PS Svarva Floor Lamp
“Some things I made myself, like this one. The Svarva lamp we made with the Design Front team for the PS 2009 collection. They were just created so we made a protective chair and this lamp. The desire was to make an inverted wooden lamp, but you also have to be able to twist it, to be clear.”
“I felt that that would be very difficult to do. Together with my colleagues in lighting at the time, I went to Hungary to this factory that made lamps for us. It was metal tubes that they made, so we were hesitant if they should be able to solve this. But they made a mock-up based on the designer’s drawings. So we went there to look down, and there was a lamp there. The wooden beads went in a circle and went up, like a snake.”
What we didn’t know was that next to the lamp factory there was this factory that made inverted wooden beads, small pieces that we put together. None of us knew that. It was pure serenity. So they turned these wooden beads, and the lamp factory put them on metal tubes, like a necklace. They didn’t really enjoy doing business.”
PS Sinka Cabinet
“I have another favorite from that PS 2009 collection, it’s in my hallway. The PS Sinka, which has small cabinets with a wooden base. Sinka means “dove” in Swedish, so it’s a name that describes that design.”
“But the problem we had with this one was that the packing volume was too big. So what we’ve done is make each drawer a little smaller. So four drawers are stacked on top of each other. And the other four drawers are stacked on top of each other. There’s a stop in the back when you push them in, so they’re level at the front. There’s also a hidden space behind this wonderful drawer to go all the way in. At the top I keep my keys that I don’t know where they go.”
PS Jonsberg Vases
“I have this vase from the PS collection of cable holders [on my Samsung Serif TV]. It was a set, Jonsberg dishes by Hella Jongerius. There were four of them in different ceramic techniques. I had all four, but the terracotta broke, which was sad.” [It certainly is. These $39 vases now sell secondhand for $1,700 for a full set.]
“They’re inspired by different regions, and the different ways are great. I use a big black one to make toilet paper in one bathroom. It’s not disrespectful to the design. It’s just a good design to stand there, and it makes the bathroom look good, and it can fit a toilet roll. So, why do you have something like an ugly stick? It’s good for that.”
Pax clothes
“Pax. We have to talk about Pax. I have Pax wardrobes in a few rooms, but they’re also unusual. Like in the kitchen, these veneer doors were sandblasted and hand-painted by me, just to make them fit my house, my place. I repaint them sometimes.”
Spraka Pepper Mills
“I have these pepper mills. One for white pepper, one for black pepper. That was in the PS collection as well. We did this with Marcus Arvonen. These pepper mills are great, and these have been around for, like, 20 years. They’re pretty long. The smaller version came later, but I love these.”
“They have their chips, yes, but this makes them great. It’s age. They’ve been around and they’re used every day. Everything has a little imperfection. You can spend your whole life worrying about that, but there’s got to be some imperfection in life. Fix it? Then something else needs fixing. It just moves. Let it go, be proud.”
Where is Billy Bookcase or Kallax?
“I don’t have Billy in the house right now. But have you ever been there! Kallax? I’ve got a lot of hits. The highlights. They’re really good for vinyl, because that’s when they come out. I listen to a lot of vinyl.”
