Henrik Schulz | ScandinavianDesign.com

Henrik Schulz is a Swedish architect and designer whose studio works across architecture, interior design and furniture and product design. Today it operates as Henrik Schulz Studio in Hovås, south of Gothenburg, with a focus on modern, exclusive homes and interiors. In design he is best known for his long collaboration with ateljé Lyktan.

Background

Schulz trained as an architect at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg and at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts School of Architecture in Copenhagen, and in design at the Danish Design School. Before starting his own practice he worked for Jonas Lindvall in Malmö and for Gert Wingårdh in Gothenburg. He founded his studio in Gothenburg in 2008.

Design approach

Schulz describes himself as a pragmatist rooted in the Scandinavian design tradition. His process starts from the full picture before moving into the details, an architect’s way of working that carries through from villas to lamps and chairs.

Lighting

The collaboration with ateljé Lyktan began with Bebop, designed with Wingårdhs. It was followed by the Hi-Hat family of LED lights, whose sharp outline is inspired by the cymbal of a drum kit, and the Charge table lamp, a lamp and charging outlet in one, first shown at Milan Design Week 2015. He also took part in ateljé Lyktan’s Riff Relay project. His first lights for Zero were presented in 2005.

Furniture

Early pieces include the stackable Linn chair for Swedese, launched in 2003, and the Blaine mirror for David Design (2005). He has since designed for HAY, Skandiform, Horreds, Carl Hansen & Søn and Skargaarden, for which he created the Ramsö sofa. Other work includes the Mod sofa for Molunden, the Mod Lounge Collection for HBF, the Filo outdoor series for Fischer Möbel and the stackable Wei chair collection for Bejot. Outside furniture, his clients include Volvo, Polestar and IKEA.

Architecture

Alongside product design, Henrik Schulz Studio designs private villas and interiors in western Sweden, including Villa Clara, Villa Luna and Villa Killingsholmen.