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Tucked
Tucked
awayaway
on the
on4th
thefloor
4th floor
of one
ofof
one
theofworld’s
the world’s
finestfinest
design
design
resources,
resources,
the V&A
the V&A
museum,
museum,
is theis the
member’s
member’s
room.room.
With With
huge huge
windows,
windows,
an endless
an endless
supply
supply
of good
of good
coffee
coffee
and aand
passionate
a passionate
groupgroup
of members,
of members,
it is aitgateway
is a gateway
to a collection
to a collection
of design
of design
objects
objects
amassed
amassed
from from
around
around
the world.
the world.
It is also
It iswhere
also where
in theinlast
the last
two years
two years
you would
you would
have have
foundfound
Swedish-born
Swedish-born
interior
interior
designer
designer
Staffan
Staffan
Tollgård
Tollgård
takingtaking
a break
a break
from from
wandering
wandering
the the
various
various
halls, halls,
alternately
alternately
hand hand
sketching
sketching
or modelling
or modelling
in sketchin sketchup foruphis
for
first
hissteps
first steps
on a new
on a journey
new journey
into product
into product
design.
design.
Staffan
Staffan
Tollgård’s
Tollgård’s
first career
first career
in film-making
in film-making
brought
brought
him to
him to
London
London
17 years
17 years
ago. ago.
A jobAon
job
a low-budget
on a low-budget
feature
feature
film film
turned
turned
out toout
beto
serendipitous:
be serendipitous:
he met
hehis
metfuture
his future
wife and
wife and
business
business
partner
partner
Monique
Monique
on setonand
setdecided
and decided
to stay
to in
stay in
London.
London.
One dilapidated
One dilapidated
Victorian
Victorian
terrace
terrace
refurbishment
refurbishment
later and
laterStaffan
and Staffan
enrolled
enrolled
at theatInchbald
the Inchbald
School
School
of Design
of Design
on on
their their
Post graduate
Post graduate
diploma
diploma
in Architectural
in Architectural
Interior
Interior
Design.
Design.
A
A
new course
new course
was charted,
was charted,
and, after
and, after
six months
six months
with renowned
with renowned
designer
designer
RabihRabih
Hage,Hage,
Staffan
Staffan
set upset
onup
hisonown
his and
ownMonique
and Monique
joinedjoined
the business
the business
a couple
a couple
of years
of years
later. later.
Now Now
celebrating
celebrating
its ten
itsyear
ten anniversary,
year anniversary,
Staffan
Staffan
Tollgård
Tollgård
Design
Design
Group
Group
is proud
is proud
to beto
onbe
House
on House
& Garden’s
& Garden’s
coveted
coveted
100 Leading
100 Leading
Designers
Designers
list, and
list,most
and most
recently,
recently,
Architectural
Architectural
Digest
Digest
France
France
included
included
Staffan
Staffan
on a list
on aoflist
theofworld’s
the world’s
best 100
best 100
designers.
designers.
As interior
As interior
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