Niklas Runesson
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A unique sideboard, executed in his own studio in 2019.
American elm, organic shape and scuptured feet, front with two doors with mirrors, interior with one cabinet, height 93 cm, length 170 cm, depth 48 cm.
Unsignificant wear.
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Niklas Runesson (b. 1985) is a self-taught artisan / designer who grew up in Småland, Sweden. With a legacy of three generations of woodworkers / engineers who were active from 1945-2000 in the manufacture of turned toy parts, Runesson takes the legacy into the present. Runesson creates his objects freely without sketching or drawing models. He usually has proportions and measurements for furnitures in his head and he does the rest by intuition. The sideboard was made as a a part of a collection consisting of 4 units, easy chair, stool, sideboard and mirror 2019. Runesson is inspired by the nature but also fragments of the unknown / fantasy. A mantra that often comes back when he wants to explain the feeling "friendly creature", a recurring theme in his design process.
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Niklas Runesson is a self-taught craftsman and carpenter who grew up in Småland, Sweden. With a legacy of three generations of woodworkers in the manufacture of turned toy parts, Runesson takes the heritage into the future. Runesson creates his objects freely without sketching or drawing models. Much of Runesson's inspiration comes from nature but also fragments of the unknown/fantasy.
Runesson was named Designer of the Year by Residence Magazine in 2024.
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