Beckmans alumni decorate in Paris - Swedish Design Moves Paris

During Paris Design Week, the Swedish Institute in Paris opens its newly renovated guest apartments with a focus on Swedish design. One of the apartments' concepts, furnishings and furniture has been created by nine Beckmans alumni in collaboration with Master students from the Paris College of Art (PCA).

"We see that the work can open the door for a larger international audience to be interested in young Swedish design and discover new future designers' creativity, sense of form and concern for craftsmanship and materials," says Annika Berner, who leads Beckman's alumni project.

"The work has given alumni the opportunity to participate in international cooperation and they have also collaborated closely with Swedish producers and craftsmen. 

Home x 6 exhibition 

The Swedish Institute in Paris is home to six guest apartments that provide a welcome temporary home for up to 100 Swedish researchers, cultural figures and artists each year. To strengthen the Institute's design profile, the apartments have now been renovated and decorated according to six different interpretations of the term "home". The Institute has made the artistic selection of participants in the exhibition, and the seven main exhibitors have chosen their respective designers. In addition to Beckman College of Design and PCA, the participants include Carl Malmsten, with Anna Kraitz responsible for the interior design. Other apartments are decorated by Färg&Blanche for Gärsnäs, Svenskt Tenn's design team, Ulf Agnér for TEA and Septembre Architecture & Urbanisme for Dux. Kasthall has produced all the carpets in collaboration with the designers. The guest houses are on display between September 8 and October 13.

Design Month 

The opening month takes place within the framework of Swedish Design Moves, the government initiative that will strengthen Sweden as a design country and includes, among other things, Nationalmuseum's exhibition Design Processes, Hemx6, an exhibition about the interior design process behind the Swedish Institute's six guest apartments and the opening of the newly furnished guest apartments with public viewing.

Studio 6: Deux écoles, un projet

COLLABORATIONS
Beckmans and PCA have decorated apartment number six and the project has emerged in collaboration with some of Sweden's leading design companies and craftsmen; ASTRID, Kasthall, Palmgrens, Dux, Ekdahls, KA Andersson & sons, Decosteel, Funkiskök, Swedish wood, Målerås, Snickis, Westermalms Gjuteri, Gilberts restore and Thimanders plåt. Those who have contributed selected design to PCA and Beckman's guest apartment are Design House Stockholm, Electrolux, EngmoDun, Gense, LINUM, Magniberg, Professional Secrets, Skruf Glasbruk and Lightwork.

PROJECT TEAM
Project managers Annika Berner, Beckmans College of Design Stockholm and Alix de Mercey, PCA.

INDREDNING CONCEPT
Beckmans College of Design Stockholm, alumni: Elin Lindström, Sara Sjöbäck, Vera Panichewskaja, Ella Westlund PCA Master students: Sarah Colford, Gurbaaz Duggal, Marta Gawronska, Ayushi Chaudhry.

INTERIOR DESIGN, FURNITURE, CRAFTSMANSHIP
Kitchen: Klara Wirsén Hedengren, Lisa Lindh, producers: Funkiskök, Swedish Wood, Decosteel
Table: Ella Westlund, producers: Snickis (wood), Westermalm metal foundry (metal), Swedish Wood Mirror in steel: Ella Westlund, producer: Thimanders
Vase: Elin Lindström, producer: Målerås Glas Works
Bed lamps: Sara Sjöbäck, producer: Målerås
Headboards: Hanna Wik, Robert Wettebrant, producer: Dux Carpet: Hanna Wik, Robert Wettebrant, Producer: Kasthall
Palls: Hanna Wik, Robert Wettebrant, producer: KA Karl Andersson & Sons
Cabinet, folding screen: Hanna Wik, Robert Wettebrant, producer: Ekdahls
Accessories, leather: Carl Cavallius, producer: Palmgrens
Wall Shelf: PCA Master Students: Sarah Colford, Gurbaaz Duggal, Marta Gawronska, Ayushi Chaudhry
Vases: Potato-vase Jessica Westerberg.

OTHER DESIGN
Floor Lamps: Note Design Studio, Zero
Office chair: Ewa Lilja Löwenhielm, IKEA
Curtains/bedspread: Astrid, Dux
Beds: Dux
Armchairs: Bruno Mattson

About Swedish Design Moves 

Swedish Design Moves is an initiative from the Government/Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation to promote and strengthen Sweden as a design destination (architecture, fashion and furniture/interior design) and to increase awareness and strengthen the brand Sweden and Swedish design internationally. Visit Sweden is running the project in collaboration with a number of partners, including the Swedish Product design, the Association of Swedish Fashion Brands, the Swedish Architects and the Swedish Wood and Furniture Federation (TMF).

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