Design House Stockholm
Swedish design publisher and retailer
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Design House Stockholm is a design production and retail company, self described as a 'publisher of design,' for Scandinavian design, including Scandinavian modern.[2]
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Company type | Privately held |
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| Industry | Design, retail |
| Founded | January 29, 1992[1] |
| Founder | Anders Färdig |
| Headquarters | Stadsgården 6, 10th floor, 116 45 Stockholm, Sweden |
Key people | founder & CEO: Anders Färdig |
| Products | Furniture, Lighting, Fashion, Tableware |
| Revenue |  102 million SEK (2013)[1] |
Number of employees | 45 (2013)[1] |
| Website | designhousestockholm |
History
Design House Stockholm was founded in 1992 by Anders Färdig,[3] who had previously owned the brands Höganäs and Boda Nova.[4] Using his vast knowledge in design management from prior experience managing Boda Nova and Höganäs,[5] Färdig created a network of independent designers that remains the platform from which Design House Stockholm operates today.[2] In 1997 the Design House Stockholm product collection was launched, starting with Harri Koskinen's Block Lamp that immediately became a worldwide success Harri Koskinen’s Block Lamp designed in 1996 - which still remains among Design House Stockholm's best-selling products,[2] and have won several awards.[6]
Design House Stockholm has distinguished itself as a publisher of design, similar to the way publishing houses work with authors, rather than an average producer that selects a designer to design a specific product. The company lets designers present their personal ideas, of which some are selected for production.[5] The company’s CEO Anders Färdig says Design House Stockholm’s ambition is to be a mirror of notable Scandinavian design today the term ‘Scandinavian’ referring to a philosophic and aesthetic perspective, rather than geography and nationality.[7] Färdig also points out that: "We are a product dropper, not a name-dropper". This is not a political statement; it is a philosophy.[8]
The company has been represented in MoMA’s permanent collection by Harri Koskinen’s Block Lamp since 2000.[9]
Designers
Over 60 independent designers are represented in the company’s collection; including internationally known names such as Claesson Koivisto Rune, Form Us With Love,[10] Harri Koskinen and Timo Sarpaneva. The company also has distinguished itself by often choosing young, promising designers in addition to more established names,[11] such as Family Chairs[12] by Lina Nordqvist, "Toupie" salt & pepper shakers by Jessika Källeskog and not least "Block Lamp" by Harri Koskinen.
- The Elsa Beskow Collection
In 2013, Design House Stockholm launched a collection for the kitchen based on Elsa Beskow’s illustrations. The collection was designed by Catharina Kippel and launched in collaboration with Bonnier Group.[13]
Retail shops
Design House Stockholm currently has eight concept shops within retail stores: Nordiska Kompaniet in Stockholm and Gothenburg; Selfridges, Oxford Street in London, Frankfurt, Jönköping, and Båstad; Zinc Details in San Francisco; and Urban Home in Bangkok.[citation needed]
Design House Stockholm's products are also on sale at prominent design stores such as Museum of Modern Art in New York and Conran Shop in London and Paris.