Design House Stockholm
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| Type | Privately held |
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| Industry | Design, retail |
| Founded | January 29, 1992[1] |
| Founder(s) | Anders Färdig |
| Headquarters | Norrmalmstorg 1 111 46 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Key people | Anders Färdig (founder & CEO) Börje Fors (chairman) Margareta van den Bosch (board of directors) |
| Products | Furniture, Lighting, Fashion, Tableware |
| Revenue | 91 million SEK (2009)[1] |
| Employees | 48 (2009)[1] |
| Website | www.designhousestockholm.com |
Design House Stockholm is a publishing house for Scandinavian Design[2].
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[edit] History
Design House Stockholm was founded in 1992 by Anders Färdig, who had previous owned the brands Höganäs and Boda Nova. Originally, Design House Stockholm worked only with product development for other brands. In 1997 the company founded its own product collection, based on the ideas of independent designers. The company had a major hit with the first product entering the collection - Harri Koskinen’s Block Lamp designed in 1996 - which still remains among its best selling products, and have won several awards[3]. Design House Stockholm has distinguished itself as a publisher of design rather than an average producer, in the same way publishing houses work with authors: rather than selecting designers to design a specific product, Design House Stockholm let designers present their personal ideas, of which some are selected for production [4]. The company’s CEO Anders Färdig says Design House Stockholm’s goal is to be a mirror of the best of Scandinavian design today; and that the term Scandinavian refers to a philosophic and aesthetic perspective, rather than geography[5]. The company is represented in MoMA’s permanent collection by Harri Koskinen’s Block Lamp since 2000, and Timo Sarpaneva’s Timo Glass[5].
In 2009 H&M head of design Margareta van den Bosch joined Design House Stockholm’s board of directors[5], and Design House Stockholm launched it first Atelier collection, limited studio editions sold only in DHS’ own stores: Orb - a couture collection by Anna Bonnevier.
In 2011, Design House Stockholm opened the glassware studio Vet Hut, a small scale glassworks focused on producing high quality glass by designers like Erik Höglund, Timo Sarpaneva, and Signe Persson-Melin.
[edit] Designers
Over 60 independent designers are represented in the company’s collection; including internationally known names such as A & E Design, Ann Wåhlström, Form Us With Love, Stig Lindberg, Lena Bergström, Monica Förster, Magnus Löfgren, Nina Jobs, and Signe Persson-Melin[2]. The company also has distinguished itself by often choosing young, promising designers in addition to more established names[6], such as the graduation projects Numb by Anna Bonnevier, a fashion collection; and Family Chairs by Lina Nordqvist, Twist Table by Philip Edis, and Cloud Reclining Chair by Lisa Widén[2].
[edit] Stores
Design House Stockholm has eight concept stores in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Copenhagen, London, Oslo, Frankfurt, and San Francisco; and its products are sold at, among others, Crate & Barrel, Museum of Modern Art in New York and San Francisco, Conran Shop in London, Galeries Lafayette in Paris, Vinçon and Pilma in Barcelona, Spazio Sette in Rome, and R.G. Madden in Melbourne and Sydney[5]. Design House Stockholm also collaborates with Starbucks since 2004, designing a line of tableware products[7]. In 2010, Design House Stockholm launched the store concept OPEN in Båstad, followed by another store in Boda 2011. OPEN sells Scandinavian design products and locally produced crafts products.
Design House Stockholm’s head office is located in the modernistic building Citypalatset by architect Ivar Tengbom[8] at Norrmalmstorg 1 in Stockholm.
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ a b c http://www.allabolag.se/5564424611
- ^ a b c http://www.designhousestockholm.com
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/Harri-Koskinen-Large-Block-Lamp/dp/B0018KKH0O
- ^ http://www.designhousestockholm.com/ourstory/index.html
- ^ a b c d Design House Stockholm product catalogue 2009
- ^ http://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/konstrecensioner/ung-young-swedish-design-pa-stockholmsmassan-1.794527
- ^ http://www.scandinaviandesigncenter.com/News/sek1/9023¤cychanged=1
- ^ http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citypalatset
