A place that lives in the heart

Björkudden can earn a special place in many people’s hearts. Here you have the opportunity to add your own story to the place, perhaps through a celebration or other activity. Even just by going around and taking part in the house’s existing history, feeling all of the memories and becoming a part of something that has had so much meaning for so many people.

Villa Björkudden is a place that inspires, both for weddings, dinners and theatrical fun. Here you’ll find room for mysterious 1920s festivities just as easily as a visit to the newly built sauna.

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Crystal gets a home at Björkudden

Experiencing the history of Björkudden is like walking over a clear-frozen lake, seeing everything visible beneath you. This was the metaphor we envisioned during the first weeks working on the house in the winter of 2015. We hardly knew just how accurately it would be reflected in the future. In a meeting between Sisyfos founder Olle Larsson and the owner of New Wave Group, which includes Orrefors and Kosta Boda, Torsten Jansson came up with the thought to create an interpretation of Sisyfos’ motto to ‘Preserve-Tell-Create Stories’ in crystal. It was a collaboration that began at Wenngarn Castle with Erika Lagerbielke designing ‘the house’s glassware.

Lena Bergström – The Crystal Bar

After Wenngarn, the cooperation was deepened further. The conversation led to the artist Lena Bergström. Known for her solidly-shaped and cleanlined designs, she was given the opportunity to create an art object for Björkudden that would be equally admired and practical. When she had studied the space and its stories, she fixated upon two things in particular: the rich amount of tongue-and-groove paneling, once one of Sweden’s largest exports, which was represented in dozens of different dimensions and styles around the house. This also became an homage to her business, Orrefors, which was founded in 1898 – the same year the villa was transported to its current location after the Stockholm Exhibition. Her other great inspiration was the story of the restaurant royalty – the Steinwalls – and their influence on Swedish revelry at the turn of the century. As a location for the work, she selected the summer dining room: the old heart of the house that came alive during the summer months, with a mirror along the back wall so that the view of the waterway was always visible. Parties, wealth and playfulness – the choice was made to create a bar as a complementary function in the house. The tongue-and-groove style can be seen in the construction, with crystal shafts spun in the same style as the wooden panels around the house. It isn’t just in the glass’s function and placement that Lena Bergström chose