our designers

STEVEN SCHILTE. Started his career as a student at the Design Academy in Eindhoven. From there he has built

a succesful career as a product designer working for such renowned companies as Jan des Bouvrie, before going

freelance. His furniture designs have won several awards, for instance at the »Salon du Meuble« in Paris, the red

dot design awards, the interior innovation award, as well as been nominated for the German Design Prize.

NIELS GAMMELGAARD. A renowned designer who studied under Erik Herløw at the Royal Danish

Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen, Niels graduated in 1970 and went on to cofound Pelikan Design with Lars

Mathiesen, designing everything from small pencils to tricycles and hospital beds. Pelikan is best known for its

design of commercial furniture, with many of the most prestigious Danish furniture manufacturers—including

Fritz Hansen, Bent Krogh, Fredericia and Erik Jørgensen – among its clients.

DAN IHREBORN. A freelance designer since 1991 with specialities in contemporary furniture and office

environments, Dan brings a refreshing perspective to sits: »For me, sofas and easy chairs should give a simple,

light and resilient impression, even if they have powerful volume. They should, of course, also be really

comfortable and easy to care for. But above all, their design must last longer than ordinary trends.«

IAN ARCHER. With a passion for sculpture and product design, Ian studied furniture in Birmingham,

graduating from the School of Architecture and Design in 1989. He then worked in contract furniture before

establishing himself as a furniture designer and then a design director in the domestic upholstery industry.

With interests that embrace both classic and modern design, Ian formed his own consultancy. Today his work

can be seen in such stores as John Lewis, Heal’s, Laura Ashley, Harrods and Couch, as well as many other

independent retailers across the UK, Europe and Asia.

BÖTTCHER&KAYSER is a Berlin-based studio working in the fields of consumer product, furniture, lighting

and interior design. It was founded in 2007 and is running today by Moritz Böttcher and Nikolaus Kayser.

Moritz Böttcher (1978) graduated as an industrial designer at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts in

Hannover in cooperation with Dornbracht. He worked at npk industrial design in Hamburg and the Netherlands,

Barskidesign in Frankfurt and from 2006 to 2008 for Werner Aisslinger in Berlin.

Nikolaus Kayser (1978) is a qualified carpenter and studied industrial design at Muthesius Kunsthochschule in

Kiel. After his diploma he worked for three years as a designer at wiege Entwicklungsgesellschaft. His focus there

was in the field of high-quality office furniture, especially on chairs for the German manufacture Wilkhahn.

ANNA NÄSSTRÖM. Anna is more or less born on the upholstery factory floor, as she is the daughter in the

family that started Sits almost 30 years ago. With a strong passion for Scandinavian design and a soft spot for

deep and soft sofas that really embraces you, her first sofa Lill is now released. With a background in fashion-

and graphic design as well as years of work with communication at Sits, it was about time to design her first

sofa piece and be sure there is more to come.

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