The Secret to Scandinavian Design

Skandium now presents ARTEK TODAY, an exhibition at our Marylebone store, inspiring contemporary living with these classic pieces. Skandium is a British company owned by three London-based Scandinavians. It operates four stores out of which one is the Fritz Hansen store in Margaret Street, Fitzrovia and one concession on the lower fround floor in the department store Selfridges, all in London. Skandium also does wholesale, contract sales and interior design services. Skandium is exclusive agent in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland for the brands Asplund, Iittala, Le Klint, Marimekko, Design House Stockholm, Woodnotes and Jonathan Adler

 

The British market is very special for Artek. The iconic Stool 60 was first introduced to an international public at the exhibition ‘Wood Only’ at Fortnum & Mason in 1933. The exhibition served as a springboard for the international success of Alvar Aalto’s furniture. The company Artek was founded (1935, meaning Art and Technology) by four young idealists, Alvar and Aino Aalto, Maire Gullichsen and Nils-Gustav Hahl. Artek is one of the internationally most well known design companies in the world, with a strategy that combines sustainable design values within a space in a multi-disciplinary field, embracing architecture, art and design. Artek’s aim is to create an ever broader concept for its collections in which the products by Alvar and Aino Aalto are now complemented by the furniture of Ilmari Tapiovaara.

Artek furniture is still well loved by the British market and it is with no small excitement that we welcome Arket to present ‘Artek Today’ in our Marylebone store during London Design Festival 2013.

This year we will see 4 design studio’s present 4 completely different yet equally remarkable products. Duo Cate&Nelson unveil their graceful new tea pot design. Emma Lonsdale puts a smile on your face with the print she created for Skandium, our first own production fabric called ‘Sunday Stroll’.

[caption id="attachment_2229" align="aligncenter" width="731"] Sunday Stroll Fabric by Designer Emma Lonsdale at Skandium[/caption]

 

Stig Lindbergs elegant illustrations will once again be brought to life with our own range of Skandium designed and produced mugs. Don’t miss the chance to win a set of Lindberg mugs with our in store illustration competition. Last but not least Studio Skandium will be launching our new Sky cabinet series.

SKY CABINET by STUDIO SKANDIUM

Studio Skandium developed the Sky cabinet series with the intention of adding a more so- phisticated cabinet to our collection. The aim was something uncomplicated and timeless that works in any space and mixes with any style, whilst maintaining integrity and character. We used a thin, angled frame around the body to emphasize the quality craftsmanship. The slim frame also adds a touch of elegance. Essentially all cabinets by necessity are boxes but the Sky cabinet series has a lightness to it that makes them less obtrusive in its space.

There are four different cabinet sizes in the Sky series. Sky One is a slightly higher cabinet with five drawers, utilising a taller space better than a four draw option. Sky Two is a four- drawer unit and Sky Three is a three-drawer unit, both are ideal to be lined up in various compositions along a wall. Sky Four is a two-drawer bedside unit. The cabinets aren’t as deep as our Bello cabinets, which make’s them particularly useful in smaller spaces.

The Sky cabinet series are available in the same four colours as our Bello series so both Bello and Sky can be used in the same interior. Developed by the Skandium team and hand-made in London, England.