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.
SPOT 2.0 Reopens in Malmö After Major Renovation
SPOT 2.0 – A Design Classic Reimagined in Malmö After two months of intensive renovation, …
ABLE wins HiP Award 2025 design by Johan Lindau, Stefan Borselius & Thomas Bernstrand
We are honoured to announce that ABLE – the polyfunctional honest character that is more …
BLANK: Johan Lindau’s Reflective Table Wins Casum Design Award 2025 – Blå Station
Blå Station’s BLANK table, designed by Johan Lindau in 2024, has won a Casum Award …
Blank Table by Johan Lindau for Blå Station: Now Available in Two Heights
..stood there one day, in front of the mirror and wished it was slightly, almost …
Ex-Works 25 with IKEA and the furniture industry
IKEA and Swedish furniture companies in network for the future of design The Museum of …
ABLE wins Innovation Award Architecture + Office 2024 @ Orgatec in Cologne
ABLE wins ”Innovation Award Architecture+ Office 2024” during Orgatec in Cologne. The award is a …
Able Chair Strikes Again: Crowned Furniture of the Year 2024 from Blå Station
Photo: Jonas Ingerstedt. Sköna hem. Furniture of the Year 2024 – The Able Chair from …
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 Family by Johan Lindau – Blå Station
Momang embraces the new family members consisting of an easy chair and a bar stool, …
OXO Family 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 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 is a table and bench system for tough environments that can be customized but is …
Honken Workstation by Bernstrand + Lindau & Borselius – Blå Station
HONKEN Thomas Bernstrand + Johan Lindau & Stefan Borselius 2015/2016 Honken is a generously spacious …
Poppe by Stefan Borselius + Thomas Bernstrand & Johan Lindau – Blå Station
Stefan Borselius + Thomas Bernstrand & Johan Lindau 2015/2016 Poppe is a neat and comfortable …
Blå Station starts the year at northmodern in Copenhagen
For the first time in many years, we have decided to return as an exhibitor …
Couronne by Johan Lindau – Blå Station
Design Johan Lindau Couronne is our brand new side table that was born when John …
Honken Table design by Bernstrand + Lindau & Borselius – Blå Station
Thomas Bernstrand + Johan Lindau & Stefan Borselius 2015 The Honken Table suits many environments …
Poppe design by Stefan Borselius + Bernstrand & Lindau – Blå Station
Poppe Stefan Borselius + Thomas Bernstrand & Johan Lindau 2015 Poppe is a neat and …
Honken is a generously spacious armchair by Bernstrand + Lindau & Borselius – Blå Station
Honken Thomas Bernstrand + Johan Lindau & Stefan Borselius 2015 Honken is a generously spacious …
Morris JR design by Lindau + Borselius & Bernstrand – Blå Station
Morris JR Johan Lindau + Stefan Borselius & Thomas Bernstrand 2015 Comfortable armchair with castors …
Code 27 by Stefan Borselius & Johan Lindau – Blå Station
How long is a sofa? Ours can be as long as you want it to …
Johan Lindau
Johan Lindau, born 1963 in Helsingborg. Born and bred in a home of designers. Thereafter …
Press Release Blå Station @ Stockholm Furniture Fair 2006
Very simple and easy to handle mechanism Cooperation with a new designer Jonas Forsman is …
Condeco Chair design by Johan Lindau – Blå Station
Condeco Design: Johan Lindau, 2003 Chair. Frame of solid oak or birch. Backrest can be …