Unboxing: New Furniture For the Woodland Cemetery

When The Woodland Cemetery (Skogskyrkogården) marked its 100th anniversary in 2018, the City of Stockholm launched an international design competition for seating intended to complement the cemetery s unique landscape.

The winners were studio näv, Office Kersten Geers David Van Severen, and the furniture manufacturer Artek, who developed a bench and a stool in cork and steel as the result of five years of work. Despite winning the competition, the project was halted by the County Administrative Board, and the furniture was never installed on site.

In this Unboxing, we explore the sketching process behind the furniture and how its form evolved. Together with the architects, we follow the design work and present original drawings from the museum s collection.