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Silver jug (1953) Sigurd Persson
Persson has an unrivalled ability to
handle metal. He made his mark
on the history of design with his
everyday industrial pieces and
exclusive artworks.

Flowers on a Windowsill, by Carl Larrson, typifies the Larssons’
ideas on interior decoration, such as the absence of curtains.
Chair (1981), Jonas Bohlin
The Concrete chair was the
most talked about piece of
Swedish furniture in the 1980s.
A graduation project, it
represented an entirely new
approach to furniture design.

Bookshelf (1989), John Kandell
The Pilaster bookshelf stores
books horizontally instead of
vertically. The lines are simple
and typically Scandinavian.
The maker, Källemo, is one of
Sweden’s most unconventional
furniture companies.

Gustavian late 18th-century style
elements have remained a strong
feature in Swedish design through
the centuries, but made an
international comeback in the 1990s.
Where to See Swedish Design
Asplund Designtorget
Sibyllegatan 31, Various major towns and
Stockholm. Map 2 E3. cities, including Vallgatan
Nationalmuseum 14, Gothenburg.
Södra Blasieholmshamnen, Röhsska Museet
Stockholm. Map 4 D2. Vasagatan 37–39,
Nordiska museet Gothenburg.
Djurgårdsvågen 6–16, Malmö Modern
Vase, Ann Wåhlström Stockholm. Map 4 F1. Skeppsbron 3, Malmö.
Wahlström is one of Kosta Boda’s new Svenskt Tenn Glassworks shops
generation of glass designers. Organic, warm Strandvägen 5, Various, Småland.
and beautiful, Cyklon (1998) is an excellent Stockholm. Map 2 E4. (See pp156–7).
example of contemporary Swedish glass.

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