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 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 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? {---}
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. {---}
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. {---}
How do we add value to materials such as the humble masonite hardboard? By combining wood fibres with other organic material it has been possible to give this down-to-earth material an entirely new look. Natural flowers have been inserted into the huge masonite presses to embed a permanent organic decoration. {---}
In this collection, FOLKFORM was interested in exploring the brutal aesthetics of a bare machine. The lamp is inspired by the movement of the huge gearwheels in the hardboard factory. The lamp slowly rotates around its axis, transferring the movement to the next module. {---}
The project 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? {---}
The collection Hidden Layers is a number of cabinets, where experiments were carried out using different surfaces and materials, to re-create cracks and natural wear. {---}
Exploring oriental carpets and patterns. What is the meaning and history behind the carpets? How can this knowledge be used in the design process? {---}
