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Designer
TAF Studio
TAF Studio is a Stockholm-based architecture and design practice founded in 2002 by Gabriella Lenke and Mattias Ståhlbom after they graduated from Konstfack's Department of Interior Architecture and Furniture Design. The studio works…
Biography
Background
TAF Studio is a Stockholm-based architecture and design practice founded in 2002 by Gabriella Lenke and Mattias Ståhlbom after they graduated from Konstfack's Department of Interior Architecture and Furniture Design. The studio works internationally for private clients, institutions and companies.
Design Approach
TAF examines familiar surroundings and utility objects, then refines their forms through exposed construction, materials, colour, context and scale. Its official profile connects deep material knowledge with both craft and industrial processes, and treats quality in every detail as a route to longevity.
Selected Work
The practice spans furniture, lighting, exhibition design and interior architecture. Projects include work for Stockholm's Nationalmuseum and the Institut suédois in Paris, alongside collaborations with Fogia, Muuto, Artek and String. For Artek, TAF designed the Atelier Chair, originally commissioned for the Nationalmuseum restaurant.
Recognition
TAF is represented at Nationalmuseum in Stockholm and Designmuseum Danmark in Copenhagen. The studio received the Bruno Mathsson Award in 2017.
Products
Midst Table
Midst Table by TAF Studio, a round dining table with a 120 cm top
70/70 Table
70/70 Table by TAF Studio with a triangular aluminium frame and slanted top edges
Midst Conference Table
Midst Conference Table by TAF Studio with a 330 cm linoleum top
Atelier Chair
TAF Studio's compact, stackable wooden chair for Stockholm's Nationalmuseum
Atelier Bar Stool
TAF Studio's compact wooden bar stool with two heights and reinforced footrests
