Karl Andersson is a Swedish family business specialising in the production of office and contract furniture. The company's preferred raw material is wood, and it could not be otherwise, given the long tradition initiated in 1898 by founder Karl Andersson. Today the company is run by the family's fourth generation, which has maintained its original values, namely sustainability and respect for the environment through the production of long-lasting furniture with local materials. Karl Andersson's products are inspired by classic Scandinavian design. They are essential, functional and well-crafted. Working with established designers since World War II, the company has produced iconic pieces, some of which are displayed in the Nordiska Museet in Stockholm. The most famous is the Øresund collection of wardrobes, tables and chairs, designed by Danish architect Børge Mogensen, still in production today. For about twenty years, the company has also used steel, starting with the Trippo collection designed by Ulla Christiansson.
Karl Andersson collections for office and contract use
The Karl Andersson catalogue offers numerous solutions for the office and contract sector, including furnishings and three collections of coordinated display pieces. The Slope display system designed by Lasse Pettersson & Lennart Notman is suitable for presenting magazines, brochures and information material in offices and public facilities. They are simple oak or birch parallelepipeds with sloping bottoms, available in modules with 4 heights and widths that can be assembled in infinite combinations. Elements with felt bottoms or magnetic boards can be added to the basic modules, while a black or white elastic band can be attached to hold the materials in place. The Front collection is a complete system of fixed and free-standing displays for hotels, waiting rooms, conference rooms, museums, libraries, etc. The various modules come in natural oak, birch, stained oak and ash or lacquered in 8 trendy colours; they are available in different sizes, with glass, Plexiglas or wood fronts. The panels and displays are richly outfitted with notice boards, magnetic boards, invisible wheels and dividers. The Front Panel series includes panels, shelves, magazine racks, display cases, coat racks and flower boxes; the Front Free Standing series, with free-standing panels, has been added to the collection over time. The Ridå collection includes wall panels and free-standing displays made of a simple parallelepiped in natural oak and birch or lacquered in contemporary colours, with grey felt pockets to hold magazines, brochures and leaflets. The Ridå system allows various configurations with modules of different sizes and special elements like mirrors, notice boards and magnetic boards, or a self-supporting panel available in the frontal or double-sided version.