AFTEROOM is a Stockholm-based design studio founded and directed by Hung-Ming Chen and Chen-Yen Wei. The studio works across furniture, objects, and spatial elements, creating designs intended to endure. AFTEROOM’s approach is grounded in a sustained interest in form, proportion, materiality, and the way objects are experienced over time. Simplicity and honesty form the core of its philosophy, guiding each project from concept to execution. It balances functionality and aesthetics through thoughtful restraint and rigorous, rational creativity. Collaborating with international brands, AFTEROOM develops considered designs that respond to real needs while remaining quietly expressive.

CLIENTS

ANDREU WORLD
HERMAN MILLER
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AUDO
LINTEX
KEILHAUER
DIVISION TWELVE
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PHOLC
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KÄLLEMO

AWARDS

⏺ GERMAN DESIGN AWARD, ANDREU WORLD, GARZETTA TABLE, EXCELLENT PRODUCT DESIGN, FURNITURE WINNER 2026 ⏺ THE CHICAGO ATHENAEUM GOOD DESIGN AWARD, KEILHAUER, HOUT COLLECTION, FURNITURE WINNER 2025 ⏺  BEST OF NEOCON, ANDREU WORLD, GARZETTA TABLE, OCCASIONAL TABLES, GOLD WINNER 2025 ⏺  INTERIOR DESIGN HIP AWARDS, DIVISION TWELVE, CRUX COLLECTION, EGI SEATING WINNER 2025  ⏺  THE CHICAGO ATHENAEUM GREEN GOOD DESIGN AWARD, DIVISION TWELVE, CRUX COLLECTION, GREEN PRODUCTS WINNER 2025  ⏺  THE CHICAGO ATHENAEUM GOOD DESIGN AWARD, DIVISION TWELVE, CRUX COLLECTION, FURNITURE WINNER 2024  ⏺ METROPOLIS LIKES AWARDS, DIVISION TWELVE, CRUX COLLECTION, FURNITURE WINNER 2024 ⏺  METROPOLIS PLANET POSITIVE AWARDS, DIVISION TWELVE, CRUX COLLECTION, OTHER INDOOR FURNITURE WINNER 2024  ⏺  BEST OF CANADA, DIVISION TWELVE, CRUX COLLECTION, PRODUCTS WINNER 2024  ⏺  BEST OF NEOCON, KEILHAUER, MELETE CHAIR, CONFERENCE SEATING SUSTAINABILITY WINNER 2022  ⏺ THE CHICAGO ATHENAEUM GOOD DESIGN AWARDS, KEILHAUER, MELETE CHAIR, FURNITURE WINNER 2022  ⏺ INTERIOR DESIGN HIP AWARDS, KEILHAUER, MELETE CHAIR, WORKPLACE GUEST SEATING WINNER 2022  ⏺ ARCHITONIC TOP 100 DESIGNERS 2016/17  ⏺  ARCHITONIC TOP 200 DESIGNERS 2015  ⏺  ELLE DECORATION SWEDISH DESIGN AWARDS, RISING STAR OF THE YEAR 2015  ⏺ RESIDENCE STORA FORMPRIS, AFTEROOM CHAIR, FURNITURE OF THE YEAR 2014