ReThink in Chicago
First unveiled in Copenhagen during 3daysofdesign 2024, Kvadrat now presents ReThink across its U.S showrooms in three concurrent exhibitions.The exhibition in Chicago is open from March 18, 5:00 – 7:301042 W Fulton StWelcome!
The Bruno Mathsson Prize 40 Years October 26th 2024 – March 30th 2025
Foward the end of his life, Mathsson established a foundation that, since 1984, has awarded an annual prize to individuals who strongly contribute to development of furniture design and related design fields. The Bruno Mathsson Prize is today the largest design prize in the Nordic region, and to highlight its importance, this exhibition presents the many prominent designers and interior architects who have received the prize. Award winners in the exhibition:
Fredrik Paulsen, Jenny Nordberg, Finn Ahlgren, Front, Pierre Sindre, Monica Förster, Chris Martin, Folkform, TAF, Shane Schneck, Claesson Koivisto Rune, Jonas Bohlin, Staffan Holm, Mika Tolvanen, Daniel Rybakken, Thomas Bernstrand, Cecilie Manz, Anna Kraitz, Louise Campbell, Ilkka Suppanen, Johannes Norlander, Anderssen & Voll, Andreas Engesvik, Anna von Schewen, Sigurður Gústafsson, Gunilla Allard, Simo Heikkilä, Foersom & Hiort-Lorenzen, Mats Theselius, Åke Axelsson, Kari Virtanen
Vandalorum, Värnamo
October 26th – March 30th 2025
Welcome!
Folkform at Röhsska museum of Design and Craft
The Röhsska Museum in Gothenburg opened its new permanent design exhibition entitled Design Stories. A journey of discovery in design from the end of the 19th century until today with over 500 objects from the museum’s collection. Happy and grateful that the book Produktionsoveller has been acquired by the museum together with Folkform’s Masonite cabinet with 18 drawers. The book, which is also co-founder Anna Holmquists thesis, is hiding in one of the drawers in the cupboard forever. Welcome to visit the exhibition, which opens today, November 9, to the public. Thank you once again Röhsska museum.
Folkform: The Museum of Masonite, SFF 2024
An exhibition of Masonite works from Folkform.
Since establishing Folkform in Stockholm in 2005, designers Anna Holmquist and Chandra Ahlsell have explored Sweden’s industrial heritage through the creation of objects that sit at the intersection of craftsmanship and industry.
This display is a selection from Folkform’s collected works, made using the last of the original hardboards manufactured at a Masonite factory in Rundvik in the north of Sweden. Also featured is The Production Novellas, a publication by Folkform that offers an artistic investigation of material and place, revealing the studio’s in-depth research into material cultures.
Told through the studio’s 15-year collaboration with the now-closed Masonite factory, The Museum of Masonite examines how design can re-connect consumers with industry, craft and local traditions.
The Folkform Museum of Masonite is hosting book readings with a glass of wine on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday afternoon at 4pm. C14:42
Welcome!
Stockholm Furniture fair
6th -10th February
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New Print at Svenskt Tenn
Svenskt Tenn celebrates 100 years!
New print design originally named “Stockholm” when it was created by Josef Frank 1949-1950.
Welcome to Svenskt Tenn!
Strandvägen 5
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Award Designer of the Year – Folkform
Folkform wins Scandinavian Design Awards 2023!
We are honoured to announce that earlier this week Folkform was awarded The Scandinavian Design Awards as Designer of the Year 2023! We offer our sincere thanks to the jury for their kind nomination and for believing in our future design work.
Scandinavian Design Awards is a new award initiated to celebrate the best design, architecture and interiors in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. The awards comprise eight categories, including Architecture of the Year and Sustainability Award of the Year, and is a collaboration between the Stockholm Furniture Fair and the publishing house It Is Media. The award can be seen as an attempt to bring the industry together, with the aim to recognize and pay tribute to newcomers and established players working with architecture and design in Scandinavia,
The award ceremony took place on February 6 in the Stockholm City Hall during a spectacular awards dinner. The evening was led by Elis Monteverde Burrau
Åke Axelsson Masonite Chair
The Folkform + Åke Axelsson Masonite Chair is exhibited at Älvsjögård
The Masonite Chair is a collaboration between the iconic Swedish interior architect Åke Axelsson and Folkform. The chair is inspired by an experimental design by Åke Axelsson from 1978, he then made several interpretations of a Marcel Breuer chair ”Ti3a”.
