Air is a sideboard for the centre of the room. It combines a graphic pattern of ribs with natural cane inlays which gives a feeling of lightness and transparency. Air can be used as freestanding room dividers or placed against a wall.The woven cane gives it a visible surface, but also provides a sense of depth. You can glimpse what’s inside, adding some careful mystery to the piece. The fact that the design is transparent also fulfils a function. The woven cane ventilates the cupboard which is practical when storing both clothes and electronic devices. A lamp behind the see-through doors makes Air shine like a diamond.With his mix of Swedish and French roots Mathieu was tempted to pair the Swedish and French attitudes to furniture in his design.“My Swedish relatives furnished their homes in typical Swedish style; pared down and practical. People in France are not as uniform”, he maintains. “They can easily mix Empire with Ikea.”Mathieu sketchingAir is given a unique personality through the mixture of a refined Scandinavian idiom with a touch of French style and elegance. The use of cane is unexpected in such an item of furniture but makes the design light and fresh. It is by exceeding the usual boundaries that Scandinavian design is renewed, and this is one of many reasons why Air has a natural place with Design House Stockholm.Designer Mathieu Gustafsson in his studioMeasurements: 1200 x 400 x 810 mm Weight: 20 kg Colours: White, black and oak. Measurements: 1200 x 400 x 810 mmAir Stained black/cane: Soild ash, ash veneered MDF and cane. Air Oak/ cane: Solid oak, oak veneered MDF and cane. Air White: Lacquered MDF, lacquered solid beech frame and cane.Air is a small family of furniture for storage purposes that combines a graphic pattern of white ribs with natural cane inlays, giving a feeling of lightness and transparency to items of furniture that often seem heavy and difficult to place in the room. Air can be used as freestanding room dividers or placed against a wall. Woven cane gives a visible surface, but also provides a sense of depth. One can guess at what is hiding in the cupboard without this being irksome. The woven cane ventilates the cupboard which is practical when storing both clothes and electronic devices. With his mix of Swedish and French roots Mathieu was tempted to pair the Swedish attitude to furniture with that of the French. “My Swedish relatives furnished their homes in typical Swedish style; pared down and practical. People in France are not as uniform”, he maintains. “They can readily mix Empire with Ikea.” Air is given a unique personality through the mixture of a refined, blond and airy Scandinavian idiom with a touch of French style and elegance as well as the use of cane, which one would hardly expect in such an item of furniturDesigner Mathieu Gustafsson