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...difficult to characterize, perhaps because interest in design is low. Ergonomic design breaks through, strong earth tones dominate, leather is a popular material. The inspiration comes from, among others, Achille Castiglioni, but if the stool were to be personified, according to Lervik it is like John Travolta in the film "Saturday Night Fever". Material: Chrome-plated strip steel and lacquered wood. Prototype made by Karl Alm Verkstad och Måleri AB.

1980-1990: The decade begins with the Memphis Group. The dream was to sit on a huge piece of candy in pink, brown and white. After Memphis, a lot of untreated materials are used, e.g., raw steel with visible weld seams. Sources of inspiration here are Ron Arad, Jasper Morrison, Shiro Kuramata, Tom Dixon and Mario Botta. Material: Lacquered steel, cushion in polyester and fabric. Prototype made by Lustrum/Zero.

1990-2000:

Inspiration here is the Japanese architect Shigeru Ban. He designs houses made of cardboard tubes that can be built in one day. Inexpensive and beautiful, as well as environmentally friendly and simple, in keeping with the design thinking of the 90s. The stool "Ban" consists of four identical parts that are assembled into a stable construction. It has received the Ung Svensk Design award for 1998.

Material: Plastic. Prototype made by Aleksander Lervik.

BHF 89

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