A collaboration is often unpredictable but always exciting when it combines the strength of two well-matched partners. The partnership between Stockholm-based TAF Studio and Finnish brand Artek has resulted in the compact and versatile Atelier Chair.
The collaboration is part of the museum’s NM& initiative, an artistic collaboration between designers and producers. During the extensive renovations of the Nationalmuseum and to foster contemporary Swedish design, the museum commissioned talented designers to re-imagine its public areas; about 2.300 square metres were added to the existing space.
TAF Studio was one of the selected designers. Founded in 2002 by Gabriella Gustafson and Mattias Ståhlbom, its designs have achieved international acclaim. The studio chose to work with Artek to produce the Atelier Chair, drawing on the company’s expertise with wood, and long history of producing iconic designs with a high level of craftsmanship.
A universal wooden chair, Atelier Chair was designed for the new restaurant of the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm, which evokes an artist’s atelier. Commissioned by the museum as part of an initiative to foster contemporary Nordic design, Atelier Chair is compact, lightweight and stackable. Its slender proportions and geometric lines create an arresting aesthetic. Simple and direct, the chair possesses elegant details, such as the connecting bars which hug the front legs. The comfortable and versatile chair is equally at home at a desk, a dining table, a meeting room, a restaurant or in an auditorium.
