Swedish design duo Folkform has presented a series of furniture pieces made using Masonite hardboard sourced from a factory that closed down over a decade ago.
On show at Stockholm Furniture Fair, The Museum of Masonite centres around a patented type of engineered wood board that is made by steam-cooking and pressure-moulding wood fibres.
Folkform founders Anna Holmquist and Chandra Ahlsell first started experimenting with this material 15 years ago, in collaboration with Sweden's last remaining Masonite producer in Rundvik.
The Museum of Masonite features furniture made from a patented type of wood board
When the factory closed in 2011, the pair took all the remaining stock.
"I felt a responsibility to tell the story of what happened to this material," explained Holmquist, who has since completed a PHD exploring the cultural significance of Masonite. "It created the Swedish welfare state in the 1930s, 40s and 50s," she told Dezeen.
"It was made from leftover wood from the Swedish sawmills so it became bigger here than anywhere else. Everyone was using it, for everything from boats and caravans to houses."
Works on show include the Masonite Chair, a collaboration with Ã…ke Axelsson
The Museum of Masonite follows the release of the Production Novellas, a book published by Folkform detailing the results of Holmquist's PHD research.
Folkform is showcasing this book alongside some of their favourite Masonite designs created over the years.

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