer Damien Williamson.

It was for the seventh year in a row the +1 Award was offered by the Swedish magazine Forum AID.

On the photo attached from the Award ceremony you can see from the left: designer Damien Williamson, Swedese MD Peter Jiseborn and Editor-in-chief of Forum AID Daniel Golling.

News 2008 - Libri shelf

February 19, 2008

Libri shelf in white- or black lacquered ash wood can be used as a single unit attached to the wall. It can also be combined with addtional Libri shelves assembled in width along the wall or right out from the wall as a room divider or even back to back to become a free standing shelving system. The legs are equipped with adjustability in height for uneven floors, and they can be adjusted after the shelf/shelves has/have been attached to the wall or to each other.

Deisign by Michael Bihain.

News 2008 - Cartoon easy chair

February 19, 2008

Cartoon easy chair made in solid oak or black stain is equipped with an oversize backrest with small buttons inside..

Design by Stine Gam and Enrico Fratesi, who also go under the name GamPlusFratesi.

News 2008 - Flow lounge chair

February 19, 2008

Flow lounge chair in oak or black stain can be upholstered in fabric or leather and offers as an option a small, fix sidetable.

Desiign by Michael Sodeau.

News 2008 - Happy stackable chair and armchair

February 19, 2008

Happy stackable chair and stackable armchair,with the seat in wood or fully upholstered in fabric or leather.

This stackabel chair, manufactured in 3D veneer, complements the already extensive range of Happy models, such as easy chairs, swivel chairs, bar stools and an armchair.

Design by Roger Persson.

News 2008 - Torso armchair

February 19, 2008

Torso armchair on a wheel base in chrome finish can be uphosltered in fabric and leather and complements the Torso series with easy chair and modular sofa system.

Design by Susann Wessely, Per Bornstein and Mattias Lind.

Stockholm Furniture Fair, 6-10 February 2008

January 24, 2008

Welcome to Swedese at the Stockhom Furniture Fair, stand C14:41! And, to the Swedese shop+showroom at Narvavägen 10, Östermalm!

Swedese exhibits its news and furniture designed by Michael Sodeau, Michael Bihain, GamPlusFratesi, Roger Persson, Susann Wessely, Per Bornstein, Mattias Lind, BarberOsgerby, Naoto Fukasawa, Arik Levy, Katrin Petursdottir, Michael Young, Monica Förster, Mårten Claesson, Eero Koivisto, Ola Rune, Thomas Bernstrand, Christine Schwarzer and Eva & Peter Moritz.

Welcome to visit our stand C14:41 at the Stockholm Furniture Fair, 6-10 February 2008.
Open Wednesday - Friday 9-18,
Saturday 9-17 and
Sunday 10-16.

The Swedese shop+showroom at Narvavägen 10, Östermalm, also stays open during the fair period.
Opening hours:
Wed 11-18, cocktail 18-20
Thur 11-18, cocktail 18-20
Fri 11-18
Sat 10-15

 Welcome!

100% Design in Tokyo

October 25, 2007

Swedese exhibits at the 100% Design fair in Tokyo, Oct. 31 - Nov. 4, 2007.

At Jingu Gaien in the centre of Tokyo in stand 2-18 you will find this year's news and furniture from Swedese designed by Edward Barber, Jay Osgerby, Arik Levy, Monica Förster, Mårten Claesson, Eero Koivisto, Ola Rune, Thomas Bernstrand, Michael Young, Katrin Petursdottir and Yngve Ekström. The fair stays open every day from 10.00 to 21.00. Welcome!

100% Design Blueprint Best Interior Product Award

September 24, 2007

Swedese has been acknowledged the award for Best Interior Product - with the Glove chair!

The Glove chair by Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby has been voted Best Interior Product at the 100% Design fair in London.

The jury consisted of Sarah Gaventa director of Cabe Space, Martino Gamper, designer, Gareth Williams, curator in the Department of Furniture, Textiles and Fashion at the V&A, David Nicholls, from the Daily Telegraph, Chrystima Schmidt, Marketing Director and co-founder of Skandium and Tim Ambrahams, Acting Editor of Blueprint.

100% Design London

September 4, 2007

Swedese exhibits at the 100% Design fair in London, September 20 - 23, 2007.

At the Earl's Court in stand J 46 you will find this year's news and furniture from Swedese designed by Edward Barber, Jay Osgerby, Arik Levy, Roger Persson, Mårten Claesson, Eero Koivisto, Ola Rune, Thomas Bernstrand, Susann Wessely, Per Bornstein, Mattias Lind, Monica Förster, Michael Young and Katrin Petursdottir. The Glove chair, by UK designers Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby for Swedese, has been short listed for the 100% Design Blueprint Best Product Award 2007.

Welcome!

Casa Cor

August 29, 2007

Swedese partipates with its furniture in this temporary design exhibition, which runs September 1 - October 14, 2007 in Stockholm, Sweden.

The exhibition, which originates from Brasil, reside in the beautiful T-house at Engelbrektsplan 1 in Stockholm, where 40 skilled and successful Swedish architects and designers have decorated 40 rooms. They are creating a home for an imaginary family with many hobbies, passions and interests. In the "Breakfast room", decorated by Pia Amselll and Barbro Wesslander you can find the Bilbao swivel chair and foot stool, designed by Joel Karlsson for Swedese.

The exhibition, having its grand opening on Sept. 1st, has the following opening hours:
Tuesday - Sunday 11.00 - 21.00.

