Design House Stockholm

Founded by Anders Färdig, Design House Stockholm started as a creative product development company for other brands in 1992. Using his vast knowledge in design management from prior experience managing companies such as Boda Nova and Höganäs, Färdig created a network of independent designers that remains the platform from which they operate today. In 1997 the Design House Stockholm product collection was launched, starting with Harri Koskinen’s Block Lamp that immediately became a worldwide success. The Block Lamp has remained one of their top selling products to this day, and is represented in MoMA’s permanent design collection. Design House Stockholm has distinguished themselves as a publisher of design rather than a conventional producer, working in the same way with designers that publishing houses work with authors. Rather than selecting a designer to make a specific product, all designers are invited to bring their personal ideas, of which some are selected for development and production. They look for products that add something new to their genre, products with personality and character. Their collection does not have any specified boundaries – if a product is considered good enough and realistic to produce, they develop it. No matter if it is a mug, a chair, a couture collection or a piece of jewelry. The ambition is to be a mirror of the very best Scandinavian design today – the term ‘Scandinavian’ referring to a philosophic and aesthetic perspective, rather than geography and nationality. To gather a collection of design classics with timeless appeal and qualities that outlives temporary trends. These are the foundations of Design House Stockholm.

Over 60 independent designers are part of the Design House Stockholm network; including internationally known names such as A&E Design, Signe Persson-Melin, Monica Förster, Nina Jobs, Ann Wåhlström and Form Us With Love. They have also distinguished ourselves by often choosing young, promising designers in addition to more established names, putting talent before name-dropping. Several young designers have contributed with their degree projects to our collection, such as Lina Nordqvist’s Family Chairs, Anna Bonnevier’s Numb collection, Jonas Hakaniemi’s Box Light, and not least the Block Lamp by Harri Koskinen. Each one made by then unknown but very talented people, all now awarded with some of the most prestigious design awards, and each one now a modern classic.