Svante Schöblom studied at Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm where his graduation project focused on seating and how curvatures in the seat and back should be designed to give the best comfort. In order to seek knowledge on the subject, Schöblom later had a lively correspondence with G.A. Berg, who during the 1940s had developed seating furniture with ergonomics as priority.
Schöblom used these ergonomic principles on the stackable plastic chair Clipper for Swedish manufacturer Overman in 1972. Clipper, that was produced in the 1970s trendy colors of yellow, orange, brown and red, soon became one of Overman’s best sold pieces both in Sweden and internationally, used in sports arenas, cafés, and other public spaces.
For Overman, Schöblom also designed the scoop shaped Teenager chair in 1970, made completely in injected plastic. Schöblom also designed the children's furniture in the collection Lilleman in 1967, produced by Overman in cellular plastic for the Swedish interior store concept KF/ Obs Interiör.
