The reasons for a new award
Scandinavian design has among its genetic traits that of being proudly evergreen. An aspect that prompted the 2019 Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair and the historic Bukowskis auction house (1870) to establish an award: Born Classic. The award goes to a new product with the qualities to make it a design classic of the future. Conditions: Must be created by a designer or made by a Scandinavian manufacturer. Surprise: when we talk about new classics, even in Scandinavia, we discover that Italian design remains an essential reference.
And the winner is….
Faye Toogood, Puffy Lounge Chair, Hem. Bukowskis experts Eva Seeman, Björn Extergren and Jonatan Jahn formed the jury this year, decreeing the victory of the experimental and unconventional star of British design. His Puffy Lounge Chair for Hem was evaluated “firmly rooted in our age, but with the connotations of a future classic. With qualities, both aesthetic and material, capable of making this piece of furniture appreciated for a long time. "
