Chairs, sofas, bar stools, tables are supposed to be sit in, to be touched, even caressed, and of course tested in
all possible ways. Good design challenges all our senses, but the virtual world is merely visual and without any
real taste until we have access to future bio ports and biometric readers that access the totality of our bodies nerve
system. We and our designers are dependent on our audience: architects, producers, journalists, everyone who is
interested. We want to hear your reactions, your criticism, your praise, your questions regarding design, construction,
production, and so on. Virtual shows on the Internet can’t replace physical tactile meetings yet. We long to show our
designs at fairs all over the world. Although there was no party with herrings and design this year, our products could
nevertheless be experienced live in our pandemic secured showroom during Stockholm Design Week (that replaced
Stockholm Furniture Fair) in February this year.
Pandemic aside, we have been busy at work with new products. We gave Stefan Borselius and Thomas Bernstrand
the brief for Jackson just ahead of last year’s Furniture Fair in Stockholm. Could they design a small and comfortable
easy chair that would fit everywhere? A little devil that blends in and stand out in hotel bars, restaurants, lounge
areas… everywhere! Comfortable and welcoming, with distinctive traits as a contrast; a yin yang easy chair
opposing feminine and masculine qualities, warm and cold, opposites that complement each other. The armrest and
the feet stand out giving interior architects the possibility to set their own mark on Jackson. Wood handles in walnut,
oak or ash. Feet and tubular armrest in brass, matt chrome, black oxide or lacquered. Make your choice, and use
the distinctive armrest to show Jackson his place.
Adam Goodrum’s Big Talk is an eye-catching lounge chair taking possession of any space. But not only a
geometrically precise solitaire full of colour, Big Talk brings us together. Side-by-side like in a Victorian Love Seat for
a couple, or as a snakelike installation where one can be all alone or starting a conversation with unknown exciting
people. The fabric from Febrik/Kvadrat is soft and colourful.
The BOB family continues to grow and is getting even more flexible and versatile. BOB Hide offers a higher backrest
in order to create secluded private spaces, as well as a new freedom of organizing Bob’s graphic profile both
horizontally and vertically. Even the little brother Bobby has been perfected with an inclined backrest, as neat and
soft as before. Add the new pouf Bobban to allow for perpendicular configurations, or as a sideboard, or why not
as a freestanding ottoman?
The popularity of Thomas Bernstrand’s Honken has had us make the two easy chairs Honken X40 and X46. Perfect
seating comfort with cantilevered legs, and a sure companion to many of Blå Station’s furniture families. Even
Superstraw by Osko + Deichmann has been updated to a lounge chair, the kinked steel tubes now even more
accentuated. Marcel Sigel’s Still Life sees the addition of a bar stool in two heights, retaining that iconic twist of the
backrest. And Johan Lindau, CEO and product manager has something up his sleeve with a new version of
Momang, an all-wood chair for restaurants and coffee places.
And just in time for printing this small Big News Magazine, we take the oportunity to present a brand new member
of the Blå Station collection introducing Maximus, a sturdy all wood easy-chair by Johan Ansander, not yet seen at
any fair...
Johan & Mimi | Spring 2021
Furniture design is so
much more than glossy
images
