What factors determine how designers makes decisions? In my case, it has involved a willingness to innovate, to strip things away, and be honest. That is what I have learned. But what tradition am I part of? Whose tradition, and whose innovation? How does this work in relation to persons who are expected to own and identify with the objects?

I set off on a sort of educational trip of Sweden, during which I am not only critical of good taste, but also opposed to all dogmatic thoughts about taste.

I formulate four different briefs, or assignments, to build four stools. Each stool demonstrates an aspect of life in Sweden and the design principles I explore. Together they can spark a discussion about who has the privilege of understanding new Swedish design.