Nordic light: Stockholm's Furniture Fair is a beacon of civilised Nordic values that illuminate a dreary time of year. Established names rub shoulders with the talents of tomorrow in the Greenhouse, a special section for students and newly qualified designers. Catherine Slessor heads north.500 MOOOI Laced Crochet table by Marcel Wanders Marcel Wanders (July 2, 1963) is a Dutch industrial designer. He was born and grew up Boxtel and graduated cum laude from the School of the Arts Arnhem in 1988. Marcel Wanders’ fame started with his iconic Knotted Chair, which he produced for Droog Design in 1996. for Moooi, proof that you can do virtually anything with the appropriate craft skills. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Enquiry 500 www.arplus.com/enq.html 501 LAMMHULTS Cortina cor`ti´na n. 1. (Biology) a cobwebby remnant of the partial veil which in some mature mushrooms hang from the edges of the cap. Noun 1. , a streamlined armchair and easy chair by Gunilla Allard for Lammhults. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Enquiry 501 www.arplus.com/enq.html 502 SWEDESE Curvaceous cur·va·ceous adj. Having the curves of a full or voluptuous figure. cur·va  ceous·ly adv. Lamino laminated armchair by Swedese designed by Yngve Ekstrom, upholstered in leather or sheepskin. Now in its 50th year of production, Lamino is a testament to the staying power of good Scandinavian design For the furniture store chain Scandinavian Design, see .Scandinavian Design emerged in the 1950s in the three Scandinavian countries (Denmark, Norway and Sweden) as well as Finland as a design movement characterised by simple, uncomplicated designs, minimalism, stylisation, . [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Enquiry 502 www.arplus.com/enq.html 503 GREENHOUSE Overview of the Greenhouse section of the Fair, which mixed independent emerging designers with work by talented students. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Enquiry 503 www.arplus.com/enq.html 504 PETER ANDERSSON Peter Andersson (born March 20, 1973 in Boxholm, Sweden) is a music composer within the ambient, noise, industrial, electronic and experimental genre. His projects are Raison D'être, Stratvm Terror, Necrophorus, Atomine Elektrine, Yantra Atmospheres, Panzar, Bocksholm, Tilt by Peter Andersson, a curious, mutant demi rocking chair that won the fair's award for most innovative piece of individual furniture. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Enquiry 504 www.arplus.com/enq.html 505 DAVID David, in the Bible David, d. c.970 B.C., king of ancient Israel (c.1010–970 B.C.), successor of Saul. The Book of First Samuel introduces him as the youngest of eight sons who is anointed king by Samuel to replace Saul, who had been deemed a failure. DESIGN Brent armchair by Bjorn Dahlstrom for David Design, which won the best in show prize for novelty and effect. This award is traditionally made by the previous year's winner, in this case Swedish designer Eero Koivisto from architectural partnership Claesson Koivisto Rune rune Any of the characters within an early Germanic writing system. The runic alphabet, also called futhark, is attested in northern Europe, Britain, Scandinavia, and Iceland from about the 3rd century to the 16th or 17th century AD. . [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Enquiry 505 www.arplus.com/enq.html 506 GAMPLUSFRATESI Lace table from Gamplusfratesi, an intriguing fusion of lace and moulded glassfibre which combines traditional skills with modern manufacturing techniques. Part of the Greenhouse show. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Enquiry 506 www.arplus.com/enq.html 507 FRITZ HANSEN Italian designer Piero Lissoni has created a new range of seating, lounge chairs and coffee tables for Fritz Hansen. Lissoni has also restyled Jacobsen's iconic Egg and Swan chairs by covering them in bold new fabrics. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Enquiry 507 www.arplus.com/enq.html 508 MOOOI Dandelion dandelion [Eng. form of Fr.,=lion's tooth], any plant of the genus Taraxacum of the family Asteraceae (aster family), perennial herbs of wide distribution in temperate regions. light in laser cut powder-coated steel by Richard Hutten Richard Hutten (born 1967 Zwollerkerspel, The Netherlands) is a Dutch designer. Hutten started his own design studio in 1991 in Rotterdam after graduating from the Academy for Industrial Design in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. for Moooi available in either floor mounted or pendant versions. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Enquiry 508 www.arplus.com/enq.html 509 KVADRAT Cushions by Dutch designer Tord Boontje for Kvadrat herald a new range of fabrics for upholstery and curtains currently under development. Naturalistic printed and laser cut motifs and funky colourways add spice to your sofa. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Enquiry 509 www.arplus.com/enq.html 510 TINNA GUNNARSDOTTIR Another contemporary take on crochet, this time a tablecloth in pierced rubber with insect motifs by Tinna Gunnarsdottir. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Enquiry 510 www.arplus.com/enq.html 511 TINNA GUNNARSDOTTIR Showing in the Greenhouse event, the playful Fluga range of garden stools and tables by emerging Icelandic designer Tinna Gunnarsdottir mixes plywood, mirror steel and aluminium. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Enquiry 511 www.arplus.com/enq.html |
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