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Gemla Fabrikers About Gemla Our design philosophy
Gemlas design philosophy
Our Design Philosophy
If you visit us at Gemla Fabrikers, chances are you will bump into a renowned designer or students from the College of Arts, engaged in a vivid discussion with our craftsmen and women. Collaborating and developing the art of shaping wood has always been a tradition at Gemla.Through the years, we have collaborated with ambitious and innovatory architects and designers, ranging from Carl Bergsten,Gunnar Asplund, Uno Åhren,Sigurd Lewerentz,Yngve Ekström, and Peter Celsing to Jonas Bohlin and Mats Theselius as well asFRONT and Lisa Hilland.
It is quite probable that you have sat on a chair from Gemla, without knowing it. Ever before the Swedish gastronome, Tore Wretman, chose Gemla to furnish his famous restaurant Operakällaren in Stockholm, many leading restaurants and cafés in Sweden have followed suit. All around the world, people are sitting on chairs from Gemla; at embassies, in churches, dining halls and hotels as well as at the Swedish Parliament.
Many customers come back, fifty years or later, to have their furniture carefully restored, giving them a new life. This dedication to our chairs pretty much sums up our values – sustainable quality thanks to beautiful, timeless design, durable construction and quality materials. Quite simply, a unique and sustainable craft.