Bolon (company)

Bolon
Industry textile
Founded Stockholm, 1949 (1949)
Founder Nils-Erik Eklund
Headquarters Ulricehamn, Sweden
Website www.bolon.com

Bolon is a Swedish design company based in Ulricehamn, Sweden. Bolon is known for inventing the woven vinyl flooring. The company was founded by Nils-Erik Eklund back in 1949.[1][2][3][4]

History

Bolon was founded by Nils-Erik Eklund in Stockholm 1949. Eklund began to use textile waste to manufacture woven rag rugs from a nearby factory. Later on in the 1960s Nils-Eriks son Lars and his wife Monica took over and continued developing the concept of the rag rug and also began to awn mats for caravans.[5][6]

In 2003 the third generation of the family, the sisters Marie and Annica Eklund, took over the enterprise. With the sisters running the company Bolon repositioned themselves as a global design brand with projects all over the world including Australia, China, Japan, Italy, the UK and the US . It’s clients include brands such as Google, Mercedes and Armani.[7][8][9] During the last couple of years Bolon have collaborated with several designers and architects such as Missoni[10] and Jean Nouvel[6][11][12]

In 2011 Bolon won the Elle Decoration International Design Awards for their Botanic collection.[13] Marie and Annica Eklund were awarded with "Näringslivsmedaljen" from The Royal Patriotic Society, Kungliga Patriotiska Sällskapet in 2015.

Other

The company's name is a combination of the first and last letters of the Swedish words for cotton (bomull) and nylon.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Bolon: woven vinyl flooring from Sweden | Eco-Modernism, Inc. – Ikea and Besh Kitchen Remodeling and Design – Raleigh, NC". Eco-modernism.com. 8 July 2008. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  2. 1 2 "Bolon". Clerkenwell Design Week. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  3. ↑ "The Story of Bolon". Indesignlive. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  4. ↑ http://en.red-dot.org/index.php?id=2867&ptoid=1208
  5. ↑ Costas Voyatzis (11 February 2013). "The Story of BOLON". Yatzer. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  6. 1 2 http://www.indesignlive.com/articles/people/the-story-of-bolon#axzz2VpFxT7Sm
  7. ↑ http://www.bolon.se/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/DQ_2012.pdf[]
  8. ↑ "Annica & Marie Eklund, Bolon". Mandi Keighran. 5 October 2012. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  9. ↑ Skrivet av Tina Fallgren (21 November 2011). "Bolon är Årets Erövrare | Passion for business" (in Swedish). Passionforbusiness.se. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  10. ↑ "New flooring material by Bolon and Missoni " DECORBOX blog". Decorbox.bg. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  11. ↑ "Bolon Designs With Jean Nouvel". indesignlive.asia. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  12. ↑ "Bolon installation by Jean Nouvel: a Q&A with the architect | Design | Wallpaper* Magazine: design, interiors, architecture, fashion, art". Wallpaper.com. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  13. ↑ "Bolon International". Yerkaplamalari.com. 20 September 2010. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
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