Exhibition: Front's "Design by Nature" @ Kvadrat Stockholm

Front presents “Design by Nature” at Kvadrat Stockholm

Featuring their new Arda textile collection for Kvadrat Febrik.

The collection translates Swedish forest patterns and textures into contemporary textiles through a blend of traditional craft and modern technology. The exhibition is on view at Åsögatan 118.

Design by Nature is a project in which, over several years, Front documented places in nature and investigated creativity within the animal and plant kingdom. The documentation has, among other things, took place through 3D scanning of lakes, forests, rocks, animal tracks, iden, mosses and plants in order to be able to study and reproduce nature’s imprint as patterns and shapes. The material has inspired Front to a new series of objects and furniture created through traditional craftsmanship such as weaving, tufting, embroidery, plant dyeing and modern technology such as digitally woven tapestries. Front is one of Sweden’s most established design studios internationally. Their works take their starting point in investigations and experiments where the objects carry a story. To help them in the creative process, they have, among other things, created objects with the help of animals, through advanced technology and in unexpected materials. They have made themselves known for the now iconic horse lamp and the freehand sketched furniture in 3D.