Fredrik Paulsen "Bamba" chair

Fredrik Paulsen is one of the most central designers of our time. Paulsen's “Bamba” chair, is not only a unique object from one of Sweden's foremost designers, but also a piece of design history with its unique provenance. Fredrik Paulsen, Simon Klenell and Kristoffer Sundin, founded the Örnsberg auction, which had a significant impact on the design movement in the early 2010s. During those years, a shift occurred where more actors dared to start working more independently and studio-based. The Örnsberg auction contributed significantly to highlighting the new generation of designers and giving these actors a showcase and a place to sell their objects. The “Bamba” chair was sold at the now-legendary auction and is depicted in the 2014 catalog. Fredrik Paulsen had his major public breakthrough with the solo exhibition "Unmaking Democratic Design" at the Röhsska Museum in Gothenburg in 2019.

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LAST Installation

LAST is the design world's supergroup consisting of Åsa Jungnelius, Gustaf Nordenskiöld, and Fredrik Paulsen. LAST was founded to question the manufacturing process of everyday objects. The project was driven by the idea of a small-scale manufacturing process and the value of craftsmanship. The objects in the auction are functional items composed as a sculpture or an installation and were created as a unique work in 2014. For almost 10 years, the group has been significant in Sweden's design and craft scene. All three actors are central to the genre-crossing movement where the boundaries between art and design have been blurred. Therefore, this is a significant work for our contemporary design movement.

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Love Hultén Arcade Game, "Pixelkabinett 42"

Love Hultén creates a type of object that makes him truly unique! Hultén had originally intended to work as an artist and illustrator, but after being accepted into the HDK-Valand master's program in design, he was inspired to explore a completely different genre. At HDK, he had the opportunity to work in other art forms, and Hultén became interested in technology and fine woodworking. It was at HDK that he came up with the idea that gave birth to the now highly acclaimed arcade games and handcrafted cabinets. Today, these unique game consoles are contemporary classics and have been purchased by personalities such as Kanye West. This particular example is a real collector's item as it belongs to the very first arcade games and is a prototype for the model that was later produced in an edition of 50 copies. The client wanted the game to be associated with space, so the console follows the same theme.