Everyone has a family, whether
we’re constantly surrounded by it
or it’s just our point of origin
In the run up to 2018, we felt it was time once again to give the family an airing; to let our family
members speak their mind and tell us how they’d like to evolve. BOB, one of the latest members of the
family, has always cherished ambitions about his future. Bob knows what Bob can do – all we had to
do was let him take charge of his own success. Five upholstered sections soon became seven, which
means endless alternative combinations. These days, Bob can curve in or out or both at once. We can
fit power outlets and USBs into the seats if you want, while add-ons like the CUT sofa tray and the JACK
table maximize possibilities. Last but not least, we can provide a base for Bob for all those surroundings
and functions where you need to sit a little higher.
In October 2018 we are introducing a new step for Bob, which we call BOB JOB!
Bob Job makes the Bob sofa system by Blå Station even more flexible with a series of well-crafted add-
ons. Bob Job is the perfect solution for lives lived both in the virtual and in the reel world. Not just a
clever sofa system which can adjust to whatever space and endow it with character, but a seating
solution which caters to the needs of the present and the future. And there is a need for cosy laid-back
zones along with smart working places in a world where life and work is done as much on the Internet,
by phone, as in face-to-face real-world meetings. Be it in the airport, a library or in the office Bob Job
offers a relaxed environment, which is so much more than merely a sofa: an elegant backdrop with a
number of clever functions that will facilitate multifaceted lifestyles on the go.
During the year also other families have had the ambition to grow, like HONKEN. What about everyone
who thinks Honken is a tad too big as an armchair and a little bit too small for a sofa? We’ve solved
that problem with an armchair that’s smaller and a sofa that’s bigger. HONKEN S & HONKEN XL.
The crinkly innovation DENT – has also been keen to develop over the past year. DENT WOOD –
maybe the most popular member of the family, has 2018 come as a bar stool with 65 and 82 cm seat
heights. And perhaps the most exciting addition is still the well-dressed armchair, DENT LOUNGE.
The DUNDRA family – already large — just keeps on getting bigger, and now boasts an impressive
swivel chair with armrests and high back. For now we call her DUNDRA HIGH BACK.
Last but not least the newcomer LUCKY from 2017 is starting a brand new family and with its sibling
LUCKY LOUNGE which has grown even more comfy. The accentuated horizontal and vertical forms of
Lucky are retained along with its generous and spacious proportions.
But also more than one brilliant new personality turned up and wanted to move in with us…
We presented GAP at the Stockholm Furniture Fair in February. Created by design duo
Osko + Deichmann from Berlin, GAP is a sober, stackable swivel chair with associated GAP TABLES
for cafés, restaurants, offices, conferences or why not at home?
STOVE by Gabriel Tan was developed in the Furnishing Utopia project where designers from around
the world were again given the task of interpreting Shaker design, Stove is a small stool for all those
occasions when a stool is essential. Place it wherever you want or hang it up if it gets in the way.
Or hang loads of them on the wall to take down as people come and go. Neat, functional, perfectly
comfortable and terribly beautiful.
We also want to put some light on POCKET, which premiered in Milan at the 2017 trade fair. It has a
feature that is always useful in today’s society – a clever pocket under the seat that allows to you focus
on your meeting or enjoy your wine knowing that your belongings are stowed away safe and sound,
close to you.
Johan & Mimi / October 2018
