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BJÖRN DAHLSTRÖM ON INFORMAL

Björn Dahlström ( born in Stockholm in 1957 ) started out as a graphic designer and currently makes both two- and three-dimensional work as a designer and industrial designer . His breakthrough came with the BD1 lounge chair for Cbi Design , which was named Furniture of the Year in 1995 . He has designed rugs , bicycles , toys , furniture and household products for companies including Cbi , Atlas Copco , Marimekko , Magis and Kasthall .
For Orrefors , Björn Dahlström has designed Informal – a collection of two stemware glasses in different sizes , a tumbler and a carafe which comes in clear as well as two different colors ; olive and black . Informal was nominated in 2021 for the Swedish Design Prize in the category “ Identity - Product Design ” and was awarded silver ( second place ).
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