Copenhagen studio Tableau has curated the Funct Feast exhibition of “practical art” and collectible style and design at the Älvsjö Gård venue as part of Stockholm Design and style Week .
The exhibition showcased work by 23 different designers preferred by Tableau, ranging from bulbous stoneware bowls by Swedish designer Anneli Grimwade to sculptural oak chairs by Norwegian designer Henrik Ødegaard.
“We chose mostly artists who concentration on purposeful art, so they bridge the hole in between furniture and artwork,” reported Boris Peianov, who is responsible for thought advancement, architecture and installations at Tableau.
“Also, a good deal of them target on sustainability, reuse and squander.”
All the artists demonstrating as portion of Funct Feast are European, with quite a few coming from Layout Academy Eindhoven in the Netherlands.
“It is really truly worth mentioning that there are a lot of newcomers and clean graduate artists, with some established artists as nicely,” Peianov advised Dezeen. “It can be a major, encompassing blend of artists and designers.”
The parts were being all commissioned for the exhibition at Älvsjö Gård – a new collectible layout venue that introduced at Stockholm Layout Week this 12 months and sits right throughout from the Stockholm Furnishings Fair location.
“It is really the first time that they chose to do a distinctive location for useful art, which is specifically what we do,” Peianov stated.
“And as we normally struggle to bridge this gap between layout household furniture and art, having element clearly was a no-brainer. We required to be here and it matches us pretty very well.”
Also on clearly show at Funct Feast ended up glass artist Nienke Sikkema‘s mouth-blown candleholders, as perfectly as stools and cabinets by Austrian designer Laurids Gallee that supply a contemporary consider on marquetry.
The pattern of the marquetry parts contrasted with the tiled stoves uncovered in Älvsjö Gård, which is 1 of the oldest manors to nonetheless exist in Stockholm, whilst wooden home furniture by designers which includes Swedish duo Lab La Bla‘s matched the building’s primary parquet flooring.
“We enjoy the location,” Peianov stated of the collectible layout venue. “It activated this making that just stood on the floor unused for a long time. And look at it, it appears to be amazing.”
Other projects and activities at Stockholm Style 7 days involved an exhibition about the carbon emissions of prevalent products and a sofa reimagined as a reconfigurable hammock.
The images is by Michael Rygaard.
Funct Feast was on show as section of Stockholm Design 7 days from 7 to 11 February. Browse our digital guide to the festival or visit Dezeen Situations Guide for more architecture and structure gatherings getting place close to the environment.
