Great expectations for 2016

The Stockholm furniture fair was filled with great new products and reintroductions of classic designs. We enjoyed the Scandinavian stimulating air of creativity at the fair as well as in the city and filled with inspiration, we have selected some of our absolute favourites which will be entering the store in the coming weeks. We are also very happy to be able to present some irresistible offers on the iconic Poul Henningsen PH5 pendant, the Arne Jacobsen Series 7 chair, the Jaime Hayon Ro armchair and the Hans J. Wegner CH33 and CH88 chairs.

For more information and inspiration keep scrolling. There is lots, but worth the read!

Here’s a great chance, if you’ve been ogling the iconic PH 5 pendant by Poul Henningsen for a while. From today until April 23rd 2016 the price is CHF 599 instead of CHF 765 – that’s 22% off! Since more than 50 years, this Louis Poulsen pendant is The Lamp in Denmark and is to be found above many kitchen and dining tables all over this design conscious country.

From 1st of May until 30th of September, fans of the Ro armchair with metal legs might be tempted to invest in one of the three selected designer colours: light pink, light grey and dark blue. If you do so, the matching foot stool comes as a complimentary gift. The armchair in designer selection upholstery is currently 2’757 CHF and the matching foot stool CHF 791, which corresponds to a saving of 22%. The Ro armchair by Jaime Hayon entered the market a couple of years ago with instant success. Here’s an armchair out of the house of Fritz Hansen, which fulfils its very high standards, but thanks to newest production techniques is able to be brought to market at a very decent price – it’s almost too good to refuse. Buy yours here.

A great bit of news from Louis Poulsen is the introduction of the table model of last year’s PH3½-3 pendant lamp by Poul Henningsen. It is now available with a base in a matt vintage-tinged brown and shades in glass and lacquered metal in four colours, matching those of the pendant version. The current price is CHF 999. This light has a future space on a sideboard, your desk, next to the TV, in the window, on the kitchen counter oh, or maybe on the dresser in the bedroom…

One of Sweden’s brightest shining design stars, Gunilla Lagerhem Ullberg, the creative director and chief designer at Swedish rug producer Kasthall sadly past away before Christmas last year, but she left us with her last - and one of her most beautiful designs: Archipelago. The inspiration for the rug came from time spent at a colleague’s summer house on the west coast of Sweden. The rug comes in two colour versions: March and November, both capturing the changing landscape of a clear early spring day and the warmer colours of late autumn. We haven’t decided if it’s going to lie on the floor or adorn our wall, it’s that beautiful! On another note, Kasthall has just presented Ola Rune, part of the famous design trio Claesson Koivisto Rune, as their new creative advisor to follow in Gunilla’s foot steps. We can definitely expect more works of art coming up!

The covetable lounge table PK61 by Poul Kjærholm from Fritz Hansen has a new top in a grey brown marble. It’s our answer to when the white flint rolled marble ended up being to stark or the black slate to dark for an interior. This one perfectly marries with the style we’re looking for: Scandinavian understated luxury.

Are you moving house and need to be sure to have your new bed there on time? From most suppliers we can expect a delivery time of 2-3 months. Many suppliers of lighting are usually able to deliver within the month. Please note however, that there are certain suppliers or certain collections that might have a regular delivery delay of 4 months or even longer. Some production facilities work with small teams of highly qualified craftsmen and high quality raw materials, such as wood that needs to be stored for a very long time. In addition, holiday times, and especially the longer summer or Christmas breaks, are not considered part of the expected delivery times, but extend them further. In order to be sure to get what you need on time, please come to us as early as possible. When you do, we should always be able deal with industry holidays or any other holiday, as well as any unforeseen production or transport delays and still be able to deliver on time to you. Should anything arrive too early, we’ll either store it for you until you need it, or you are in for a happy surprise and can receive your fellow "room mates" for the next decades to come earlier than expected. For any inquiries, we are happy to serve you on info@holmsweetholm.com. Welcome holm°!