Pleated for Frank collection by Folkform x Svenskt Tenn - Photo by Svenskt Tenn.

Pleated for Frank collection by Folkform x Svenskt Tenn – Photos by Svenskt Tenn.

DESIGN BOX – Svenskt Tenn teamed up with Folkform design studio to pay homage to renowned Austrian architect Josef Frank who created many design icons for the Swedish company. The new Pleated for Frank collection of pleated table lamps and lampshades reinterprets the architect’s classic design world. The light fixtures come in multiple shades of green, as well as Frank’s classic patterns.

Pleated for Frank by Folkform and Svenskt Tenn - Photo by Svenskt Tenn.

“We have also renewed the technique used to pleat lampshades, as the entire structure is hidden on the inside.” Explained Anna Holmquist and Chandra Ahlsell, co-founders of the Stockholm-based studio Folkform.

Pleated for Frank collection by Folkform x Svenskt Tenn - Photo by Svenskt Tenn.

Svenskt Tenn is a Swedish interior design store founded in 1924 in Stockholm by Estrid Ericson, an art teacher and pewter artist from Hjo, Sweden. Since 1928, the company has been appointed as a royal warrant. Today, it is owned by the Kjell and Märta Beijer Foundation, and all profit generated is donated to research in areas such as environmental sustainability, genetics, biomedicine, and pharmaceuticals.

Pleated for Frank by Folkform and Svenskt Tenn - Photo by Svenskt Tenn.

Folkform art and-design duo was founded in 2005 by Anna Holmquist and Chandra Ahlsell. The studio is represented in the collections of the National Museum in Stockholm and the National Museum in Oslo, among others. In 2019, the design duo was awarded the Bruno Mathsson Prize, the largest design prize in the Nordic countries. The Stockholm-based design studio won the Scandinavian Design Awards 2023.

Pleated for Frank by Folkform and Svenskt Tenn - Photo by Svenskt Tenn.

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