2026.10.13
Photo essay: Swedish protagonists
PHOTO ESSAY:
SWEDISH PROTAGONISTS
INSPIRATION
A reissued classic from the nineties, a vase made from leftovers, and a chair originally designed for a Stockholm restaurant. Over the course of a day in the Swedish capital, photographer Martin Brusewitz takes the pulse of Swedish design.
WORDS
PHOTOGRAPHY
Hanna Nova Beatrice
Martin Brusewitz
Museum — TAF Studio
TAF Studio with the Museum trolley, the latest addition to a series originally designed for Nationalmuseum and produced by String Furniture. Photographed in Frihamnen, Stockholm.
Bovik — Grythyttan Stålmöbler
Artur Lindqvist’s classic A2 chair was designed for the Stockholm Exhibition in 1930. Grythyttan Stålmöbler’s new Bovik collection builds on the same functional principles for today. Photographed in Frihamnen, Stockholm.
P-A Vases — Nick Ross
Nick Ross’s P-A Vases are made from thin strips of wood left over from the production of nine chairs. Each is unique, signed and numbered. Ross is photographed in his Västberga studio. Ross is photographed in his studio in Västberga, a shared workspace with individual studios and access to communal wood workshops, seated on
one of the chairs.
Simon Skinner in his Västberga studio. One of Sweden’s emerging design talents, he is currently working on several commissions alongside his first product for serial production with a Swedish brand. See more on page 240.
Cinema — Gunilla Allard
Gunilla Allard’s Cinema easy chair was designed in 1994 and has remained in production at Lammhults for more than 30 years. Allard is photographed outside Konstakademien in Stockholm.
Able — Blå Station
Able, designed by Johan Lindau, Thomas Bernstrand and Stefan Borselius for Blå Station. Photographed outside Bruno’s Korvbar on Nybrogatan in Stockholm
GA-1 — Gunnar Asplund
Gunnar Asplund designed the GA-1 chair in 1931 for the Swedish Society of Crafts and Design. Now produced by Källemo, it is photographed in Östermalm, upholstered in Tablu 0142 by Sahco.
Töreboda — Sigurd Lewerentz
Töreboda was Sigurd Lewerentz’s final work, completed in 1974. Originally intended for serial production but made only in small numbers, it is now produced by Tallum.
Perforated Furniture — Folkform
Folkform’s new Perforated Furniture collection for Källemo uses perforated Masonite to explore material culture and how it travels and transforms across borders.
Liv — Jonas Bohlin
Jonas Bohlin’s Liv series originated from his 1994 rowing journey from Stockholm to Paris. Now produced by Ingridsdotter in Sweden, the collection brings designs developed for some of Sweden’s best-known restaurants to a wider audience.
Frihamnen
Evening light in Frihamnen, Stockholm. YK100 by Yrjö Kukkapuro for Blond and NMNG chairs by NM3 for Nordiska Galleriet.
BD1 — Björn Dahlström
Björn Dahlström’s first chair, BD1, was designed in 1987. Defined by its graphic, comma-like silhouette, it is reintroduced by Fogia this year. Photographed outside Nationalmuseum in Stockholm.
The full essay can be read in Agenda Issue, 02
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