JONAS BOHLIN

At last!  Jonas Bohlin is back after an absence of six years. Now, at the Stockholm Furniture Fair 2010, Klong Interior presents his new furniture design: Spela, Koffert and Skala.
“The last few years, while I was teaching, I could not find enough time to express my own creativity. Of course, I had several ideas popping up during that period, but at the time it felt best to let them rest.  I wanted to concentrate on teaching, but now is the time to come back”, says Jonas Bohlin.

SPELA
A table on wheels
Design: JONAS BOHLIN

With Spela, Jonas Bohlin lets the playfulness bloom. The small table, available in two heights, has a distinctly gutsy attitude; it teases us with its colour contrasts and material combinations. Leather meets wood and are mounted on a steel frame. The small leather-bound handle on the tabletop facilitates easier movement around the room. 
The frame will be available in three variations to match Klong Interior’s other products; Shiny red or green, as well as a dark grey rough surface. The leather-bound lower shelf is also available in several colours.

KOFFERT
A cupboard
Design: JONAS BOHLIN

Koffert is another unmistakingly Jonas Bohlin furniture piece. However, this cupboard is smaller in its dimensions than we have seen earlier.  In spite of this, Koffert is roomy with generous shelf space. The material is grey lacquered veneer, with handles in reddish-brown leather fastened with robust brass screws.
The vertical lines of the doors are broken by the horizontal storage drawer at the bottom. It gives the cupboard a certain distinctive feel of rustic furniture and an association to past times wood-panelling.  At the same time, Koffert reminds one of a classic suitcase. It becomes an ornament combining function with a bit of flair.

SKALA
A easy chair
Design: JONAS BOHLIN

Most of Jonas Bohlin’s chairs are designed for meeting-rooms, offices and public venues.  Skala, however, presents a homier feel and is designed to suit a more informal setting.  It is simple and petite, and is made up of two cushions on a steel frame. Skala will be produced with or without armrests. It is also connectable so one can place several chairs in a row at public venues.

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BROBERG & RIDDERSTRÅLE

At the Stockholm Furniture Fair 2010 Klong Interior has the pleasure of presenting two novelties by the design duo: Broberg & Ridderstråle.  Mats Broberg and Johan Ridderstråle both show a fondness for the minimalistic approach. Their furniture often combine plainness with a change of proportion or with a humourous twist.

TOTEM
A wall unit with three shelves
Design:
BROBERG & RIDDERSTRÅLE

One of the ideas behind Totem is that it should be very easy to adjust to accommodate new requirements or wishes.  The unit consists of consoles plus shelving in black lacquered wood. The wedge-shaped pieces are hooking on to each other, and the construction resembles to some extent the mechanics of a cogwheel - childishly simple but also smart.  The piece’s spiky appearance gives the wall-unit a very special and unusual look.

LIMBO
A table in two sizes – 2 and 2,5 meters respectively
Design:
BROBERG & RIDDERSTRÅLE

The table Limbo is purposeful in its form. Strong and spacious, a great workspace for the office or a robust dining table for the home. Limbo comes disassembled and is delivered in a flat box. In Limbo there is a melding of the soft, white-oiled ash-wood with the hard shiny lacquered metal.  It is the combination of the two materials that lends to the table its very own character.  Limbo will also be available in black/black.

JENS FAGER

Geometri is the name of Jens Fager’s first pieces made for Klong Interior – two mirrors in two colours – black and white respectively.  The name comes from the simple base structure. A rectangle and a half circle form a harmonious arch shape.
“ I’d like to fool the eye a bit. Open up the room by the illusion that there’s an extra window.  That’s the reason for the mirror glass being set so deeply inside the wide frame”.

GEOMETRI
Two mirrors
Design: JENS FAGER

One of the mirrors is lower, wider, and fitted with a horizontal brass bar, which provides additional functions. You can place letters or newspapers behind it. The bar also has a knob on one side, making it possible to hang a scarf or jacket. 
Because the mirror is symmetrical, simple and harmonious, Jens Fager wanted to add an asymmetrical element, thus the bar with only one knob. “It’s like it is with everything, one needs something out of the ordinary, or one doesn’t see anything. I think of the chef, Mattias Dahlgren, and his way of composing menus. One of the courses has to be distinct, otherwise the whole becomes a blur”- Jens Fager points out.

The other mirror is narrow and tall, 150 cm.  It can be hung on a wall or leaned against a wall.  The slight angle then makes it possible to show a person’s full height.

These mirrors look great at home, as well as in public venues. This is what Jens Fager says about Geometri: “ The arch shape exists everywhere in the architecture around us. It interests me how we relate to it. I enjoy playing with the psychology behind an object”.

HELY
Lamp fixture
Design: Katriina Nuutinen

People adorn themselves with pearl necklaces and chains. Why not make jewellery for the home? Hely is a jewel of light, according to the designer Katriina Nuutinen.  The fixture is made up of four glass spheres in different colours. The light bounces between the spheres and gets reflected so that a very special atmosphere is created in the room where Hely is suspended. “I had studied jewellery design for a year before I began thinking about Hely. I was looking for new forms for a lamp and suddenly realised that I could use several large light glass-spheres together or in a row. It was during an art-history class that the composition began taking shape on my sketch-pad” tells Katriina Nuutinen.

EDDY
Ottoman
Design: EVA SCHILDT

The brass-cup form has influenced practically the whole design of Eddy.  That includes its black colour, which feels completely natural. The ottoman Eddy fills a void in Klong’s inventory, and it creates a somewhat softer atmosphere in a room. It is upholstered in a strong velvet with a slightly striped pattern. Apart from black it will also soon be available in at least one additional colour, a raspberry pink. A tempting delicacy! Shape and function in a wonderful combination.