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Thomas Bernstrand

Thomas Bernstrand

Konsthögskolan, Stockholm 2005-2006 | Konstfack, Crafts and Design, Stockholm 1994-1999 | Denmarks Designskole, Industrial design, Copenhagen 1996 | Inchbald School of Design, London 1988-1989 ... Read more

“Thomas Bernstrand’s objects are not meant to be placed on a pedestal. They are meant to be used. Yet not in the customary manner: not as one usually uses furniture and lamps and flowerpots and coat hangers and notice boards and towel hangers and ladders and everything else he has designed. But more… intensively… You should be able to swing from Thomas’ things. Dance on them. Dismantle them. Cause they can take it. They are made to be used. All designers, of course, say they would never design something simply for the sake of design. But Thomas isn’t just talk. When he comes to work in the morning, unlocking the buckled iron door of his white-painted studio – what was once a bakery –and puts his feet up on the window table and looks out at the neighbouring pool hall, tattoo studio and Asia travel agent, his thoughts are not, “What should I design today? Should I design a chair?” But instead, “Should I design something to work in, relax in, bounce in or whatever?” He thinks in terms of verbs, rather than nouns. In actions, rather than typologies. Often, what ends up on paper is purely archetypical. His work sometimes seems more deconstructed then designed, the fruitful result of everything removed during the creative process. At his best, the products are totally free of mannerisms: they could just as well have been designed by a machinist in overalls and a hairnet. I tend to think that Thomas would have been an excellent actor. He is an enormously sharp-sighted observer of people, noting behaviour that goes unseen by us others: “trivialities”, “silliness”. Such as what happens at a party when the volume is turned up to the maximum. Or how teenagers treat, climb, besiege and dominate a park bench. Unlike a slightly anxious desire by many of his colleagues who become directorial and stiff, Thomas’ work encourages such disobedient behaviour. Cause they can take it. They are made to use.” Mark Isitt, Architecture and design journalist

Thomas Bernstrand Furniture Designs

Honken Armchair O141

Honken Armchair O141 with teel mesh basket seat shell and upholstered seat
Vivi 4 Chair B904

Chair Vivi 4 is a stackable seating solution in lacquered layer-glued, compression-moulded ash wood.
Vivi 4A Armchair B904A

Armchair Vivi 4A is a stackable seating solution in lacquered layer-glued, compression-moulded ash wood.

Vivi 2 Chair B902

Chair Vivi 2 is a stackable seating solution in lacquered layer-glued, compression-moulded ash wood.
Vivi 2A Armchair B902A

Armchair Vivi 2A is a stackable seating solution in lacquered layer-glued, compression-moulded ash wood.
Kaffe Armchair O11

Kaffe Chair O11 is a stackable indoor and outdoor seating solution. Garden sofa also available.

Kaffe Coffee Table

Kaffe Coffee Table L11 is an indoor and outdoor piece, designed as part of the Kaffe family by Thomas Bernstrand.
Kaffe Tables L11

Kaffe Table L11 is an indoor and outdoor piece, designed as part of the Kaffe family by Thomas Bernstrand.
Size L904 Table

Size Table L904 is available in a square or circular shape and is ideal for cafe/bistro and breakout areas.

Thomas Bernstrand

Thomas Bernstrand Furniture Designs

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