Stockholm Furniture Fair 8 – 12 February 2011

January 27, 2012

From 7-11 February we're introducing Swedese's collection for 2012. New furniture and unique pieces by well-known designers, including Claesson Koivisto Rune, Roger Per issson, Staffan Holm, Broberg & Ridderstråle and Lime Studio. And an exciting newcomer, and without boasting too much, we can say that her item is .... unforgettable.

Do come and visit us - both at the A hall at Stockholm Furniture Fair and at Swedese Shop+Showroom on Narvavägen 10, Karlaplan underground station.

The fair is open Tuesday - Friday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. for trade visitors and Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. for the general public. Swedese Shop+Showroom is open weekdays from 11 - 6 p.m. (Wednesday 10th and Thursday 9 th also until 8.00 p.m.!) and Saturdays 11 - 3 p.m.

See you there!

Red flag, green design

October 24, 2011

Green design is one of several themes this year at the most important furniture fair in Switzerland, the Neue Räume biennale, which takes place from 1-6 November 2011.

One special talent of Swedese is to think environmentally and amongst the products we are showing are Thomas Bernstrand's shelf Ivy, the design duo Lime Studio's table Lime and Swedish Staffan Holm's prize-winning stool Spin.

Do visit us at the ABB Eventhalle 550, Hall 2, Birchstraße 15 i Zürich-Oerlikon, Switzerland.

From 2 to 5

October 21, 2011

Our furniture is made to last. For a long time. That is why we have had a 24-month warranty. But then we thought…. our furniture lasts a good deal longer than that.

Long-lasting furniture is not only a matter of pride for us, but is also inherent in our environmental responsibility. So we have now extended our warranty to cover five years, that is to say 60 months!

Swedese's warranty applies to defects in the furniture material and workmanship according to the conditions below: furniture returns or complaints must be made to your retailer and accompanied by the receipt within 60 months from date of delivery.

Normal wear and tear, natural variations in wood, leather, sheepskin or other natural materials are not considered defects. Swedese is not responsible for incorrect or careless use of its furniture, inadequate maintenance or faulty assembly on the part of the purchaser – nor for direct or indirect consequences resulting from this.

Look after your furniture, and it will last you a lifetime ... or longer.

Swedese goes Berlin

October 17, 2011

From 26–29 October 2011 we are exhibiting at the new, exciting Qubique Trade Show in Berlin.

Qubique's aim is to be the furniture fair for the coming generation, and to show high-quality, authentic and unique products – rather than everything that already exists.

The site for the trade fair is also unique – Tempelhof Airport, known as "the mother of all airports": the historical site which played a decisive role when the Allies flew in supplies during the Berlin blockade 1948–49. The airport was closed in 2008, but is still a symbol for the future. We are honoured to have been invited and to show furniture by Marina Bautier, Thomas Bernstrand, Michaël Bihain, Claesson Koivisto Rune, Yngve Ekström, Setsu & Shinobu Ito, Lime Studio, Katrin Olina, Roger Persson and Michael Young. History and the future – please do visit us in Monter 22, Hangar 6!

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.

Labelled with quality!

August 29, 2011

The Möbelfakta logo.

Environment, quality and social responsibility – these are the three criteria that are considered when furniture receives the certification of Möbelfakta (Furniture Facts).

Of our furniture so far, the bar stool Happy, the easy chair Happy, the armchair Happy, the easy chair Happy Swing, Gap Café modular seating, the easy chair Laminett and our classic easy chair Lamino in oiled beech or oak have all received this fine recognition.

To obtain the triangle-shaped certificate, the furniture must fulfil stringent requirements which concern everything from its function and safety to an overall environmental aspect – and ethical demands in its production. The logo is composed of three triangles, where green represents the environment, blue represents quality and orange represents social responsibility. Möbelfakta is administered by the Swedish Furniture Industry Association (TMF).

The Happy series is designed by Roger Persson. The Laminett and Lamino easy chairs are designed by Swedese's founder Yngve Ekström.

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!