Scandinavian design icon announces its second collaboration with leading global media company

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London - November 1, 2025

String Furniture, the Scandinavian design icon since 1949, and global media company, Monocle, are delighted to announce their second collaboration: the Museum Sidetable in an exclusive colour – Olive.

The Museum Sidetable was designed for String Furniture by the Stockholm-based TAF Studio for Sweden’s Nationalmuseum as part of its reopening in 2018. Crafted of fine-textured, coated aluminum and steel, the sleek height-adjustable sidetable measures 24cm in width, 30cm in depth, and 76.4cm in height. With a distinct expression and functionality, thanks to its adjustable height between 32 and 73cm, the Museum Sidetable is a singular table designed for any space and any place.

Mattias Ståhlbom, architect, TAF Studio, states, “For the Josef Frank exhibition, we needed a strong table with a light and balanced character that wouldn’t outshine the objects put upon it. We used our experience from the Swedish National Museum and the Museum Sidetable was born: softly rounded corners and a base of solid stability, still light enough to move at anytime.”

In October 2025, String and Monocle are delighted to launch the Museum Sidetable in a new earthy olive green.

Tyler Brûlé, Monocle’s founder and editorial director, states, “String has become part of Monocle’s design story and its products and systems are found in all our outposts around the world. The addition of the Museum Table, in our signature olive, is to become an anchor within our housewares collection.”

“Many of us at String are devoted readers of Monocle magazine,” says Bo Hellberg, CMO of String Furniture. “We’re proud to announce our second collaboration, unveiling the iconic Museum Sidetable in an exclusive new colourway for Monocle.”

The Museum Sidetable in Olive is available now in The Monocle Shop in London, Paris, Zürich, Merano, Toronto, Tokyo, Hong Kong or online, monocle.com/shop, RRP £225.

DETAILS

Colour: Olive
Material: Fine textured coated aluminium and steel
Dimensions: 76.5cm height x 24cm width x 30cm depth
Made in: Sweden

Notes to editors

ABOUT MONOCLE Founded in 2007 by Tyler Brûlé, Monocle is a globally respected leader in high-end lifestyle publishing, offering discerning readers an eclectic mix of content spanning global affairs, business, culture, and design. Beyond its monthly flagship magazine, Monocle has expanded its influence through a network of media channels, including digital, radio, retail shops, and cafés. ABOUT STRING FURNITURE String Furniture is a leading Scandinavian design company that manufactures, among other things, the flexible and functional String® shelving system – one of the 20th century’s most beloved design classics and an icon from 1949, designed by Nisse and Kajsa Strinning. String Furniture collaborates with several award-winning designers, including Form Us With Love, Anna von Schewen, Björn Dahlström, TAF and Mats Theselius. For more, visit stringfurniture.com ABOUT TAF STUDIO Gabriella Lenke and Mattias Ståhlbom founded TAF in 2002 after graduating from the Department of Interior Architecture and Furniture Design at Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts and Design. The Stockholm-based studio has been working internationally from the outset for private clients, institutions and companies within architecture and design. Through their projects, TAF’s contribution to the development of the contemporary Scandinavian design scene is considerable, and the studio is represented at Nationalmuseum in Stockholm and the design museum in Copenhagen. In 2017 TAF received the Bruno Mathsson Award, one of the Nordic region’s foremost honours in design. For more, visit tafstudio.se

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