Our distinct design ethos is characterised by a refined blend of Scandinavian and Post-Modern influence. What better place to implement this than in a lounge/living area. Read Our read more…

Jesper Ståhl runs his own design studio in Jönköping in southern Sweden, working in a broad field of assignments, ranging from furniture and lighting to gym equipment and read more…

During the 1960’s – 70’s Minimalism thrived within America mainly in the visual arts. Although it did begin to inspire a variety of uses within music, design and read more…

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Marie-Louise got her degree at Konstfack, the University College of Art, Crafts and Design in Stockholm. She also studied at the Royal College of Art, London. Her conceptually read more…

For Magis, quality is not an abstract term but a tangible value that concerns all aspects of the company and its products. It also speaks of genuine responsibility read more…

Kristina Stark is a Swedish designer holding a Master of Fine Arts degree in Industrial Design from Konstfack – the University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in read more…

The Hallway, landing, entrance, corridors they’re all the same. A thin awkward stretch of room that above all else requires easy access. At Olson and Baker we’ve realised read more…

“It is of great importance that the things we purchase and live with, do not need to be changed but instead grow old with dignity and charm” – read more…

By helping her grandfather who was a signmaker in Iceland, Ragnheiður Ösp Sigurðardóttir was inspired to work creatively at an early age. “There was always this strong sense read more…

A successful industrial style interior can look great if it’s done correctly. The most important and distinguishable features are the use of stripped back, raw exposed materials. Brick, read more…

Handcrafted from recycled cardboard, Graypants’ flagship Scraplight series provides warm, intimate, and functional lighting for any occasion or type of space. Tough and elegant, each shade is precision read more…

At Olson and Baker we pride ourselves on offering a distinct and exclusive style. If you’ve not figured it out already we’re Scandinavian &a post Modern nuts! A read more…

We’ve got our cakes and coffee at the ready! Its Macmillan Coffee Morning today – the world’s largest coffee morning – and here at Olson and Baker we’ll read more…

Caroline Wetterling is a designer based in Stockholm, who works with products, furniture and interiors. With her work, Caroline aims to encourage the users participation and awareness of read more…

What an amazing 9 days it’s been! We’ve seen some spectular installations throughout the week that I’m sure have amazed and inspired many of you! The stand out read more…

Hello Tent London, and Super Brands of course. We’re heading to the old Truman brewery, let’s hope we find something special today. We also have high expectations for read more…

100% Design 2018 is here! 100% Design is the largest and longest running design trade event for industry professionals in the UK. Taking place across 4 days in read more…

It’s that time again! London Design Festival starts this week and its one of our favourites. We’ll be wandering the City of London this week to check out read more…

Worapong Manupipatpong and Ada Chirakranont are Atelier 2+, a Bangkok-based design studio. The duo studied at KMITL in Bangkok and at Konstfack in Stockholm and their designs show read more…

Ulla Christiansson’s work is a terrific example of classic Scandinavian Modernism, or as she puts it herself: “Objects made for people who like to live with them for read more…

“Together with our clients, we bring clarity to brands, products and environments to make them relevant. Simplicity drives growth and purifies any business. It changes the world. We read more…

In the 1960s and 50s design was at an all-time high. Designs were clean-cut, modern, and wide-ranging. Regardless of the progression of time, mid-century designs have remained a read more…

Happy Relaxation Day! Only just reading this? Relax, you work hard, you deserve a break. Relaxation Day is all about winding down and just taking it easy. If read more…

When shopping our collection of furniture; tables, chairs, desks, storage, stools, beds – whatever it may be – please consider the following points. Take just 5 minutes and make read more…

We are now well into the holiday season and we want to see what has inspired you the most this summer! Whether it’s a place you’ve been, a read more…

Lina has a background as a set designer in the swedish film industry, as well as a recent degree from Beckmans College of Design, Stockholm. Her first work read more…

1. “Recognizing the need is the primary condition for design.” – Charles Eames 2. “Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how read more…

We have distinguished ourselves as a publisher of design rather than a conventional producer, working in the same way with designers that publishing houses work with authors. Rather read more…

Choosing lighting for your home is a detail you need to plan carefully. Read our tips below to help transform your space at the flick of a switch read more…

The Nautical Style is a classic design theme characterised by a sensory environment tied to the sea. Textiles, materials of all kinds are rooted in costal customaries. Within read more…

Barolo / Mårtensson’s works have been praised and noted for their design, but also for the many different layers that enclose each project. They are appreciated lecturers, and read more…

What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine read more…

Gustav Hallén has a bachelor’s degree in industrial design and a master’s degree in interaction design and studied at the Institute of Design in Umeå and Konstfack (the read more…

Proportioning systems are a technique used essentially through-out architecture to create a space that goes beyond form and function. Proportioning systems bring an aesthetic justification to the space read more…

Chuck Mack is an American designer who is half-Icelandic, and currently lives and works in Reykjavik. A self-taught designer and carpenter, Chuck quotes Jack Kerouac to explain his read more…

Stockholm based Swedish/French designer Mathieu Gustafsson established his design studio in 2012. since 2014 Mathieu is also running a furniture and product design studio with 500+ strong Tengbom read more…

Zen first and foremost is a type of Buddhist practice which allows for a calm, clear, pure and wide open constant state of mind, through-out day-to-day living. Not read more…

It’s the New Designers Interior Design Festival this week! We are a huge fan of New Designers week, and we’re as excited as ever to see what the read more…

Rolf Inderuihle and Mattias Mohr form the Swiss Studio For Spacial Design ZMIK. ZMIK was founded in 2006 and exists to create unique, bold and accurate spacial environments. read more…

The Shakers flourished during the 19th century producing some of the most popular American antique furniture to date. They first appeared in New York, 1774 as a small read more…

Summer is finally here! Take a look at our range of outdoor furniture and enjoy a 5% discount on all outdoor products to celebrate the #Firstdayofsummer Enter discount read more…

Happy Father’s Day! Why not treat him to something a little different this year? Jielde’s Signal Desk Lamp is perfect for all those design adoring daddies out there. read more…

The Scandinavian style was formed during the turn of the last century by Carl Larsson a Swedish painter/interior designer. Larsson’s work was typical of the Arts and Crafts read more…

Zaha Hadid, born in Baghdad, Iraq, in 1950. Studied Mathematics at the American University in Beirut and Architecture at the Architectural Association School in London. In 1980, after read more…

Above all, Mediterranean style is a virtual bon voyage, a trip abroad without leaving the house. It carries a strong sense of place and entices you with its read more…

The Beijing Olympics in 2008 brought to light the inventive new style of design that is Modern Chinese Architecture. Architecture that surpasses the flamboyant locations of the famed read more…

What would you like to see more of at Olson and Baker? We are continually trying to improve what we can offer our customers, and we want to read more…