The installations will be broken down after the end of the exhibition and quite a numer of the intrior objects and the furniture will be sold on auction. The income from this auction will go to the Childhood Foundation.  

SUEDESIGN exhibition, Paris

June 5, 2007

Swedese exhibits at the SUEDESIGN exhibition at the Centre Culturel Suédois in Paris, June 12 - 15, 2007.

Ten of Sweden´s most successful design and furniture companies show their latest collections at the SUEDESIGN fair that takes place in the unique environment of the Swedish Cultural Center situated in central Paris.

SUEDESIGN is the first Paris fair that shows the range of Swedish design, interior design and furniture for offices and public environments, from the most classical to the most innovative.

The fair first and foremost targets invited companies, architects, distributors and press but will also be open to the public at indicated hours.

Welcome to SUEDESIGN
Centre Culturel Suédois,
11 Rue Ravenne
75003 Paris

Opening hours:
June 12, 10.00 - 21.00, for professionals only
June 13-15, 10.00 - 12.00 for professionals
June 13-15, 12.00 - 18.00 for all visitors

The Suedesign official website:

http://www.swedishtrade.se/suedesign2007/

Copenhagen International Furniture Fair

May 8, 2007

Swedese exhibits its news at the Copenhagen International Furniture Fair, Hall C, stand C2-005 at Bella Center, Copenhagen, May 10-13, 2007.

Swedese is showing furniture designed by Edward Barber, Jay Osgerby,
Naoto Fukasawa, Monica Förster, Arik Levy, Michael Young,
Katrin Petursdottir, Roger Persson, Mårten Claesson, Eero Koivisto,
Ola Rune, Susann Wessely, Per Bornstein, Mattias Lind,
Eva & Peter Moritz and Christine Schwarzer.

Welcome!

News 2007

April 18, 2007

Swedese news 2007

Fold, easy chair with writing tablet
Fold, upholstered armchair 
Fold, upholstered chair
 

Glove, easy chair in felt

Happy, armchair with new bases

Heaven, free standing ladder

Mira, free standing mirror

Open, bar tables

Sono, acustic panel

Torso, sectional sofa and easy chair 

Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan

April 12, 2007

Swedese exhibits its news in hall 8, stand D33, at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milano, April 18-23, 2007.

Swedese is showing furniture designed by Edward Barber, Jay Osgerby,
Naoto Fukasawa, Monica Förster, Arik Levy, Michael Young,
Katrin Petursdottir, Roger Persson, Mårten Claesson, Eero Koivisto,
Ola Rune, Susann Wessely, Per Bornstein, Mattias Lind,
Eva & Peter Moritz and Christine Schwarzer.

Welcome!

New book about Yngve Ekström now on the market.

March 6, 2007

På spaning efter Lamino Om möbelformgivaren Yngve Ekström

In the book "På spaning efter Lamino" the journalist Brita-Lena Ekström tells the story about her father Yngve Ekström, his life and accomplishments, about developing furniture in Småland, south of Sweden, and about the entrepreneurial conditions.

It is an exciting journey through a dynamic era of the Swedish design and furniture industry. It is also a personal portrait of the visions of a creating persons on a better world, put against the Swedish "folkhem" and the new needs of the modern society for private homes and public areas.

Still, the book only comes in Swedish language. Published by Bokförlaget Arena.

Stockholm Furniture Fair, 7-11 February 2007

January 12, 2007

Welcome to Swedese at the Stockhom Furniture Fair, stand C14:41! And, to the Swedese shop+showroom at Narvavägen 10, Östermalm!

Swedese exhibits its news and furniture designed by Edward Barber, Jay Osgerby, Naoto Fukasawa, Arik Levy, Michael Young, Katrin Petursdottir, Mårten Claesson, Eero Koivisto, Ola Rune, Roger Persson, Monica Förster, Susann Wessely, Per Bornstein, Mattias Lind, Christine Schwarzer, Eva, Peter Moritz and Yngve Ekström.

Welcome to visit our stand C14:41 at the Stockholm Furniture Fair, 7-11 February 2007. Open Wednesday - Friday 9-18, Saturday 9-17 and Sunday 10-16.

The Swedese shop+showroom at Narvavägen 10, Östermalm, also stays open during the fair period. Opening hours:
Wed 11-18, cocktail 18-20
Thur 11-18, cocktail 18-20
Fri 11-18
Sat 10-15

Welcome!

Ecolabelling the Swan

October 23, 2006

Swedese is proud to announce it has now the Swedish ecolabel Swan licens for a number of models in the collection. Following the criteria for "furniture and interior 3.2" Swedese has obtained the Swan ecolabel license no. 331035,1.

The license covers the following models:

• Accord chair and armchair
• Annino table
• Corda chair and armchair
• Lamino easy chair, stool and table
• Lamini child size easy chair and stool
• Laminett armchair
• Lamello easy chair and stool
• Melano easy chair and stool
• Primo easy chair, stool and sofas.

Blueprint Award for Best Product at 100% Design 2006

September 22, 2006

The LOG Collection by Naoto Fukasawa has been voted Best Product at 100% Design in London by a panel of judges which consisted of architects and designers including Deyan Sudjic, new director of the Design Museum.

The collection consists of two hollow benches of different lengths, a stool and an upright storage table. Naoto Fukasawa´s designs are often inspired by nature and in this instance a fallen tree is the inspiration. "The tree falls and breaks into three pieces (represented by the benches) - only the stump remains upright - (represented by the storage table)".