The work-from-home trend accelerated by Covid-19 was the starting point for these versatile furniture designs, unveiled by Beckmans College of Design students during Stockholm Design Week.
Six pairs of students from Beckmans product design programme have each teamed up with a different Swedish furniture brand to design and prototype a piece of furniture that could be used for either home or workplace activities.
Students collaborated with brands to produce the designs
Called Room Service, their designs respond to a time when more people are working from home than ever before, as a result of travel restrictions enforced to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
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Graduate designer Mika Lindblad created her Pinot seating collection without using upholstery to showcase the construction of the pieces, which are made from oak wood, linen and leather.
A sofa and an easy chair make up the one-off collection, which Lindblad made for her graduate project from Beckmans College of Design in collaboration with furniture producer Swedese.
Top image: the collection is made from wood, leather and linen. Above: it was informed by an embroidery hoop. Photo is by Emil Fagander The aim was to create a comfortable seat without polyurethane – oil-based cold foam that is traditionally used in upholstery, the designer told Dezeen. I wanted to work with natural materials and their inherent properties.