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Designer
Sami Kallio
Sami Kallio is a Finnish-born designer who grew up in Sweden. &Tradition says he honed his woodworking skills there, among them woodturning, which he mastered while training as a cabinetmaker, and that he holds a master's degree in design…
Biography
Background
Sami Kallio is a Finnish-born designer who grew up in Sweden. &Tradition says he honed his woodworking skills there, among them woodturning, which he mastered while training as a cabinetmaker, and that he holds a master's degree in design from the Gothenburg School of Design and Crafts. He is described as an award-winning designer with a studio in Gothenburg.
Signature Style
Furniture and interiors are his field. &Tradition says he turns classical shapes into contemporary ones with an industrial aesthetic, and that both man and machine take part in many of his creations, where industrial manufacturing methods meet handcrafted techniques.
Notable Works
For &Tradition he designed the In Between collection. The designer page lists the In Between armchairs, counter and bar chairs, dining, café, coffee, side, counter and bar tables, and a conference table made to order. With Jakob Thau he forms the duo Thau & Kallio, behind the Betty series.
Collections
Products
In Between SK20
Sami Kallio's In Between SK20 dining table, 150 x 150 x 73 cm, marble top on a steel base
In Between SK16
Sami Kallio's In Between SK16 café table, 60 x 70 x 73 cm, steel base, marble or laminate top
In Between SK13
Sami Kallio's In Between SK13 lounge table, Ø 48 x H 48 cm, milled solid oak in three finishes
In Between SK4
Sami Kallio's 2014 In Between SK4 round dining table, Ø 120 cm, 73 cm high, in solid wood
In Between SK27
Sami Kallio's In Between SK27 bar table, 190 x 50 x 105 cm, oak veneer top on solid wood legs
In Between SK15
Sami Kallio's In Between SK15, a Ø 90 x H 48 cm lounge table in milled solid oak, 13 kg
In Between SK11
Sami Kallio's 2019 In Between SK11 round dining table, Ø 90 x H 73 cm, wood or marble top
In Between SK14
Sami Kallio's In Between SK14, a Ø 60 x H 40 cm lounge table in milled solid oak, 5.9 kg
In Between SK28
Sami Kallio's In Between SK28 bar table, 190 x 80 x 105 cm, oak veneer top and solid wood legs
In Between SK25
Sami Kallio's In Between SK25 counter table, 190 x 50 x 95 cm, oak veneer top on solid wood legs
In Between SK22
Sami Kallio's In Between SK22 bar table, 60 x 60 x 102 cm, laminate top on a steel base
In Between SK7
Sami Kallio's 2017 In Between SK7 counter chair, 92 cm high, in turned solid oak and oak veneer
