Johan Lindau

Johan Lindau, born 1963 in Helsingborg. Born and bred in a home of designers. Thereafter educated, qualified and established in the design industry. Johan is Blå Station’s design manager and CEO

He started off as a drafter for the designer Börge Lindau, where he discovered that most of his efforts ended up in the bin. After that experience he was an apprentice at a variety of manufacturing industries within the furniture trade to learn everything about materials, techniques and industrial processes.

He rapidly developed an eye for what was possible and what wasn’t, and how to turn a ’No’ into a ’Yes’ by posing the question ’What if’?

Blå Station was founded in 1986. That was the end of a chapter and the beginning of an entirely new one when everything really started.

Johan Lindau’s approach to work within the design process borders on religious conviction. He has a strong personality, is dynamic, persistent and questioning. He is design savvy, mindful and can voice his opinion. He wants to make a difference.

His driving force is a hands-on approach to working with external design with an innovative and far-reaching perspective. He has the resolve to be a strong contributing force to the necessary change which the Swedish and international furniture industry faces.

Johan is looking for designers with conviction, dedication and insight who will take design tasks very seriously, and who can deliver a simple, effective and functional solution. Designers who feel a responsibility for their products, in the same way a good parent feels responsibility towards their child, and who has the patience and knowledge to answer all questions that begin with – Why?

For Johan design is about far more than just a surface, the surface is just a result of the process.

 

Blank became an experiment with 3 different reflective surfaces design by Johan Lindau – Blå Station

…stood there one day, in front of the mirror and wished it was slightly, almost …

Momang embraces the new family members consisting of an easy chair and a bar stool by Johan Lindau – Blå Station

Momang embraces the new family members consisting of an easy chair and a bar stool, …

The OXO family gets more social by Johan Lindau – Blå Station

The OXO family gets more social with the graphically precise and straightforward OXO Table. The instantly iconic …

Ping-Pong Mini make s big impact as it takes the solid Ping-Pong form factor to smaller and yet obvious dimensions by Johan Lindau – Blå Station

Ping-Pong Mini make s big impact as it takes the solid Ping-Pong form factor to …

Two circles and a cross are all that is needed for a graphically precise and straightforward bar stool by Johan Lindau – Blå Station

OXO:s unusual footrest is as convenient as it can be and makes for an exact …

Plybord is that missing furniture piece that is always needed by Johan Lindau – Blå Station

Sit on it, sit around it, or create a little cityscape at home or in …

H-Form – Designer with roots in Helsingborg, 4-26/9 2021

H-Form is a furniture design exhibition that shows design with its roots in Helsingborg. The …

”The recipe is right on: take a wood plank, cut it up, and then add a plaited webbing. Serve!”
 Johan Lindau

Momang Johan Lindau 2021 Two long pieces for back legs, another pair for the front, …

PING-PONG has received the Nordic Ecolabel – Blå Station

PING-PONG has received the Nordic Ecolabel – Blå Station

Ping-Pong is a table and bench system for tough environments that can be customized but is …

Couronne by Johan Lindau – Blå Station

Couronne by Johan Lindau – Blå Station

Design Johan Lindau Couronne is our brand new side table that was born when John …

Code 27 by Stefan Borselius & Johan Lindau – Blå Station

Code 27 by Stefan Borselius & Johan Lindau – Blå Station

Design: Stefan Borselius & Johan Lindau. How long is a sofa? Ours can be as …

Johan Lindau

Johan Lindau, born 1963 in Helsingborg. Born and bred in a home of designers. Thereafter …