Unearthing Narratives: Disegno Journal Panel: Research and Performance – Designer as Anthropologist
A10:18
Friday 9 February 2024
The talk series asks: How do designers infuse their objects with stories about the materials they are made from? And, is it important to communicate the histories, places and spaces that have inspired a project?
Hosted by Oli Stratford, Disegno’s editor-in-chief, the conversations are open and free to all fair goers. Speakers include Faye Toogood, Folkform, Industrial Facility, and Hall.Haus.
The Designer as Anthropologist
The final conversation brings themes of research, narrative and social engagement to the stage. The panel brings together themes of research, narrative and social engagement to the stage. The panel brings together Sammy Bernoussi if Hall Haus, Anna Holmquist of Folkform and Mira Bergh Edenborg and Josefin Zachrisson of Swedish girls who will reflect on the potential and pitfalls of research-led methods in design.
WHEN: 1pm
WHERE: All events will take place at Stockholm Furniture Fair Talks – The Yellow Thread bar & stage area, Hall A.
New print at Svenskt Tenn
Svenskt Tenn celebrates 100 years!
New print design originally named “Stockholm” when it was created by Josef Frank 1949-1950.
Welcome to Svenskt Tenn!
Strandvägen 5
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Designer of the Year – Folkform
Folkform wins Scandinavian Design Awards 2023!
We are honoured to announce that earlier this week Folkform was awarded The Scandinavian Design Awards as Designer of the Year 2023! We offer our sincere thanks to the jury for their kind nomination and for believing in our future design work.
Scandinavian Design Awards is a new award initiated to celebrate the best design, architecture and interiors in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. The awards comprise eight categories, including Architecture of the Year and Sustainability Award of the Year, and is a collaboration between the Stockholm Furniture Fair and the publishing house It Is Media. The award can be seen as an attempt to bring the industry together, with the aim to recognize and pay tribute to newcomers and established players working with architecture and design in Scandinavia,
The award ceremony took place on February 6 in the Stockholm City Hall during a spectacular awards dinner. The evening was led by Elis Monteverde Burrau
Pleated for Frank
Art and design duo Folkform challenge long-held traditions of the fine art of pleating, presenting an innovative lighting collection that brings craftsmanship into contemporary times.
Welcome to Svenskt Tenn!
Strandvägen 5
Feb 6 – April 2 2023
Opening hours viewing
Mon-Fri 10am – 6pm
Sat 10am – 5pm
Sun 11am – 4pm
The Blue Tapestries at Stockholm Furniture Fair 2023
The Gallery Edition
Welcome to The Exhibition with The Blue Tapestries with Ldp and Dahl Agenturer.
Stofair C14:11
Folkform: Factory Works
Folkform: Factory Works is an exhibition and auction of objects from the Stockholm-based design studio Folkform. Taking a selection from Folkform’s collected works of product and furniture design, Factory Works includes pieces produced over the last 15 years.
Welcome!
Viewing February 9–12, Berzelii Park 1, Stockholm
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Exhibition at Sven Harrys Art Museum
The Folkform + Åke Axelsson Masonite Chair is exhibited at Sven-Harrys Art Museum in Stockholm from today. The Masonite Chair is a collaboration between the iconic Swedish interior architect Åke Axelsson and Folkform. The chair is inspired by an experimental design by Åke Axelsson from 1978, he then made several interpretations of a Marcel Breuer chair ”Ti3a”. The new Folkform+Åke Axelsson Masonite Chair was designed as a unique piece for the exhibition Talking to Åke. The exhibition at Sven Harrys Art Museum is running 5th of February to the 27th of March!
WELCOME!
Nominated for the Swedish Design Award by Rum
We are honoured that the Red Plissé Lamp is being nominated for the Swedish Design Award by Rum in the category Furniture of the year 2021!
Dezeen Awards 2020 Longlisted in the exhibition design category
For this year’s Dezeen award Folkform has been long-listed in the categories Exhibition design: ”Folkform Production Novellas” Installation design: the Mural at Spånga public swimming pool, and finally Folkform were longlisted in the category for seating design with the design of the Plank chair. {---}
Dezeen Awards 2020 Longlisted in the installation design category
We are honored to announce that Folkform has been longlisted in three of the Dezeen Awards 2020 design categories:
Exhibition design, Seating Design and Installation design.
Folkform public art installation in Spånga
The Stockholm-based design studio Folkform has completed a permanent installation for the public indoor swimming pool in Spånga, outside of Stockholm.
Exhibition at Vandalorum 2019-2020
Folkform: Production Novellas
On 5 October 2019 the large-scale exhibition Production Novellas by Folkform will open at Vandalorum in Värnamo.
5 October 2019 – 8 march 2020
Vandalorum, Värnamo
New gallery benches for Nationalmuseum
Design studio Folkform is proud to reveal Patchwork, a specially commissioned leather Bench that will grace the museum´s galleries and entrance lobby.
Folkform Public Art Lab
A collaboration between Folkform, Färgfabriken and Södertörn University.
Folkform will be hosting their very first Public Art Lab at Färgfabriken.
Among invited speakers are
Bigert & Bergström, Folkform, Katja Pettersson, Päivi Ernkvist, Frida Fjellman, Magdalena Nilsson and others.
Folkform in Milan
Join us in Milan April 16-22 during Milano Design Week.
Via Eugenio Balzan 4, in Brera Design District
Press Preview Monday 16 April 09.00-17.00
Opening Party Tuesday 17 April 18.00-22.00
Welcome!
