Introducing Everyday Beauty

Grythyttan Stålmöbler
Paris, France

As elegant as the front row of Paris Fashion Week, Grythyttan Stålmöbler’s furniture is well suited to the streets of the French capital. This fourth-generation company combines blacksmith techniques and Bauhaus-inspired design to craft timeless outdoor pieces that are built to last. Keen to learn more? Pull up a chair.

Stylist: Hans Blomquist

photography: Pia Ulin

**Choice cuts**
*Craftsmen select every plank of wood so that the colour, grain and density matches perfectly*

Forged over time

From architect Nisse Strinning to designer Andreas Engevik, Grythyttan Stålmöbler collaborates with Scandinavia’s leading creatives to produce adaptable and enduring pieces.

Paris is the perfect setting for Grythyttan Stålmöbler. From the Place Vendôme to the cobbled avenues of the Marais, these hallowed streets have plenty in common with the Swedish brand’s furniture. Forged in history and impeccably designed, both remain in constant daily use, a source of great beauty and pleasure that could so easily be taken for granted.

That blend of utility and craftsmanship was there from the start. Grythyttan Stålmöbler began in 1895 when the company’s founder Karl Lindqvist and his friend Theodor Berg set up a blacksmith in a village west of Stockholm. A reputation for forging the finest horseshoes was put to good use by Karl’s son, Artur, when he designed the prototype for the spring steel frame of his first garden chair. If the inspiration was the Bauhaus movement and Swedish modernism, the design was timeless. The A2 armchair was first built in 1930 – and it is still being refined and produced 90 years later.

A special archive room at the company’s Bergslagen factory contains one of each Grythyttan design, yet in truth every chair is unique. From the oiling of the wood to the shaping of the steel, all stages of production are done by hand. And this is furniture built to last. One only need look at the chairs in the courtyard of Monocle’s Midori House in London to see the beautiful patina that this wood gains over time, alive and more beautiful after years of comfort and use. No wonder Swedish families pass down pieces like treasured heirlooms. Grythyttan Stålmöbler is proof that there is a place for the iconic in the everyday. For more information, visit grythyttanstalmobler.com

**For every occasion**
*Designed by Artur Lindqvist, this A2 armchair has graced balconies, gardens and towpaths since 1930*

**Forging ahead**
*Spring steel frames give these High Tech chairs a unique, comfortable and relaxing bounce*

**Take a bough**
*Only three sustainably-sourced woods are used: teak, Swedish pine and South American oak*

**Stamp of approval**
*Beyond the streets of Paris, you’ll also find Grythyttan Stålmöbler chairs at Monocle’s Midori House*