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The Newcomer award is our way of honouring bold young designers. Every year since 2006 we have chosen a winner whose idea we think deserves to become reality and a part of our range. Perhaps it is you?

Newcomer 2017 Are you our next designer? Boullée stool Design: Anders Johnsson, 2015 Frame easy chair Design: Ola Giertz, 2014 Mimic bench Design: Nathalie Adenling, 2013 Ola table Design: Akka, 2011 Platon stool Design: Lucas E Hinnerud, 2010 Coat easy chair Design: Fredrik Färg, 2009 Silent Whisper table Design: Sigrid Strömgren, 2008 Limpan stool Design: Frida Ottemo Fröberg, 2008 Group of Trees room divider Design: Form Us With Love, 2007 Ava conference table Design: Märta Friman, 2006 Bin waste basket Design: Front, 20

The actual aim of Newcomer is to question, think in new ways and make smart designs. And this is what Kaja Solgaard Dahl has done. Kaja is a trained designer at Beckmans in Stockholm and has a master´s degree in Design for Luxury and Craftsmanship from ECAL in Lausanne, Switzerland. Her design is based on artistic research with the aim of creating furniture which pushes boundaries. With her newly established studio, AtelierKajaDahl, she is focusing on collaborations with companies and creators who share her passion for characteristic furniture, products and concepts based on a good story. Kaja...

The piece of furniture is not finished in producing the sketch. It has to be converted into a commercial product adapted for large scale production. This phase is creative too, and re­ quires active involvement if it is to achieve the best results. Lean In – from sketch to piece of furniture. Being designated Materia’s New­ omer is more than just the c award itself. Besides having the opportunity to launch your design in a global market, you also gain valuable insight into how a product is produced, from sketch to finished piece of furniture. Furthermore, it is our hope that it represents the...

Is your furniture our Newcomer 2017? Apply now. If you have an exciting and innovative idea that suits our product range, you might be our Newcomer 2017 and have your product manufactured by us. At the same time, it will give you a platform to make a name for yourself in the design world. And we hope that the collaboration will continue with more furniture for many years to come. Send in your entry at materia.se/en/newcomer before 1 September, 2016. Good Luck! Switchboard Materia AB PO Box 340 SE-573 24 Tranås Visiting address