Talented young Swedish designer teamed with Cappellini to astonish the design community presenting the Meltdown in a very short time and confirms Johan's attitude to be synonymous with contemporary and avant-garde design.
The inspirational idea was to interpret and make something beautiful from the disastrous nuclear accident in Fukushima. The disaster is reflected in the lamps where the process already begun and the bulbs are about to melt through the last defence of the glass.
Johan Lindstén was born in 1981. Since his degree in design in Stockholm 2008 Johan established his own studio, Lindstén Form Studio. Johan Lindstén sees his designs as an advantage to express emotions and thoughts into physical objects and an opportunity to influence people’s state of mind, by making our surrounding environment more beautiful and joyful. Unexpected details that create interest are a recurring theme in Johan Lindstén,s work, combining shape and expression with function. His products are characterised with simplicity together with emotional interpretations, that generate beautiful shapes and expressions. His designs feature for several brands including Cappellini and many limited editions have been sold to museums.