Anki Gneib was born in London in 1965 and studied interior architecture and furniture design at the University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm. Since 1993 she has worked as an independent architect and designer from her own Stockholm studio, on complete interiors for homes and public spaces as well as furniture, lighting and products. Her work is grounded in cultural research, often reinterpreting historically rooted objects, and moves freely between Scandinavian tradition, African influences and Nordic folklore; it is represented at the Röhsska Museum in Gothenburg. For Varaschin she designed CRICKET, a contemporary reading of the classic garden chair shaped by a Scandinavian sensibility. Lightweight aluminium frames carry hand-woven and twisted rope across seats, backs and shells, and the collection extends from dining and lounge armchairs to a sofa, compact daybed, stools, a lampshade and a planter.
