DESIGN ANNA VON SCHEWEN AND BJÖRN DAHLSTRÖM,
FROM OLLE PIRA’S CLASSIC.
PIRA G2
PLANNING PIRA G2
Olle Pira (1927 - 2018) was an influential Swedish architect and interior designer
who designed the original Pira shelf system for the iconic H 55 exhibition in 1955.
The Pira G2 is a contemporary interpretation of the mid-century classic with updated
materials and manufacturing, by designers Björn Dahlström and Anna von Schewen.
It has an architectural presence due to its frame and size. A distinctly modern and
modular design; elegant and strong at the same time, with a visual language that
impacts the spatial perception of a room.
The central point in the PIRA G2 design is the pole which makes the floor-to-ceiling
tensioned shelf possible. The shelves themselves wrap around the poles to connect,
as if they were one piece. It is modular, yet assembled it gives the perception of having
been built as one. A seemingly jointless appearance with no beginnings or ends.
The shelf system is manufactured exclusively from high end materials; the shelves are
made of lacquered steel sheets and the poles of extruded aluminium which emphasise
the solid look; the cabinets and bookends have the options of walnut or white oak,
where the wood brings warmth and creates a contrast to the lacquered metal.
