Press

Pictures, facts and files, free to use.

For journalists, editors and writers. Everything on this page may be used in editorial coverage of Cords®. Press contact: Viktor Lundberg, viktor@cords.com.

Press releases

Press releases.

Newest first. Each release opens as a PDF in English. The ZIP holds it in English, German, French and Spanish, with its images.

Power, designed to be seen. Press release 16 July 2026 PDF · ZIP
Cylindric UX1 and Circular C2 named Red Dot Winner 2026. Press release 7 April 2026 PDF · ZIP
Cylindric UX1 and Circular C2 receive the iF Design Award 2026. Press release 24 February 2026 PDF · ZIP
From Square 1 to Cords®: Viktor Lundberg designs power as a system. Press release 9 February 2026 PDF · ZIP
Cords® in short

Cords®, in three lines.

Cords® designs power strips, USB-C chargers and cables in Stockholm. Six products in five colors, made to sit on the table rather than under it. Cylindric UX1 and Circular C2 hold the iF Design Award 2026 and the Red Dot Winner 2026.

Company Cords Sweden ABCords® is a registered trademark
Office Jungfrugatan 4Stockholm
Products Cylindric UX1, Cubical C1, Circular C2, Squared S1USB-C Cord A1, Extend E1
Colors Jet Black, Mist White, Sand, Pale Pink, Electric Orange
Awards iF Design Award 2026, Red Dot Winner 2026Cylindric UX1 and Circular C2
Wordmark Frans Enmark, Stockholm Design Lab
Sold cords.com, 24 EU countries and Norway
Press Viktor Lundbergviktor@cords.com
Product images

Six products, five colors.

One packshot per color, 3000 px square (Extend E1 2048 px): print up to 25 cm at 300 dpi (E1 17 cm). Each opens on its own; the ZIP holds them all, with caption and credit in every file.

Cylindric UX1iF Design Award 2026 · Red Dot Winner 2026All six images, ZIP · 1.2 MB
Cylindric UX1
Cylindric UX1 · Jet Black, on a desk JPG · 4929 × 3286
Circular C2iF Design Award 2026 · Red Dot Winner 2026All five images, ZIP · 1.1 MB
Five colors
Five colorsCylindric UX1 in Jet Black, Mist White, Sand, Pale Pink and Electric Orange, in their boxes. Photograph: Cords®. JPG · 2576 × 1718
Lifestyle

In rooms, on desks, in the hand.

Two photographs of each product, 2048 to 2400 px on the long side: print up to 20 cm at 300 dpi. Each opens on its own; the ZIP holds all twelve, with caption and credit in every file.

All twelve, ZIP · 4.0 MB
Cords® Cylindric UX1 in Electric Orange on a white desk
Cylindric UX1 · Electric Orange JPG · 1910 × 2400
Cords® Cylindric UX1 in Sand charging a phone on a sideboard
Cylindric UX1 · Sand JPG · 1933 × 2400
Cords® Cubical C1 in Jet Black on a sideboard in a living room
Cubical C1 · Jet Black JPG · 1933 × 2400
Cords® Cubical C1 in Pale Pink on a rug in low sunlight
Cubical C1 · Pale Pink JPG · 1933 × 2400
Cords® Circular C2 in Mist White on a parquet floor by an easel
Circular C2 · Mist White JPG · 2048 × 2048
Cords® Circular C2 in Electric Orange beside an orange table lamp
Circular C2 · Electric Orange JPG · 2048 × 2048
Cords® Squared S1 in Jet Black mounted on a modular steel cabinet
Squared S1 · Jet Black JPG · 2048 × 2048
Cords® Squared S1 in Sand on a brushed steel shelf
Squared S1 · Sand JPG · 1933 × 2400
Cords® Extend E1 in Electric Orange hanging from the ceiling over drawing tables in an architect's studio
Extend E1 · Electric Orange JPG · 2400 × 2400
Cords® Extend E1 in Sand coiled on a rug in a living room
Extend E1 · Sand JPG · 2400 × 2400
Cords® USB-C Cord A1 in Pale Pink coiled on a marble table
USB-C Cord A1 · Pale Pink JPG · 1933 × 2400
A hand holding Cords® USB-C Cord A1 in Jet Black
USB-C Cord A1 · Jet Black JPG · 1934 × 2400
People

The designer and the founders.

Portraits for a story about the company or its design.

Viktor Lundberg
Viktor LundbergCo-founder of Cords® and designer of every product in the range. Web size; a print file from the press contact. JPG · 1374 × 1718
The founders
The foundersThe five founders of Cords®. Photograph: Per Kristiansen. Web size; a print file from the press contact. JPG · 1440 × 820
Design awards
iF Design Award 2026

Cylindric UX1

iF Design Award, 2026

iF Design Award 2026

Circular C2

iF Design Award, 2026

Red Dot Winner 2026

Cylindric UX1

Red Dot Design Award, 2026

Red Dot Winner 2026

Circular C2

Red Dot Design Award, 2026

For editors

How to use this page.

The terms for everything here, and what to ask for.

Use Free in editorial coverage of Cords®Not in advertising, not for resale, and the product never altered
Credit Cords®The wordmark: Frans Enmark, Stockholm Design Lab
Embargo At the top of a release, with date, time and time zoneNothing is published before it
Samples For reviews and photography, yours to keepBy agreement: tell us the publication, the angle and the date
Interviews With Viktor Lundberg, co-founder and designerAsk the press contact
Releases by email Ask to be addedOne email per release; leave the list at any time
Press contact Viktor Lundbergviktor@cords.com