Stockholm Furniture Fair 2018 Shows Progress at Greenhouse
We check out 2018's Greenhouse ? the Stockholm Furniture Fair's showcase of emerging talent ? which was as strong as ever.
With the strapline “showing progress” 2018’s Greenhouse ? the Stockholm Furniture Fair’s showcase of emerging talent ? was as strong as ever. “Greenhouse aims to serve as a springboard for unestablished designers and a platform where exhibitors can reach new audiences and share their visions and dreams,” said a statement from the show. 27 design schools and 37 independent designers and studios were selected from hundreds of applications by a jury comprising designer Jens Fager, interior architect Anya Sebton, architect Monica von Schmalensee and designer John Löfgren.
Let Go by University of Bergen student Imkeliene Boersma will only work when two smartphones are inserted into the slots in its base, encouraging people to put the technology down and really engage with one another. In the meantime, the lamp charges the cell phones, so both parties can get back online as soon as they’ve finished their ‘IRL’ conversation. The lamp is made from ash and an iron PLA composite.
Cecilia Xinyu Zhang was born (in 1989) and raised in Beijing, China and now lives and works in Bergen, Norway, having studied in Sweden. Her SV Side Table can be manufactured from a single piece of metal without any waste, comprising as it does a triangular tabletop mimicked in negative space in its frame. “The tab...
With the strapline “showing progress” 2018’s Greenhouse ? the Stockholm Furniture Fair’s showcase of emerging talent ? was as strong as ever. “Greenhouse aims to serve as a springboard for unestablished designers and a platform where exhibitors can reach new audiences and share their visions and dreams,” said a statement from the show. 27 design schools and 37 independent designers and studios were selected from hundreds of applications by a jury comprising designer Jens Fager, interior architect Anya Sebton, architect Monica von Schmalensee and designer John Löfgren.
Let Go by University of Bergen student Imkeliene Boersma will only work when two smartphones are inserted into the slots in its base, encouraging people to put the technology down and really engage with one another. In the meantime, the lamp charges the cell phones, so both parties can get back online as soon as they’ve finished their ‘IRL’ conversation. The lamp is made from ash and an iron PLA composite.
Cecilia Xinyu Zhang was born (in 1989) and raised in Beijing, China and now lives and works in Bergen, Norway, having studied in Sweden. Her SV Side Table can be manufactured from a single piece of metal without any waste, comprising as it does a triangular tabletop mimicked in negative space in its frame. “The tab...
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