Stockholm-based FOLKFORM is a design studio owned and run by industrial designers Chandra Ahlsell and Anna Holmquist. They work on their own independent collections as well as with clients. {---}
FOLKFORM
Grindsgatan 29
SE-118 57 Stockholm
SWEDEN
info@folkform.se
Anna Holmquist
cell: +46 737 67 55 45
Chandra Ahlsell
cell: +46 739 41 10 12
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The exhibition will include the new work developed exclusively for the Glassfactory.
Welcome to join us for the opening on the 22nd of October! {---}
tel 0471 24 93 60
info@theglassfactory.se
www.theglassfactory.se
The Ambassador of Sweden will open up her Residence at Portland Place for a Swedish design exhibition. The magnificent architecture of Robert and James Adam will shed a new light on the contemporary shapes of Swedish design for one of the first events during the Design Festival. Folkform will exhibit limited edition pieces of lamps and candle holders in brass and bronze and selected glass pieces from the Industrial Intervention exhibition.
The new pieces are available in brass, bronze and aluminium. Each piece comprises a candelabra, simple tea lights, pillar candles and hand-crafted votives to create a landscape of candle typologies. {---}
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?
For this new furniture range Folkform invited collectors to take part in the design process. Each piece is a one-off, made from a donated herbarium or insect from the collector’s collection. The donated specimens have been added to wet chipboard, so when pressed, a permanent organic decoration is embedded into the masonite hardboard. {---}
The collection Unique Standard, questions our perception of various materials. What happens when we combine the original material with surfaces that try to imitate its appearance? {---}
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.
Read more about the project here {---}
A new collection of lighting in brass and bronze. The lamp is inspired by the architecture of different suburban districts of Stockholm. The collection is made in brass, black and white. {---}