TAF Studio

TAF is a Stockholm based design and architecture studio founded by Gabriella Gustafson and Mattias Ståhlbom. Since its foundation in 2002, it has achieved international acclaim with a portfolio of work spanning touring exhibitions, interior design and a number of commercially successful products for different prestigious manufacturers. The studio has been exhibited at MoMa and its designs are now part of the permanent collections of Nationalmuseum in Stockholm and the Danish Design Museum in Copenhagen.

TAF‘s studio on Södermalm is located in a converted bakery that used to serve the neighbourhood. There is a nice twist to this, as TAF aims to fulfil a similar function as the bakery through its design — one where design isn’t seen as superfluous but integrated into society on all levels, like the daily loaf of bread.

From this hotbed of the everyday, TAF creates products of extraordinary quality. Through a process of careful investigation of materials and construction techniques and a healthy dose of discussion, the finished product is often both humorous and thought provoking; pendant lamps inspired by rubber bands and soda cans; tables made from oversized ice cream sticks; a doctor’s surgery inspired by plasters; or a sculptural staircase built from cheap off cuts of kitchen worktops.

The process of tweaking readily available materials and using them in new and innovative ways demonstrates TAF’s preoccupation with context and origin. The references are never overtly obvious, but once you know that plundering the landscape of mass produced consumables is part of TAF’s process, it’s impossible to look at one of its products without thinking: “Where have I seen this before?” The chances are you‘ll never know.

—Johanna Agerman Ross, April 2012

https://tafstudio.se

 

Relief – a modular system designed by the award-winning TAF Studio – String Furniture

RELIEF – ORGANISATION WITH STYLE 2024’s new product from String Furniture is called Relief – …

Bruno + 35 Mathsson Prize Winners @ Sven-Harrys konstmuseum

26th January – 7th April 2024 For the first time, Bruno Mathsson’s timeless furniture is …

Exploring the inspiration and ideas behind the Rime Pendant Lamp through a studio visit at TAF Studio – Muuto

A refined interpretation Rime Pendant Lamp Exploring the inspiration and ideas behind the Rime Pendant …

Midst Table is a meeting between the poetic and functional by TAF Studio – muuto

A generous focal point A natural focal point of the home, the Midst Table is …

Artek introduces the new lighting collection Kori designed by TAF Studio

Kori Collection by TAF Studio Artek introduces the new lighting collection Kori, designed by Stockholm-based …

FUNDAMENT by TAF @ Stockholm Design Week

An exhibition about pedestals. The obvious purpose of podiums and pedestals is to act as …

Bleck began as a sofa and has become a family of furniture that also includes an easy chair, side tables and a pedestal by TAF Studio – Gärsnäs

Bleck Family Bleck began as a sofa and has become a family of furniture that …

The superb can always be better – Bleck, sofa and easy chair by TAF Studio – Gärsnäs

The superb can always be better Bleck, sofa and easy chair, designed by TAF Studio, …

Museum family is expanding with the height-adjustable Museum Sidetable by TAF Studio – String

Museum™ in Stockholm, TAF Studio was commissioned to design parts of the interior. Among other …

Hood upholstered chair with as little materials as possible but retain the comfort by TAF Studio – Fogia

Hood, designed with TAF Studio Ironically, Hood was the first brief that was ever given …

The Famna sofa is designed by Gabriella Gustafson & Mattias Ståhlbom – Svenskt Tenn

“The meeting between contemporary design and Josef Frank’s and Estrid Ericson’s classic eclecticism was the …

Rime pendant lamp by TAF – muuto

“We wanted to create a simple lamp through a glass shape, giving it a soft …

Foto by Thomas Bernstrand & Mattias Ståhlbom – Zero

The FOTO lamp was designed in 2006, as the name implies, is a product with …

The 70/70 Table by TAF Studio – muuto

The 70/70 Table is designed with a simple expression, paired with subtle, understated details the …

Museum by TAF – String Furniture

STRING FURNITURE PRESENTS MUSEUM – A SHELF FOR AN ENTIRE ART COLLECTION For the opening …

Niche designed by TAF Studio – Fogia

Niche is a nimble take on the club chair based on a larger version which …

Chapeau by TAF Studio – Offecct

Chapeau by TAF Studio – Offecct

A Scandinavian café chair makes an entrance Following extensive remodelling, Nationalmuseum in Stockholm is once …

Nationalmuseum in Stockholm reopens showing Atelier Chair by TAF Studio

Atelier Chair by TAF Studio – Artek

Nationalmuseum in Stockholm reopens showing Atelier Chair by TAF Studio A collaboration of Swedish design …

Bruno Mathsson-priset@Form/Design Center, 9/12 2017 – 21/1 2018

TAF årets Bruno Mathsson-pristagare @ Vandalorum, 17/6–20/8 2017

TAF blir 2017 års Bruno Mathsson-pristagare Prisutdelning + vernissage av utställning lördag 17 /6 kl …

Bruno Mathsson-priset@Form/Design Center, 9/12 2017 – 21/1 2018

Gabriella Gustafson & Mattias Ståhlbom has been awarded the Bruno Mathsson prize for 2017

Award ceremony and inauguration of the exhibition Saturday, 17th of June 2017. Bruno Mathsson Award …

Ropemaker by TAF – Fogia

Ropemaker by TAF – Fogia

The name Ropemaker is just as it sounds, inspired by classic rope making. Ropes and …

Bleck – Gärsnäs

Bleck design TAF / Gabriella Gabriella Gustafson & Mattias Ståhlbom – Gärsnäs

BLECK SOFA AND EASY CHAIR design TAF / Gabriella Gabriella Gustafson & Mattias Ståhlbom TAF …

Skagerak and TAF Architects enter a new collaboration…

Poster by TAF – Zero

Poster by TAF – Zero

Poster – TAF The classical poster tube with a plastic cap, ventilation and drainage pipes, …

TAF news for the Milan International Furniture Fair

TAF news for the Milan International Furniture Fair

We are pleased to introduce the latest news from TAF for the Milan International Furniture …

Buoy by Mattias Ståhlbom – Zero

Buoy by Mattias Ståhlbom – Zero

A light in the darkness. A friend in need. Mattias Ståhlbom’s Buoy is the designed …

Mattias Ståhlbom

Mattias Ståhlbom was born in 1971 in Norrköping, but now lives in the Södermalm area …

Stjärnporträtt 2010 @ Form/Design Center

Sommarens utställningar på Form/Design Center Stjärnporträtt 24 juni – 29 augusti 2010 “Design – ordet …

TAF Studio

TAF is a Stockholm based design and architecture studio founded by Gabriella Gustafson and Mattias …