The inspiration for the Fisherman is the glass fishing floats that were once used by fishermen in many parts of the world to keep their nets afloat. Many of them are still afloat in the world's oceans, primarily the Pacific.
Norway was the first country to start production and use of glass fishing floats around 1840, and they can still be found in local boathouses.
Mattias Ståhlbom is an internationally renowned architect and partner at the Stockholm-based architecture and design studio, TAF Architects.
They aim to make ordinary life less so through subtle yet effective amendments to how products and architecture appear and function. Mattias Ståhlbom’s products have been exhibited at prestigious venues such as MOMA in New York and the Swedish National Museum in Stockholm.
