Staffan Holm, a young Swedish designer with a studio in Gothenburg, is fast building quite a reputation for himself with his impressive work in interior architecture, industrial design and furniture design. The designer´s work has already been widely exhibited, including shows at Salone Satellite in Milan and at the Stockholm Furniture Fair for the last three years in a row. Perhaps even more impressive is the fact that a number of his prototypes have already been put into production.
lifeiscarbon® loves the designer´s eclectic sources of inspiration and ability to combine traditional craft techniques with the latest manufacturing technologies. Take a look below at all five pieces that Staffan Holm exhibited in Milan this year and some earlier favorites of ours:
Whilst gaining Bachelor and Master degrees in Fine Art and Design from the School of Design and Crafts at the University of Gothenburg, Staffan also happened to work as an intern at Lots Design (another lifeiscarbon® favorite that you can read about here).
Staffan Holm´s latest collection consists of five new items each inspired by aspects that designer values most in a product; craftsmanship, materials and interesting well executed out details. For the designer, details act as the final touch to a well composed whole that make a product great. Details communicate the aspiration and efforts of the designer and hopefully can create value beyond economy or trends.
Atlas, Dining table, 2011
Solid ash wood, laminated ash veneer, stained hard wax oil
Combining three pieces of laminated wood into a leg pair creates unparalleled strength and lightness and gives a distinctive character to this table.
Spira, Candelabrum, 2011
Steel, powder coating
Old laboratory equipment was the inspiration for this set of candelabra. The arms are adjustable for both height and angle. A simple twist of the lock screw makes this a very versatile candleholder.
Tete á tete, Pepper Mill, 2011
Ash wood, stainless steel container, ceramic mill, stained hard wax oil
Inspired by the French expression (head to head), these pepper mills play with the meeting point between handle and container. The three versions cater for black pepper, white pepper and salt.
D ´Albe, Stool, 2011
Solid ash wood, laminated ash veneer, stained hard wax oil
Often there is much inspiration to be found in objects that were created for practical use but have become beautiful or interesting by coincidence. This stool is inspired by so called ”Duc d’Albe’s”; old anchoring tripods hammered into the bottom of harbors and these days mostly popular social spots for the seagull community.
Forward, Clothes hanger, 2011
Solid ash, steel pipe, enamel paint.
This versatile wall-hanged clothes hanging stystem is as much a sculpture as it is a clothes hanger. The rings can be freely placed on the wall and are designed to lighten up any room with their sense of playfulness.
Hangover, Clother hanger, 2011
Spot, Table, 2011
Furniture inspired by basic manufacturing techniques such as casting iron and dove tail joints for wood.
These two pieces were first shown as prototypes at Salone Satellite in Milan 2010 and became two of the new products for Swedish producer Källemo that were introduced at this year's Stockholm Furniture Fair.
Spin, Stool, 2011
Spin stool is the result of a collaboration together between Staffan Holm and Swedish furniture producer, Swedese. Spin is a stackable lightweight stool that stacks in a spiral for as high one safely dares. The laminated veneer legs are bent in two directions and are the result of a great deal of experimentation.
Milk, Stool, 2009
The industrialization of furniture manufacture has given us cheaper more uniform furniture. In the process many interesting aspects of craftsmanship have been neglected in order to keep profit as high as possible. Staffan Holm believes that furniture that takes time, effort and care to create tells a better story and is far more likely to stand the test of time than cheap industrially made ones.
The designer successfully combined old techniques for joining wood with the latest CNC technology for creating complex surfaces, and the result was the Milk stool. A simple stool with one foot in the past and one foot in the future.
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