Grythyttan Expands the Libelle Series with a Bench and Larger Table

Grythyttan Stålmöbler, the Swedish steel furniture manufacturer with roots going back 130 years, has added two new pieces to its Libelle series: a larger rectangular table and a backless bench. Both were designed by award-winning Norwegian designer Andreas Engesvik, who created the original Libelle chair and smaller table on the same constructive principle, solid steel and sheet metal welded in one piece, finished with electro-galvanising and solvent-free powder coating in green, graphite grey or grey.

The new table seats four to six, with chairs placeable on both long and short sides, making it suitable for gardens, hotel terraces, restaurant terraces and resort environments. The bench is sized to replace two chairs along the long side of the table, but also works independently along façades, in entrance zones or wherever informal seating is needed.

The bench’s versatility as a standalone piece was something of a discovery in development, as marketing director Bo Hellberg explains: “We found that it works beautifully both in a traditional garden and in more modern settings. That wasn’t the original intention, but it became clear with the finished piece.”

All Libelle pieces are manufactured at Grythyttan’s factory in Grythyttan and powder-coated in Degerfors. Each piece is manually inspected by craftspeople before leaving the factory, a quality standard the company maintains across its entire range, and one it backs with spare parts for models discontinued in the early 1960s.

The Libelle bench is available through Grythyttan Stålmöbler’s retailers and online.