A Study on Characteristics of Swedish Furniture Company, Källemo s chair Design

• 발행기관: 한국가구학회
• 저자명: Jin woo Kim
• 간행물 정보: 『한국가구학회지』제17권 제4호, 1~13쪽, 전체 13쪽
• 주제분류: 예술체육 > 미술
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2006.11.30

영문 초록

This study attempted to identify the characteristics of chair design from furniture company, Kallemo, the furniture manufacturer in Sweden manufacturing mostly the limited edition of art furniture on the basis of the unique management philosophy. There are 12 artists manufactured chairs for Kallemo. Of them, this study selected 4 artists -Sigurdur Gustafsson, John Kandell, Komplot Design, Mats Theselius-who designed at least more than three chairs. Total 25 chairs were analyzed; 6 from Sigurdur Gustafsson, 8 from John Kandell, 3 from Komplot Design and 8 from Mats Theselius. The chair structure was divided into three parts, seat, back and structure and analyzed by material, color, type of legs and finishing. The following results were derived from the study. First, Kallemo secured the regular customers who want to possess the chairs as the artistic works by continuing the small quantity mass-production system insisting that the maximum quantity of production is 360 pieces and the minimum quantity is 33 pieces. Second, the sufficient time and cost were invested in the initial phase of design. This approach seems to be deviated from the traditional business system that has to create the revenue at a glance, but ultimately induces the commercial success by exponentially increasing the revenue through the creation of various product lines. Third, Kallemo provides the space that the artists who work for Kallemo can sufficiently enjoy the mental composure and luxury required for the designers by strictly selecting the artists and providing the best environment for enabling the creative activities that look like the pure art area. This study enables the further analysis and research on other collections of Kallemo that mass-produces the chairs on the basis of the unique philosophy in the world as well as in Sweden using more various kinds of analysis frameworks.

목차

1. Introduction

2. Background of Kallemo

3. Kallemo s artistes

4. Examples and Analysis

5. References

키워드

Kä llemo Chair Design Characteristics