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Kallemo Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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“An object shall stand the wear of the eye!” proclaimed Swedish entrepreneur Sven Lundh (1925–2015), who took over operations at revered furniture company Källemo in 1971. For decades, the innovative brand has accomplished just that with a range of original and unconventional pieces that draw on — and regularly push the boundaries of — Scandinavian modern and postmodern design.

Based in Vänamo in southern Sweden, Källemo was originally established in 1947 before it was taken over by Lundh in 1971. Lundh’s vision for Källemo was to evolve the company and to create sustainable furniture that would be both functional and wholly sculptural. The interest in creating forward-looking seating, case pieces, tables and more that are as much furniture as they are art deepened for Lundh during the 1980s, when Swedish designers began to explore the ideas that underpin postmodernism in their work. 

Lundh sought to secure long-term partnerships with modernist and postmodernist Swedish and European artists and designers such as Jonas Bohlin, the creator of the scandalous Concrete chair, which caught Lundh’s attention at Konstfack’s student exhibition in 1982. Bohlin’s minimalist armchair, featuring an angular steel frame and concrete seat and headrest, was meant to be presented as a sculpture, but it fit Lundh’s idea of “artistic furniture.” Källemo produced the Concrete chair as a limited-edition series, and it became one of the company’s best known pieces. 

Over the years, Källemo has collaborated with Gustav Persson — designer of Källemo’s Bank bench — Mats Theselius, John Vedel-Rieper, Jens Harald Quistgaard, Gunnar Myrstrand and numerous other artists and designers to create its unique collection of furniture. In 1996, Lundh’s son Erik and daughter Karin took the helm at Källemo, which remains a family-owned firm. Today Källemo pieces are held in permanent museum collections throughout Sweden and Europe. 

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Magazine ‘Zink’ shelf by Jonas Bohlin for Källemo, Sweden 1984
Magazine ‘Zink’ shelf by Jonas Bohlin for Källemo, Sweden 1984

Magazine ‘Zink’ shelf by Jonas Bohlin for Källemo, Sweden 1984

By Källemo, Jonas Bohlin

Located in Antwerp, BE

A striking example of Swedish postmodern design, this magazine ‘Zink’ shelf by Jonas Bohlin for Källemo blends industrial edge with sculptural elegance. Designed in 1984 and made out...

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Cabinet “National Geographic” by Mats Theselius, Källemo, Sweden, 2015
Cabinet “National Geographic” by Mats Theselius, Källemo, Sweden, 2015

Cabinet “National Geographic” by Mats Theselius, Källemo, Sweden, 2015

By Mats Theselius, Källemo

Located in Eskilstuna, SE

Striking display cabinet from Mats Theselius’s celebrated “National Geographic” series, produced by Källemo to mark the 25th anniversary of the design. The tall, vitrine form is wrap...

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National Geographic Bookcase
National Geographic Bookcase

National Geographic Bookcase

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Glass doors, stained in yellow, brass details. Base of solid natural beech. Suitable for storing The National Geographic Magazine. Each se...

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