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New members in the Bob family
New exciting furnitures
Our Bob family is overwhelmed by all the prestigious awards received and has therefore decided
to grow into an even larger family of its own. When we launched Bob Job at Orgatec last fall, we
developed our sofa system, designed by Stefan Borselius and Thomas Bernstrand, into a creative
office space with a series of well-crafted add-ons that allow for a relaxed and inspiring setting. In
a world where we live in both real life and in the virtual, there is undoubtedly a need for different
types of spaces. Everybody gets tired of sitting at a desk, and this is where Bob Job step in to
create that special moment, be it with coffee or tea, or for a brainstorming chat on the Internet or
with colleagues.
Bob Light joins the family with its distinctive space-shaping lighting solution, produced in close
collaboration with the Swedish lighting manufacturer Zero. While Bob Betong thrives outdoors as
our concrete family member, offering generous seating arrangements for the public domain, we got
such a demand for a more intimate and cosy new family member. Bob Home is both softer and
deeper, with slender new armrests and will suit any home or lounge, and is also well adapted to
suit bars, cafés and restaurants.
We need more tables as well, but not just any table. Bucket, again a design by Stefan Borselius
and Thomas Bernstrand, is a play on opposites: flat and solid, opaque and transparent, all in
basic geometric forms. In the middle there is space craving attention: fill it with flowers, snacks, or
whatever takes your fancy. Another table, Bubble, is a much lighter fellow. Just add bubbles, small,
large and extra-large, and voilà, a sparkling shape that will give life to any space deemed too
strict and conservative.
We have gone all out for wood, since it’s so much in vogue right now. Our new chair Röhsska, is
created in conjunction with artist designer Fredrik Paulsen for his upcoming exhibition at our foremost
design museum (of the same name), on the theme of reclaiming the concept of Democratic Design
from that global furniture giant, IKEA. The chair is of course readily available flat packed, and the
museum versions are each a unique design although industrially produced: no chair looks like the
other.
Our range of sound absorbers welcome a new intriguing addition by Stone Designs. Arc is
reminiscent of Roman architecture, whilst at the same time creating patterns as modern as they
come. And finally, but not least, our cherished design team Outofstockdesign has amplified their
comfortable and compact easy chair, Åhus, into a generous 3-seater. The play between chunky
seats and armrests, and the slender frame, is further underscored in the original version by the
functional side table that evoke a welcomed asymmetry.
Johan & Mimi | February 2O19