In autumn 1949, Nisse and Kajsa's STRING shelf won first prize in the Bonniers library competition. Made up of blue wall panels and pine shelves, their creation beat out 194 competitors from all over Europe, the United States and even Australia. For the 75th anniversary of the String bookshelf, we produced a limited series of 1949 bookshelves with the original blue wall panels and solid pine shelves. Just like the winning 1949 model.
The original Pira shelf designed in 1954 was as contradictory as the man who conceived it. Olle Pira (1927-2018) was a traditional master cabinet-maker who crafted cherry, maple and matured oak with age-old skills. Yet he won a place at the renowned Konstfack school of art, craft and design, the birthplace of concepts ahead of their times. And became the first Swede to win a gold medal at the Triennale in Milan in 1952.
In 2021, Magnus Olesen brought back the 80's by relaunching the iconic 8000 series stool in 9 new colors - all in lacquered beech. The colors of the lacquered stools are the designers' hand-picked colors.
In 2021, Magnus Olesen brought back the 80's by relaunching the iconic 8000 series chair in 9 new colours - all in lacquered beech. The colours of the lacquered chairs are the designers' hand-picked colours.
X-Line is an iconic chair designed by the Danish architect, Niels Jørgen Haugesen, in 1977.
The construction is based on a simple and logical design - where the iconic X plays a central role in the function, strength, and stability of the chair. The thin steel wire gives the chair a beautiful industrial look and makes it usable in many different spaces.