Fredrikson Stallard
Patrik Fredrikson, born in Sweden in 1968, and Ian Stallard, born in Great Britain in 1973, have been working together since 1995 and are regarded as pioneers of British avant-garde design. They are known for their ability to translate creative ideas into simple yet appealing furniture and product designs.
Their conceptually futuristic works feature regularly in the international design press and are highly sought after among collectors and furniture manufacturers. The duo have also created several lighting projects and jewelry collections for Atelier Swarovski.
Artistic duo Fredrikson Stallard designed their Chamber of Wonder, “Eden,” to create a landscape that evokes one of the most primeval responses in humans – the forest. But this is no ordinary forest, it’s a fantastical archaic landscape.
A magnificent waterfall, filmed in the Alps, cascades down a screen at the entrance and is reflected on the walls, and the roar of the water permeates the entire Chamber of Wonder.
You follow a path that meanders through a dense thicket of polished brass rods, which stretch into the horizon along the mirrored walls. Deep inside this inhospitable forest, wanderers encounter hidden treasures, including the largest crystal that Swarovski has ever produced. They emerge as beacons in the dark, like strange, exotic birds, reptiles, flowers, or fruit, symbolizing the magnificence of nature’s creation and the origins of life.
Inspired by water as a precious resource, Fredrikson Stallard celebrated the Swarovski Waterschool’s 15th anniversary by reinterpreting their iconic Prologue II work and adorning it with 8,000 Blue Shade crystals. The crystals refract and reflect daylight based on the sun’s angle, animating the space around them. Prologue III is simple in its form but contains an endless stream of complex nuances. The circle is the beginning and the end – a cycle of infinite potential.