Address
Älvsjö gårdsväg 3
Open hours
Tuesday 9am – 3pm
Wednesday – Friday 9am – 6 pm
Saturday 10am – 5pm
Folkform at Studio Franzén at Harrods
Reception at Studio Frantzén at Harrods, London.
Studio Frantzén at Harrods is now officially opened.
Skyline at the National Museum
Folkforms lamp Skyline was acquired for the permanent design collections by the National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden
Exhibition at Rian Design Museum
Female Traces – Female furniture designers through 100 years
The exhibition Female Traces highlights both historical pioneers from the 20th century and women in today’s young designer generation. With a generous selection of Swedish and international material, the exhibition provides a picture of the importance that female designers have had for the development of modern and contemporary design.
The exhibition shows furniture such as chairs, armchairs, shelves and tables by, among others, Aino Aalto, Mia Cullin, Kerstin Hörlin-Holmquist, Monica Förster, Eileen Gray, Lena Larsson, Karin Mobring and Charlotte Perriand.
FEBRUARY 5 – APRIL 24
Welcome!
Plissé White Edition
Plissé White first studio edition is possible to order through Folkform. Come by our gallery or send us an email info@folkform.se
Production Novellas Moves to Rian
Folkform: Production Novellas will reopen
on the19th of September. The large-scale solo exhibition “Production Novellas” will open at Rian Designmuseum in Falkenberg.
Welcome!
19 September – 22 November 2020
Address: Skepparesträtet 2, 311 74 Falkenberg
Production Novellas Moves to Malmö
Folkform: Production Novellas will reopen
on the14th of March. The large-scale solo exhibition “Production Novellas” will open at Form/Design Center in Malmö.
Opening Saturday 14th of March 12pm-2pm
Welcome!
14 March – 10 May 2020
Open: Tue – Sat 11 – 17 Sun 12 – 16
Address: Lilla Torg 9, Malmö, Sweden
Folkform’s New Interpretation of the Tabouret ”Anna” Originally Designed by Bruno Mathsson in 1945
In their new interpretation of the tabouret, Folkform’s ambition is to challenge the classic shape drawn by Bruno Mathsson by means of combining materials and techniques in new ways. The covering is made of leather from the Tärnsjö tannery and in the same dark brown tone used for the benches Folkform designed for the National Museum in 2018. The legs are pigmented with varnish in dark brown.
Welcome!
Stockholm Furniture Fair, stand A05:18
Longlisted Dezeen Award 2019
Folkform has been longlisted for the Dezeen Designer of the Year Award 2019!
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Dezeen Awards 2020 Longlisted in the Exhibition Design Category
For this year’s Dezeen award Folkform has been long-listed in the categories Exhibition design: ”Folkform Production Novellas” Installation design: the Mural at Spånga public swimming pool, and finally Folkform were longlisted in the category for seating design with the design of the Plank chair. {–––}
Folkform Public Art Lab
A collaboration between Folkform, Färgfabriken and Södertörn University.
Folkform will be hosting their very first Public Art Lab at Färgfabriken.
Among invited speakers are
Bigert & Bergström, Folkform, Katja Pettersson, Päivi Ernkvist, Frida Fjellman, Magdalena Nilsson and others.
Folkform in Milan
Join us in Milan April 16-22 during Milano Design Week.
Via Eugenio Balzan 4, in Brera Design District
Press Preview Monday 16 April 09.00-17.00
Opening Party Tuesday 17 April 18.00-22.00
Welcome!
Folkform Unique Handmade Books
In collaboration with the craftsmen at the bookbinders workshop Folkform are manufacturing one unique book each day during the exhibition in Milan.
Welcome to se the result Legatoria Conti Borbone at Corso Magenta 31.
Salone Del Mobile Euroluce 2017
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Salone Del Mobile
Euroluce
04-09 April 2017.
Pav 13 E01
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Revolving Bookcases and Other Objects
Folkform summer exhibition
18 June – 21 August 2016
Address: Gallery Nivå 125
Finnsbovägen 277
Båstad
Folkform In the Daily News
Folkform at Stockholm Design Week
– Twelve methods that investigate contemporary design culture. An exhibition curated by Folkform in collaboration with Johanna Agerman Ross during Stockholm Furniture Fair 2015.
In the field of design in recent years, the practical method of making has become just as a prominent part of a project as the finished design itself. This is what Twelve 2015 will highlight.
3-7 Feb 2015
Stand B12:11
AWARDED Residence Stora Formpris
“Releasing a revolving bookcase in the world of flat screens is a manifesto for the thoughtful.”
