Beckman College of Design x Design Square
April 27, 2023

The learning outcomes of the course include an understanding of all stages of production development, manufacturing, travel costs, materials, packaging and freight handling. 

- Product designers work in a variety of interesting design fields. Many designers want to develop their own product ideas and want to have full control over all parts of the design process and further in the production stage to the end customer. It is of great benefit that students here gain a deeper understanding of how manufacturing companies work and how they think. It can also often be a matter of taking an active stance; they want to have control over production for ethical or environmental reasons, they do not want to make themselves dependent on the client. This year's second-year students show how good design can brighten up your everyday life, " says Jan Loftén, lecturer at the Design Program.

The exhibition will open with a vernissage at Designtorget's store on Götgatan 31 in Stockholm on April 27 at 17.00. The products will be launched exclusively for Designtorget in a limited edition and will be available on April 27 in Designtorget's store, as well as online at designtorget.se.

- We are incredibly proud of our collaboration with Beckman College of Design. We have been working together for many years and every year we come up with many creative and forward-looking products. Especially for this year, the students have had to adapt extra much to the world situation in terms of materials and production. The products that have emerged are incredibly good! Our hope is that the project, also this year, will lead to more long-term collaborations with the designers. Previous years' collections have resulted in products that have become part of Designtorget's permanent range, such as the award-winning product Regrow by Madeleine Nelson and the pot Örta by Emma Stridh and Robert Wettebrandt," says Malin Wåhlström, Purchasing Manager at Designtorget.

About Designtorget:

Designtorget, founded in 1993, is a marketplace and platform for designers, brands, innovators and small-scale producers. Since its inception, Designtorget has worked to make Scandinavian design successful and accessible. Today, thoughtful and carefully selected design and furniture in the core categories of kitchen, children, home office, hall, home and gifts are represented in Designtorget's 5 stores, as well as the web shop www.designtorget.se

The Vilda vase by Ebba Qvinnström and Svea Tisell

Vilda is an aluminum vase handmade via sand casting outside Stockholm. Designed and crafted to allow cuttings and herbs to grow or flowers to be lifted. Vilda takes up space, lifts the color in the plants and is suitable all year round from spring bulbs to summer meadow flowers. With a removable net for the flowers to rest against.

Ljusstad by Tove Östlund, Malin Kristiansson and Chatrine Schumacher

LJUSSTAD is a candlestick in painted steel and sand-cast aluminum. The candlestick also stores tealights in the base, so that you can easily and quickly refill with a new one when the candle has burned out. Designed by Chatrine Schumacher, Malin Kristiansson and Tove Östlund. Made in Sweden, in collaboration with Metallum, Westermalms Metallgjuteri, Leba and AfG Engineering AB.

Ferdinand by Max Palmdahl and Sigrid Mårtensson

Ferdinand is a stylish trivet specially designed to complement wine corks. The product is suitable as a gift and helps to extend the life of wine corks and the memories they carry. By adding between 3 and 9 wine corks, you get a well-functioning and personalized trivet.
Ferdinand is designed to be easily manufactured and cause as little waste as possible. It consists of 6 parts cut out of aluminum sheet which are then joined together with a single screw.

Pallen Yes Box by Alexander Morén and Edward Weinhofer

The Yes Box stool is designed to highlight the properties of corrugated cardboard and show that it does not have to be just a packing material. The result is a stool with a combination of geometric and organic shapes that, thanks to its construction, can be used both as a seat or a side table. Yes Box is laser cut from thick corrugated cardboard that is 100% recycled and is 100% recyclable. The packaging comes with assembly instructions.

Embroidery Picnic

Brother Pique-Nique was a French musketeer who abandoned the battlefield for gluttony. Let the founder of the picnic lead you through a history of festivities. This figurative bottle opener is sculpted by hand giving each brother a unique look. It goes in your pocket at the picnic but also looks great on the table at home ready for the good life.
Designed by Maja Berthin Tingström and Iris Arlert and cast in recycled aluminum by Ludvig Ödman at Konstla AB.