Wood
Wood is characterized by clear lines and its distinct wooden frame. In both shape and choice of honest materials it reflects the Swedese design tradition as well as Yngve Ekström’s personal vision of creating elegant furniture using tactile materials, exemplified here in the combination of wooden details and textiles.
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Technical details
- Width
- 220, 170 cm
- Depth
- 87 cm
- Height
- 72 cm
- Seat height
- 39 cm
- Material
- Wooden frame in oak or ash, or upholstered frame. Steelbase black structure lacquer. Legs in white, black or chrome finish. Or wooden legs. Removable upholstery. Leather in Elmo Nordic or Baltique
Wood is characterized by clear lines and its distinct wooden frame. In both shape and choice of honest materials it reflects the Swedese design tradition as well as Yngve Ekström’s personal vision of creating elegant furniture using tactile materials, exemplified here in the combination of wooden details and textiles. In particular, the wooden frames of each sofa have been carefully selected and treated, in order to have the finest quality of natural grains present in the wood that will age with beauty and grace.
Monica Förster
Inspiration från samisk slöjdkonst, asiatisk matkultur, den glamourösa modevärlden – och naturen. Monica Försters design är en komposition av känslor och motsägelser som tillsammans skapar något nytt, starkt, användbart och poetiskt.
Som till exempel hennes bord Breeze för Swedese, inspirerat av en sommarvindpust som skapade små vågor i bordsduken. Evig blir påminnelsen om en ytterst liten händelse en slö sommardag ... Man kan också säga att Monica Försters arbete karaktäriseras av mötet mellan den renodlade formen, antingen inga eller starka färger – och hennes aptit på nya material och ny teknologi.
Monica Förster är född 1966 och uppväxt nära polcirkeln i norrländska Dorotea. Hon är utbildad på Beckmans Designhögskola och Konstfack i Stockholm, där hon också har sin designstudio. Medan uppdragsgivarna för hennes möbelindustri- och produktformgivning finns i Italien, England, Tyskland, Japan och Sverige. Några av Monica Försters arbeten tillhör de internationellt mest kända nutida designobjekten.
Brand description
Many modernist architects were universal designers with not only a clear understanding of designing houses, but also the interior, the furniture and almost the clothes the owners might wear. Swedese's founder, Yngve Ekström, was no exception. Together with names including Alvar Aalto, Bruno Mathsson, Arne Jacobsen and Poul Kjaerholm, Yngve Ekström was at the core of a generation of designers who made the concept "Scandinavian Modern" famous all over the world. With a keen eye, he designed Swedese's furniture, he designed together with L + M Architects also the head office building, logo, catalogues and personalised Christmas cards including their own poems. And so on.
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 design magazine Sköna Hem.
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