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PS Svarva floor lamp
“Some of the things I did myself, like this Svarva lamp We created it with the Front design group for the PS 2009 collection. They were quite newly established and so we designed an armchair and this lamp. The desire was to make a wooden lamp, but you also had to be able to twist and articulate it.
“I felt like it would be very difficult to do that. I went with a lighting colleague at the time to Hungary to this factory that was producing lamps for us. They were making all metal tubes, so we were a little hesitant as to whether they should be able to solve that problem. But they had made some models based on the designer’s drawings. So we went there to have a look, and he was standing there. It was this floor lamp, and also Table lamp The wooden beads ran in a circle and then up, like a snake.
“What we didn’t know was that next to the lamp factory there was this factory that was making converted wooden beads, and little individual pieces that we put together. None of us knew that. It was just pure coincidence. So they were converting these wooden beads, and the lamp factory was putting them on the metal tubes, just like on a pendant. They didn’t have much to do, so they were happy to get the work.”
PS Senka cabinet
“I have another favorite from the PS 2009 collection, and it sits in my entryway Seneca’s notewith small drawers with wooden base. Senka means “to correspond” in Swedish, and this is the name that explains this construction.
“But the problem we had with this is that the package was too big. So what we did was each drawer was a little shallower. So four drawers were stacked together. And four more stacked. There’s a little stopper in the back when you push them in, so they stop evenly in the front. There’s also a hidden compartment behind the smaller drawer. Really good drawers for all this stuff that’s lying around and getting in the way. At the top, I have all my keys that I don’t use anymore. You know where they are? “They go.”
PS Jonsberg vases
“I have this vase from the PS collection to hold the cables (on my Samsung device Sharif TV). It was a group, Gunsburg vases By Hella Jungerius. There were four of them in different ceramic techniques. I had all four, but the terracotta broke, which was unfortunate. (It definitely is. These $39 vases are on sale now Used for $1700 For a complete set.)
“It’s inspired by different regions, and different techniques are beautiful. I use big black for toilet paper in one bathroom. This is no disrespect to the design. It’s good design to stand there, make the bathroom pretty, and it can fit the toilet paper. So, why have something like an ugly stick? It’s nice for that.”
PAX safes
“Pax. We have to remind Pax. You did it.” PAX safes In a few rooms, but I’m also a bit weird. Like in the kitchen, I sanded and painted these veneer doors by hand, just to make them fit my home, and my space. Sometimes repainted.
Crack pepper mills
“I have this Pepper mills. One for white paper, and one for black pepper. This was also in the PS group. We did it with Markus Arvonen. These pepper grinders are beautiful, and have been around for about 20 years as well. They are very long. A smaller version came out later, but I like this one.”
“They have their own chips, yes, but that makes them prettier. It’s the era. They’re there and they’re used every day. Everything has a little imperfection. You can spend your whole life worrying about it, but there has to be some imperfection in life. Fix it? Then there’s something else that needs fixing. It’s just moving. Leave it. Be proud.”
Where is the Bailey or Calax library?
“I don’t have Billy At home now. But it was there! Calax? I’ve had a lot. Great piece. Very good for vinyl, because that’s where they came from. I listen to a lot of vinyl.
