Svenskt tenn färgsättning
Kurserna jag leder i inredning, arkitektur, färgsättning med mera finns hos Folkuniversitetet och nu går det att boka vårterminens kurser här. Svenskt Tenn was established by Estrid Ericson. It started as a small pewter business and later transformed into one of Stockholm's most elegant interior design stores. The story of Svenskt Tenn begins in the summer of At the time, pewter was an exciting and highly fashionable material — an affordable yet beautiful alternative to silver.
This inspired art teacher Estrid Ericson to form a vision — to offer contemporary pewter art at reasonable prices. Estrid Ericson and Nils Fougstedt went on to establish "Konsthantverkets verkstad" The Workshop of Craft , and together with two metalworker employees, they began manufacturing pewter objects at Kungsholmstorg in Stockholm. The public interest was immediate and only a few months later, in October , Estrid Ericson founded Firma Svenskt Tenn.
A boutique and workshop at Smålandsgatan founded entirely with her own means. By then, her vision had already evolved, and she commissioned functionalist architect Uno Åhrén to design her new store. The new concept was well-received by the press. It was quite an original idea she sought to realise. For she planned to move her workshop into a new venue that she had acquired at Smålandsgatan Here however, she planned to design a store, in which she herself would work behind the counter and serve customers, whenever she was not busy crafting pewter pieces in the workshop.
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Here however, she planned to design a store. From day one, Estrid Ericson was very mindful about quality. In , Svenskt Tenn entered a new era when the store moved into a new, bigger venue at Strandvägen 5 in Stockholm. Once again, Estrid Ericson commissioned Uno Åhrén to design the interiors. The newspapers applauded the new venue and wrote how they had never seen something similar in Stockholm before. Åhrén", as this type of interior previously only had existed in cities like London or New York.
Estrid Ericson's workspace at Strandvägen 5. In , Estrid Ericson acquired and moved into an apartment on the top floor of the building that houses the Strandvägen 5 store. Naturally, Uno Åhrén was commissioned to design furniture for her new home.
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Uno Åhrén and Björn Trägårdh — alongside other new and established architects and designers — contributed designs for the new department. While pewter remained part of the range, the store would become increasingly associated with interiors and furniture. In , Estrid Ericson ordered her first pieces of furniture from the already well-established Austrian designer and a collaboration between them ensued and quickly intensified.
With Josef Frank, a wealth of patterns and colours were brought to the company. In the next few years, Svenskt Tenn was transformed.
From sleek functionalism, to proclaiming a different kind of warm, inviting and forgiving design philosophy. Estrid Ericson in her apartment at Strandvägen 5. Their collaboration is today remembered as one of the most remarkable in the history of Swedish design. Throughout the years, Josef Frank created a vast number of interior designs. Amounting to over 3, sketches and textile print patterns, all of which are still preserved in the archives of the company.
Estrid Ericson remained in operation of the company until when she — at the age of 81 — sold her company to the Kjell and Märta Beijer Foundation. Ever since, the surplus of the company is donated to world-leading scientific research in areas such as sustainability, genetics and neuroscience, pharmaceutical research, animal research and artificial intelligence AI , while promoting Swedish craftmanship, design and culture.
Throughout the years, around million SEK has been donated to research. Which have led to valuable discoveries within sustainable city planning, environmentally friendly fish farming and the conservation effort for coral reefs. Throughout the years, around million kronor has been donated to research, which have led to discoveries within sustainable city planning, environmentally friendly fish farming and the conservation effort for coral reefs.
The fact that Svenskt Tenn is owned by a foundation is unique. It allows the company to operate solely on long-term goals with an explicit ambition to exist forever. The range is unique in its mix of historical and contemporary design, with more than eighty per cent of the range consisting of original designs. The range also includes designs from some of our most skilled contemporary designers and artists.
Many of the products still fetch record-breaking prices at leading auction houses internationally. Today, Svenskt Tenn collaborates with around 25 workshops and two glassworks in Sweden.