StuffDust – About

The name

Stuff, and a good deal of dust

The name really says it all about how it began. For as long as I can remember I've worked with my hands – repairing broken things, building new ones, doing woodwork, welding, designing. If something broke I wanted to fix it; if the thing I needed didn't exist, I tried to make it myself.

Stuff is all those things that have come to be along the way. Dust is everything that swirls around as they are made – wood shavings, metal filings, paint particles and dust. Making and dust have always gone together for me, and the name simply had to hold both.

The logo, 3D-printed in PLA – stuff and dust in one and the same object.

The story

Why it becomes my own things

I've always had more ideas than I've had time to realise – and a soft spot for things that are both good-looking and functional, with a touch of luxury, and that don't look like everything else. StuffDust grew out of that joy of making: the urge to take an idea all the way from thought to finished object, and to do it my own way.

What drives me is the combination of designing something of my own and getting every single detail right. I don't give up until the finish is perfect – a board should feel as good as it looks, a vase should catch the light just so. I'd rather make a few things properly than many things quickly.

That's the feeling I want you to hold in your hands.

Craft & technology

From idea to finished form

Everything starts as an idea. Most stay there – but if it feels like an idea can carry all the way to a finished product, I take it further. First with pen and paper, a few different sketches until the form is right. Then I draw it up on the computer, and that is where the paths diverge depending on the material.

Wood · 2D & CNC

Milled from solid wood

For the wooden products I draw the original as 2D vector graphics. That drawing becomes the basis when the CNC machine mills the form from solid wood – today mainly stave-glued oak, though the form works just as well in other solid woods. The Lövet series is where it began – cutting boards, coasters and bowls, with the leaf-shaped handle as its signature. Every piece is oiled by hand with non-toxic hardwax oil.

Plastic · 3D & print

Sculptural in 3D

For the plastic objects I instead build a model in a 3D program and tinker until every curve is right. When I'm happy I save the model as the original and print it layer by layer, in the plastic that suits the object – often shimmering silk PLA that catches the light and shifts in colour, or a tougher material like PETG when an object needs to handle more heat and wear. Here the form can become as complex as the idea demands.

Whichever path it takes, the goal is the same: that form, colour and function are in harmony – and that the finished object adds a little something for someone else, too.

Materials & care

Quality all the way through

· Solid wood

Today mainly stave-glued oak – sturdy, beautiful and built to last. The wood's natural grain makes every piece unique, and the form works just as well in other solid woods.

· 3D-printed plastic

Chosen to suit the object: often shimmering silk PLA that catches the light and shifts in colour, or tougher PETG when something needs to handle more heat and wear.

· Non-toxic hardwax oil

Protects the wood and brings out the grain – safe around food.

· Hand finish

The final touch is always done by hand. That is where the difference lies.