Behind the desk

M Skybrand grew out of a wish to bring two worlds together: contemporary design and traditional cabinetmaking. After many years in design, and training as a cabinetmaker at Malmstens, I wanted to make desks where form, material and construction are equally considered.

I built the first desk for my wife. She needed a smaller desk that would fit at home, but I could not find one that felt as carefully made as the rest of our furniture. When more people began asking about it, the idea of M Skybrand took shape.

I design desks with clean proportions and build them in solid wood, leather and brass. The materials are chosen for how they feel in the hand, how they age, and how they change over time. The grain of the wood, the movement of the drawers, and the ability to renew the leather are details that let the piece live for a long time.

Every desk is built as a numbered one-off and signed by the person who made it. The ambition is to make furniture that grows more beautiful with use and lasts for generations.