About us

Established in 2014, Ringvide is a Swedish company based on Gotland, an island sitting 90 kilometres off the east coast of Sweden. Ringvide design and build furniture and accessories for home and office environments. All their products are created with integrity and an expressive visual language that incorporates a combination of traditional, quality craftsmanship and the latest technologies.

Ringvide works within the Nordic form tradition that is characterised by simplicity and functionality. They aim to consistently present individual pieces of the highest quality and value, that remain aesthetic, practical and beautiful - objects with soul.

The company both practices and supports all efforts to promote sustainable development and this is highlighted by their choice of materials and finishing products. From an ecological perspective, a durable design will always enjoy a longer life and, with this in mind, Ringvide aims to create products of high quality, strength and function but always with aesthetics at the forefront. The use of genuine materials, along with skilled craftsmanship, ensures all these products can age with dignity and will thrive for generations.

Lukas Dahlén – Head of design

After studying aesthetics at Uppsala University, in Sweden, Lukas moved on to more practical studies of fine art at the Cumbria College of Art and Design, in the UK. However, finding himself more drawn to the pure beauty of functional objects, Lukas soon found his way back to Sweden where he completed a bachelor and master studies in interior architecture and furniture design, at the Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts and Design, in Stockholm. These studies, combined with an early interest in nature, helped form a designer who both bridges and often challenges the ‘form follows function’ doctrine. “The most functional and most beautiful is to be found in nature and quite often beauty is the core function,” says Lukas. This makes nature his greatest source of inspiration, where it is not only the appearance of the items but also the systems behind them that help everything work so seamlessly. Lukas’ way of looking at the world also gives him a deep conviction to use materials both wisely and with respect. “The problem is not that we utilise nature but, ultimately, how we do it,” Lukas says.