Bla Station: Evolution No.3 2018, 15 24

Stefan Borselius
Stefan Borselius is one of Sweden’s most prominent
contemporary designers. He has trained as a carpenter
at the Steneby School, as a designer at the Carl Malmsten
School, and holds a master’s degree from Konstfack, the
University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm.
With a keen interest in historic designs, he creates furniture,
lights and textiles inspired by new lifestyles and new working
environments. All of his work is marked by an attention
to proportions and details, and he methodically and
whole-heartedly pushes the boundaries of what can
be produced, without leaving anything to chance.
‘I presented my journeyman piece exactly 100 years after
my grandfather’s father did the same, but although I felt at
ease with carpentry, I wanted to learn how to create and
draw my own forms.’
The Oppo chair for Blå Station, 2009, fuses technical and
emotional functionality in a soft, cushy friendly form.
Stefan has received numerous awards including the Red Dot:
Best of the Best Award, 2004. He is represented in the
design collection at the National Museum, Stockholm. Many
Swedish design companies in lighting, textile, and acoustic
products are among his clients, and most of all Blå Station,
for whom he has created modern design icons such as
Peekaboo, Wilmer and Oppo as well as Sting, designed
with Fredrik Mattson.
Where do you work? ’I used to work in bed or in my work-
shop, now we have a just finished studio by the sea, which I
share with my wife, an employee, and the office dog Sickan.’
What is your preferred reading at night? ‘I mostly read for my
kids nowadays, the latest one is ”Mamma Moo Goes Down
a Slide”’
Totally relaxed seating
The Dundra family just couldn’t do without another, even more stylish easy chair.
The high backrest ensures relaxed comfort, and the swivel cross-frame allows
for movement even when resting your legs on the footstool. Stefan Borselius has
once again produced a contemporary, almost classic feeling, with the covered
button as his distinct hallmark. The high backrest welcomes the short and the tall
without compromise, and full head support allows both relaxation and reading.
The Dundra easy chair comes in fabric or optional leather with the moulded
foam padding supported by nozaq springs. The Dundra family’s firstborn siblings
were the chair, the bar stool and the bar chair. Then the stackable sofa came
along, with an armchair and a stackable stool. There are of course also optional
armrests, which can be added to various members of the family.
DUNDRA
Dundra High Back | 2018
Dundra S74 | 2013