Folkform was awarded Residence magazine’s “launch of the year” prize for the revolving bookcase, book case sold exclusively at Svenskt Tenn, the limited edition pieces such as the Archiver is still possible to order from Folkform.
http://www.residencemagazine.se/arets-lansering-2016-boksnurran/
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Commission for the National Public Art Council
Black and White Fractional Numbers
Sculpture inspired by mathematical fractional numbers, the black and white squares are divided into geometric shapes each representing a mathematical problem.
The patterns were created during a workshop with the children at the school.
Vansta, 2013
New Work at Skultuna
International launch of our new products for Skultuna. The event takes place in the new Skultuna Concept Store at Grev Turegatan 18 in Stockholm.
We invite you to the exhibition Feb 4th–Feb 9th
Address: Grev Turegatan 18
www.skultuna.se
Folkform at Skandium LDF 2012
A Folkform exhibition at Skandium
Date: 19-28 September 2012
Address: 245-249 Brompton Road
London SW3 2EP
Check out the patchwork leather benches that we will exhibit.
Industrial Intervention vase in the Swedish National Art Collection
Folkforms hand and machine cut vase was acquired by the National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden.
See the vase here.
New Work at Skultuna
International launch of new products by Richard Hutten, Folkform and Claesson Koivisto Rune. The event takes place in the new Skultuna Concept Store at Grev Turegatan 18 in Stockholm.
Address: Grev Turegatan 18, Stockholm | Find
Date: Feb 6th, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
www.skultuna.se
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Folkform in London
The Ambassador of Sweden will open up her Residence at Portland Place for a Swedish design exhibition. The magnificent architecture of Robert and James Adam will shed a new light on the contemporary shapes of Swedish design for one of the first events during the Design Festival. Folkform will exhibit limited edition pieces of lamps and candle holders in brass and bronze and selected glass pieces from the Industrial Intervention exhibition.
To read more click here
Industrial Intervention – Contemporary Glass Exhibition
– Center for contemporary art and architecture.
May 19 – July 31 2011
Opening hours: Thursday – Sunday 11:00-16:00
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The designers
FOLKFORM will in the coming exhibition, Industrial Intervention, explore the meeting between the Swedish and Czech glass and porcelain tradition, together with the Czech artist Maxim Velčovský. Maxim Velčovský have explored the Czech craft traditions in his contemporary art works, with the intention to preserve the old crafts. The cooperation with Folkform can be viewed as an extension of this, they investigate both the past and the future possibilities within the field. The result of the collaboration will be presented at Färgfabriken during the summer 2011.
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Masonite Cabinet Acquiered by the National Museum in Norway
FOLKFORMs Unique Standard collection, masonite cabinet was acquired for the permanent design collection of the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design in Oslo, Norway.
Solo Show at Gallery Pascale
Gallery Pascale, the first dedicated design gallery in Sweden, will be hosting an exhibition of a limited edition series of candelabras by FOLKFORM.
Folkform has created its Candle Collages series for Gallery Pascale in cooperation with Liljeholmen Candle Factory. The collection is comprised of unique candelabras and candleholders. Simple tea light candles are placed side-by-side with pillar candles and more exclusive hand-crafted votives. The various lights are traditionally used in separate contexts. The new candelabras combine these different types of candles with unique materials to create an entirely new form of expression. {–––}
Join us for the opening on
Saturday 16th of January, 13-16!
Date: 100116-100206
Open: Thu-Sun, 10-18
Address: Humlegårdsgatan 15, Stockholm
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Escapists of Contemporary Design
FOLKFORM exhibiting at Mint during the London Design Festival.
For this years London Design Festival, Mint will showcase its intriguing and thought provoking show Mint Escapes. The exhibition will present The Escapists of contemporary design as our modern day storytellers who use the medium of design and craft as the interpretive voice of imagination. This project is in collaboration with Max Fraser author of the Annual London Design Guide 2009. {–––}
Join us for the opening on Thursday 24th
Date: Sep 19-27
Open: Mon-Sun, 10-18
Address: Mint, 2 North Terrace, London
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Unique Standard – Marble cabinet at The National Museum
Folkforms Unique Standard collection, marble cabinet was acquired for the permanent design collections by the National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden
FOLKFORM´s Masonite at Material ConneXions library of innovative materials
The product will now be on display in Material ConneXions four locations; New York, Bangkok, Cologne and Milan