Folkform unique handmade books
In collaboration with the craftsmen at the bookbinders workshop Folkform are manufacturing one unique book each day during the exhibition in Milan.
Welcome to se the result Legatoria Conti Borbone at Corso Magenta 31.
Salone Del Mobile Euroluce 2017
ÖRSJÖ
Salone Del Mobile
Euroluce
04-09 April 2017.
Pav 13 E01
Welcome!
WINNER of the 2016 Lauritz Icon award
The studio is honoured to be the winner of the 2016 Lauritz Icon award for the lamp Skyline. The award ceremony was held in Stockholm in the beginning of December.
Thank You again Lauritz.com International and Residence Magazine
http://www.residencemagazine.se/arets-lauritz-icon-2016-folkform/
Revolving bookcases at Rönnells
International launch of our new Revolving Bookcases. The event takes place at the long-established Rönnells bookshop in Stockholm.
Place: Rönnells Antikvariat
Address: Birger Jarlsgatan 32
Opening: 10th of February 6pm-9pm
Reading by Carl Johan De Geer at 7pm
To attend please contact olivia@folkform.se
Exhibition open: 11–20th of February 2016
Romanian Design Week
Folkform is a part of the Romanian Design Week, an annual event in Bucharest that promote design and architecture.
May 16th to 24th, 2015.
Folkform at Nordiska Museet
Cabinets with Stripes by Folkform commissioned by Nordiska Museet.
Exhibition: Oct 4th – Aug 31th 2014
Address: Djurgårdsvägen 6–16 Stockholm
Commission for the National Public Art Council
Black and White Fractional Numbers
Sculpture inspired by mathematical fractional numbers, the black and white squares are divided into geometric shapes each representing a mathematical problem.
The patterns were created during a workshop with the children at the school.
Vansta, 2013
New work at Skultuna
International launch of our new products for Skultuna. The event takes place in the new Skultuna Concept Store at Grev Turegatan 18 in Stockholm.
We invite you to the exhibition Feb 4th–Feb 9th
Address: Grev Turegatan 18
www.skultuna.se
Folkform at Skandium LDF 2012
A Folkform exhibition at Skandium
Date: 19-28 September 2012
Address: 245-249 Brompton Road
London SW3 2EP
Check out the patchwork leather benches that we will exhibit.
Study of Stones in Milan
Study of Stones in Milan
Raw material from the ancient swedish limestone hills forms the basis of a new series of articles.
In the new series in stone Folkform has been collaborating with some of the few stone masons still working in the Gillberga quarry.
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Stone Veneer Tables in Milan
A New series of furniture; Stone Veneer Tables. The table top is made of an entirely new stone material, where wafer-thin sheets of stone are cut and glued into a 1 mm thick stone top {---}
Bronze cabinet at Örnsbergs auction
Auction of studio produced objects by Swedish and international designers; Ingegerd Råman, Matti Klenell, Folkform, Åsa Jungelius, TAF, Gustaf Nordenskiöld, Per B Sundberg, Thomas Bernstrand and more.
Exhibition: Feb 6th – 10th, 11:00 am – 8:00 pm
Address: Jakobsdalsvägen 15A, Subway: Örnsberg | Find
www.ornsbergsauktionen.se
Folkform Manufaktur
We are launching Folkform Manufaktur
-a platform for articles at the intersection between handcraft and industry.
Hope to see You at the exhibition!
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Industrial Intervention
The exhibition Industrial Intervention started off with a trip to the old glassworks in the Czech countryside. The new pieces explore the collision between mass-produced and handmade articles, where crafts meet industry, the machine meets the hand. Can something new be created when traditional handicraft is incorporated into existing industrial manufacturing processes?
Read a review here (in swedish)
Read more about this project here.
Folkform installation at Whyred
Stockholm designweek 2011
FOLKFORM was invited by fashion brand Whyred to create an exclusive installation for the newly opened flag ship store. The duo describes the installation as a celebration of old industrial processes and traditional manufacturing techniques. This exhibition will show limited edition pieces in brass and bronze.
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Join us for the opening on:
Wednesday Feb 9, 18.00-21.00
Date: Feb 9- Feb 24
Open: Mon-Sun, 10.00-18.00
Address: Mäster Samuelsgatan 3
www.whyred.se
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Folkform in Paris
FOLKFORMs Sea Plant Cabinet was acquired for the permanent design Collection of S. Bensimon Gallery, Paris, The cabinet will be on show for this year’s Maison&Objet
Date: 22-27 january
Address: 111 rue de Turenne, Paris
Tel: 0033 142 74 50 77
Escapists of contemporary design
FOLKFORM exhibiting at Mint during the London Design Festival.
For this years London Design Festival, Mint will showcase its intriguing and thought provoking show Mint Escapes. The exhibition will present The Escapists of contemporary design as our modern day storytellers who use the medium of design and craft as the interpretive voice of imagination. This project is in collaboration with Max Fraser author of the Annual London Design Guide 2009. {---}
Join us for the opening on Thursday 24th
Date: Sep 19-27
Open: Mon-Sun, 10-18
Address: Mint, 2 North Terrace, London
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Chest with 18 drawers is nominated for the 2008 Swedish Design Award
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. A number of these nominees will then in June be premiered with the Swedish Design Award. {---}
Welcome on the opening of the exhibition at Svensk Form, at Skeppsholmen on the 10th of June.
Address:
Swedish Society of Crafts and Design
Holmamiralens väg 2
SE-111 49 Stockholm
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