Read more (only in swedish):  www.hantverkarna.se
and visit Karolina at: www.stenfeltochdahl.se

Read more about SOOT at:
www.notedesignstudio.se
www.otheredition.com
www.dezeen.com

The cooperation between me and cabinet maker Karolina Stenfelt has resulted in a highly experimental architects desk full of hidden surprises and astonishing detailed carpentry.

Now exhibited at Carl Malmsten School of Furniture’s Spring Exhibition!

Read more at under Projects…

The brief was to design a desk that didn’t reveal everything at first glance and would stand out in a discreet way.

The choice of a desk was the result of that a journeyman project demands certain elements of construction and functions to be accepted for judgment by the jury.

I designed an architects ”black box” desk that combined the old analogue approach of built-in rulers and sketchpaper rolls with new needs like USB and power outlets.

”Pine is fine” is a shared motto of Karolina and Kristoffer and his idea of basing the desk solely on Swedish pine truly put the cabinet maker Karolina to the test. And if that wasn’t enough he wanted to use charred wood as surface finish. Pine is a soft material and the charring was hopefully going to give the wood a hardened surface. There was no approved technique for charring pine veneer and especially no approved technique to create and conform the intricate intarsia pattern that covers the desk. Weeks of experimenting with burning veneer finally gave results and the work could commence.

Contrast was the keyword through the project. Pine is a versatile material and Kristoffer wanted the desk to express pine from its very best side to its very ”worst”.

The exterior is covered with the experimental burned veneer in a fishbone pattern and when you open the desk the inside is covered with the finest selection of golden pine in the same pattern.

Kristoffer designed a tar burned steel frame to carry the ”black box”. The tar burning of the steel covered the shiny welding forges along with the rest of the frame with a varied sooted surface.

Custom made brass fittings as locks, rulers and hinges gleam against the sooted surface, referring to the fire used for burning the veneer.

Cabinet maker Karolina Stenfelt and NOTE Design studio investigates the possibilites of developing a limited edition series of the desk.

Photos by Mattias Nero

The bench, originated from the Konstfacks outdoor café project, has evolved into a product carefully developed by NOLA industrier. The PYLON bench.

This sleek seat is based on a traditional bench shape, wich has been dramatically transformed into a strikingly futuristic design. Taking inspiration from the pylon towers that support power lines we constructed the base of the bench from twin uprights that anchor the seat to the floor. Two layers of thick pine slats are glued together to form the seat, which is gripped between the upper reaches of the base supports. Pylon is a perfect complement to high-design interiors and cutting-edge architecture, or any setting where design takes centre stage. A one seater version is also available.

Designed by: Kristoffer Fagerström A&D  & Marcus Abrahamsson
Photo by: Jann Lipka
Produced by: NOLA industrier

photo by: Jann Lipka

Welcome to NOLA’s stand at this years Stockholm Furniture Fair. Our bench, originated from Konstfacks outdoor café, has evolved into a product carefully developed by NOLA industrier. The PYLON bench.

Welcome to stand A12-31 to experience the bench first hand.

Personal meetings can be arranged through NOLA or by contacting me or Marcus in advance // KFA&D

As you know by now I work at NOTE Design Studio as product designer full time. Lately me and the NOTE crew has been occupied by a veeeeery interesting project, Marginal Notes 2011. During the Stockholm Furniture Fair NOTE will launch the first Marginal Notes Event, filled with new ideas, experimental form and pure creative joy.

Find the event at facebook.com

Our experiment with using raw untreated swedish pine at the Konstfack outdoor cafe has sofar exceeded our expectations by far. After one and a half year in the outdoor climate the pine has recieved a silver surface and really shimmers in the sun. A couple of tags decorates the surface, a student has carved his initials. I’m looking forward to what another nordic winter and a new vintage of art students will do to the surface.

NEWS! You will be able to see the developed bench at this years furniture fair under the wings of a reknown furniture producer, more info later…

Thanks again to everyone who helped us with this project // Kristoffer

The project SOOT is under development…

From this day and on I’m employed by Note Design Studio as Interior Architect and Product Designer. I’m super excited to work with this extremely talented and vigorous design studio. No doubt you will hear a lot from them in the near future.

Check out our website: www.notedesignstudio.se or find us at www.facebook.se

KF A&D is still alive and kicking but larger comissioned interior design projects are directed through Note // Kristoffer