Dunke Design

In 2014 we were searching for an office space to work remote from. At last, we found it. Nestled in Stockholm’s vibrant southern suburbs, a former, bustling corner shop with big display windows facing the street opened its doors to us. It was perfect. However, we soon found ourselves to be on display too. Eventually, we surrendered and turned our office into a dual-purpose shop during weekends, showcasing selected furniture pieces while playing our favorite music fit to purpose. The shop was yet again a popular meeting spot, but not only for locals, and the unforeseen level of public attention left us hungry for more.

Less than a year later, the global section of H&M caught wind of our creative retailing, and we were invited to furnish their very first pop-up store. The collaboration escalated, and soon our signature concept became an integral part of the global roll-out of their new interior decoration stores, H&M Home. The launch was quite a success, and to this day you’ll find our furniture in H&M’s flagship stores in cities such as London, Paris and Barcelona.

By spring 2016, demand for our special take on furniture design was still growing strong and we decided it was time to take the leap, quit our day jobs and go all in. In the fall the same year, we traded our 50 sqm corner shop for a sprawling 350 sqm haven in the heart of Stockholm. Furniture shopping while listening to live music reinvented the retail city shopping experience in the Swedish capital. We enjoyed the new store space and all attention tremendously, but dealing with the seven-days-a-week opening hours took a heavy toll.

As 2019 rolled along, we knew that a change of scenery was necessary if we wanted to hold on to both our sanity and our passion. So, we started looking once again, this time a little further. And suddenly, there it was. An old school located in the beautiful area of Kullabygden, in the rolling countryside of southern Sweden. 500 sqm of pure potential was offering us a home and a place to run our business, all in one. Today, our school-turned-showroom is a sanctuary for our take on lasting design, craftmanship and service, and our signature pieces are making a statement in homes, offices, and hotels all across Europe.