Say hello to Linda Ring!
Mar 09, 2025
For three years we have had the pleasure of offering the unique, mouth-blown lamps from Salig Studio. Designed by the talented stylist and photographer Linda Ring. Linda is one of our favorite stylists, and her aesthetic vision inspires us time and time again. We are therefore extra happy to be the only retailer that sells Salig Studio's lamps.
We asked Linda questions about her 12-year career at one of the world's largest auction houses, Salig Studio, and the road ahead.
Read on to get to know Linda Ring and Salig Studio better.
Linda, tell us a little about yourself!
I see the world through my eyes – it is my most important tool, my filter, my compass. It has been sharpened over the years, shaped by art, honed in the halls of auction houses and refined by a life where the details have always played the leading role. But the whole is created by the details, and ultimately it is precisely the whole that determines whether something truly sings.
"When everything clicks and feels - not just for the eye, but deep and obvious, like a whisper that stays."
I have a deep love for British and French aesthetics, where history meets the present, where a patinated surface can carry stories as clearly as a piece of art on the wall. My journey has taken me through photography, the auction world and interior styling, and today I live my creative life through Salig Studio, where we create mouth-blown lamps that capture the changes of light, and through Dahl & Ring, where we shape spaces with personality and depth.![]()
Salig Studio's lamps have a completely unique aesthetic – what inspired you to create them, and what is the design process like?
The light. The Nordic light is a story in itself – changeable, poetic, sometimes almost melancholic. I wanted to capture it, hold it for a moment.
At Salig Studio we work with hand-blown glass, where each lamp gets its own personality through small nuance differences, shapes and unpredictable details in the glass. I draw inspiration from sculptural shapes, from asymmetry that feels natural, from how a curve or an edge can change the entire expression.
The design process is intuitive. Sometimes it starts with a sketch, other times with a feeling. Often I see a shape in nature, in an old piece of furniture, in a painting – and from there the idea grows. It’s a balance between letting the details speak and at the same time making sure the whole object feels alive and timeless.
How would you describe your journey from the auction world to design and styling?
It was like putting together a puzzle, piece by piece.
At Bukowskis, I learned to see every single detail – a perfect line, a nuance in a painting, a patina that told a story. My eye was trained to perceive the subtle, to understand quality on an almost instinctive level.
But it’s not enough to understand the details – they also have to be able to dance together. This is where my desire to create wholes grew. I didn’t just want to convey individual objects, I wanted to create connections, let the elements play together and form something bigger. That’s when the transition to interior, styling and ultimately product design felt like a natural path forward.
You also run the interior design studio Dahl & Ring together with your Norwegian-Swedish partner Gitte. How do you balance design, styling and interior projects?
With trust, intuition and a dose of creative chaos.
Gitte and I look at rooms in the same way – we know that it is the details that give the soul, but that nothing works if the whole is not right. It is about creating harmony, but also about daring to break up. An antique chair in a minimalist room, a modern lamp in a classic setting. It is in the contrasts that the magic occurs.
We complement each other perfectly – I dream, associate and see the whole in my head, while she sees the structure and makes things happen. Together we create interiors that feel alive, timeless and never too staged.
What is your interior design philosophy?
That a home is not a backdrop or a concept – it is a story.
I believe in the importance of understanding the details, but also in lifting your gaze and seeing how everything fits together. I love harmony, but I always want something that creates a little friction – an unexpected color, an asymmetry, a detail that catches the eye and breaks up the perfect.
I draw a lot of inspiration from the British and French aesthetics, where the unpolished meets the elegant, where objects are allowed to bear the marks of time. Where a home feels lived in, rather than decorated.
What is your best tip for creating a home with personality? And how do you view the Norwegian and Swedish approach to interior design?
Let the details speak, but don't forget the big picture.
Personality is all about mixing. An antique mirror over a modern table. A color that cuts just right. An object that feels like an unexpected guest, but makes the whole room interesting.
I think we Scandinavians are good at creating calm, thoughtful environments, but sometimes it gets a little too cautious. I would like to see more homes where there is room for playfulness, where you dare to trust your gut feeling and create something that feels real – rather than perfect.
What is the way forward for Salig Studio? And where do you see yourself in five years?
I see a life where the light still guides me.
In five years, I hope that Salig Studio will have grown, that we will have created more objects that people want to carry with them throughout their lives. I also look forward to doing more projects with Alabaster and I am excited about what the future will bring for us together.
And I imagine a studio by the sea, where the morning light floods in through large windows and casts shadows across a table full of ongoing projects. A cup of tea, a new idea, a gaze that never stops seeing.
Follow the journey and get inspired at @saligstudio!
