Designprojektet BEDÅRANDE BARN AV SIN TID - Ett innovationsprojekt om material, traditioner och en arbetsmöbel

Abstract

ADORABLE CHILD OF ITS TIME This text will describe a inovative project about material, traditions and some ideas about furniture for work in an home inviroment. The content is partly about exploring ancient marine- and textile techniques to find something useful for furniture of the twenty first century. It is also about the design process of creating a sustainable piece of furniture that questions the paradigmathics about usage and the context about manufacturing furniture. The text will briefly describe the design process and then reason about the result in a deeper sense. Questions that has been considered from the very beginning of the project as well as those one stumbled across during the evolution of the work will be objectives for the discussion. The result will be in focus as a foundation for the discussion and also the values and issues about that. The concrete result of the process is called “Salabim”. It is a low-technological and flexible place for work or contemplation primly for a home environment. The meeting between our time and the history have influenced the expression but also the desire to create a piece of furniture with acceptable impact towards the eco system. One ambition has been to challenge and question some of our old patterns. Hemp and textile waste have been used together with wood colored with blueberry and chalk. The Salabim concept is a 30 cm high seat and a table adapted for the low, balanced way of sitting, frequently used for meditation. The soft parts have roots in the marine and textile crafts. The table is made of eco-labeled construction plywood and it has simple attachments for accessories for the needs changing over time. The height makes it work well as a bench when not in other use. External partners: Vänerply AB, Claessons Trätjära AB, Beijer Byggmaterial AB, K Palmblad