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In 2018, the collaboration between Note Design Studio and
Tarkett resulted in The Lookout, selected as the ”Editors’ Choice
Award for Best Stand” at Stockholm Furniture Fair, short-listed
on Dezeen Design Awards and acclaimed internationally by design
publications. This year’s installation Snowtopped, exhibited in the

                                                                         Snowtopped
center of Stockholm, further showcases the possibilities of Tarkett
materials by exploring the colors and shapes of snow.

                                                                         Stockholm
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When: Monday, February 4 and continue throughout Stockholm Design Week
Where: Stockholm under Stjärnorna, Brunkebergstorg 2
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A net of electroluminescent cables wraps the façade of the Italian
                                                                     Cultural Institute designed by Gio’ Ponti in Stockholm. The art instal-
                                                                     lation, called RELATIONAL, is a work by the Italian artists Bianco-
                                                                     Valente. The blue lining in the darkness of the Diplomatic neighbor-
                                                                     hood highlights the role and the mission of the Institute as much as it
                                                                                                                                                  Welcome to meet the darkness,
                                                                     represents aesthetically the exchanges and the relationships between
                                                                                             individuals and cultures.
                                                                                                                                                the cold and the warm hospitality
                                                                                                                                                — at the launch of the 18th edition of
                                                                                                                                                      Stockholm Design Week!

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                                                                                                                                               host more than 200 design events throughout the city,
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                                                                                                                                               holm Design Week, and visitors can also enjoy 70,000           organize the following
                                                                                                                                               m 2 of innovative and sustainable Scandinavian design          design events in 2019
                                                                                                                                               at Stockholmsmässan. During the week, the city will            Formex, Jan 15-18 and Aug 20-23
                                                                     Retrospective of Riccardo Dalisi. The Institute will host an exhibition   come alive and be buzzing with designers, architects,          The leading Nordic interior design
                                                                         with his most iconic design pieces. Dalisi is one of the leading      producers – and everyone with an interest in design            arena
                                                                     members of the Radical Design movement and co-founder of Global           and innovation!                                                Stockholm Design Week, Feb 4-10
                                                                      Tools. He reformulated the concept of sustainability, applying it to
                                                                                                                                                                                                              The most important week of the year
                                                                       industrial design. His research has always been focused on “poor
                                                                                                                                               NEW FOR THIS     edition is also the public access event       for Scandinavian design
                                                                        design”, where common materials are transformed by traditional
                                                                     craftsmanship. He also run animation projects with the participation      25h Design, which will be held Feb 8–9. For 25 hours, the      Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair,
                                                                      of children and elders from the poorer districts of Rua Catalana in      design scene invites everyone with an interest in design to    Feb 5-9
                                                                        Naples. For Alessi he redesigned the Neapolitan flip coffee pot.       take part in inspiring happenings all over the city.           The world’s leading event for
                                                                                                                                                                                                              Scandinavian design
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“Milano Design Film Festival World Tour” brings to Stockholm the
                                                                                                                                               Cecilia Nyberg, Project Area Manager,
best films about Italian design and architecture. These inspiring,                                                                                                                                            Host city:
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    educational and entertaining films and documentaries by                                                                                    Furniture & Light Fair
  independent filmmakers from all around the world deals with
                                                                                                                                               Patric Sjöberg, President and
     architecture, design, the idea of city and sustainability.
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Istituto Italiano di Cultura C.M. Lerici
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    8   Carla Cammilla Hjort                                25 Stockholm Design Week
        A rebel-minded entrepreneur with                            A selection of happenings throughout
        a happy vision                                              the city

    13 The sky is not the limit                             26 Nationalmuseum
        Design for an astronaut lifestyle                           Art and design at the renovated museum

    16 Margot Barolo                                        35 Selected Stockholm venues
        How are tomorrow’s designers equipped                       Shopping, restaurants, hotels and
        for all the new challenges?                                 exhibitions

    19 Architecture in Stockholm                            57 My Favorite Hangout
        Mark Isitt gives you 10 architectural                       Stockholm profiles reveal their
        landmarks you don’t want to miss                            best hangouts

    22 Exhibition R-evolve                                  60 Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair
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                  Carla Cammilla
                   Hjort, Vision
                     Director at
                         SPACE10

                                         A creative cultural entrepreneur with a deep passion for                 if we are living closer together, pe-
                                      people, radical ideas and great design, CARLA CAMMILLA                      ople are becoming more and more
                                          HJORT has a lot on her plate. As co-founder and Vision                  lonely. How can we use design as
                                    Director of SPACE10, a design agency and “future-living lab”                  a way of driving social and human
                                                                                                                  approache to architecture in the
                                       in Copenhagen, Denmark, she shoulders the responsibility
                                                                                                                  future?”
                                     of ensuring that everything the company does aligns with its
                                      vision of a better, happier and more sustainable way of life.

                                   S
                                                                                                                  You often talk about a happy life.
                                    Editor // Claes Kanold   Photo // Emil Hornstrup Jakobsen, Büro Jantzen       How does one create happiness?
                                                                                                                    “There are two answers to that
                                                                                                                  question for me. One is based on
                                                                             ”SPACE10 takes on a kind of          what is surrounding us external-
                                                                           activist role so we can advance        ly. How do we make sure people
                                                                           our global society in the right        live in a way that is affordable,
                                                                           direction. When discussing with        equal and fair? We just released a
                                                                           people, we find out what they’re       four-episode podcast, where one
                                                                           dreaming of and what they’re           episode focuses solely on explo-
                                                                           afraid of. We need to see change       ring that question.”
                                                                           happening on all levels.”                 “The other side, which might
                                                                                                                  be the most important, is actually
                                                                           WITH IKEA AS      a partner,           the work you have to do on your
                                                                           SPACE10 have the potential to          own with yourself. Really explore
                                                                           realize this impact by imple-          your personal human potential
                                                                           menting their skills on certain        and how you can harness it. It’s
                                                                           solutions and projects with the        almost a philosophical approach.
                                   I N C E 2 0 0 6 W H E N she launched    furniture giant. But it is impor-      This is something we try to create
                                   her first company, ArtRebels,           tant to state that SPACE10 does        space for. We have what we call a
                                   she has been busy developing an         not work with furniture design.        SPACE10 program where we bring
                                   impressive mix of companies,            Instead, they are exploring areas      speakers from across the world
                                   projects, businesses and com-           outside IKEA’s core business,          together with the younger gene-
                                   munities. SPACE10, founded in           which means new business               ration to debate and explore the
                                   2015 and funded by IKEA as an           models and concepts that enable        question of what constitutes a per-

      A rebel-minded
                                   innovation lab, and closely colla-      a better and more sustainable          fect life and how we can live it.”
                                   borating with them, in addition         everyday life.
                                   to an ever-growing network of              “At the moment, we’re working       S P A C E 1 0’S V I S I O N D I R E C -
                                   forward-thinking partners. The          on a new housing model. We have        T O R spent a long period of her

    entrepreneur with
                                   company focuses on researching          a lab area for exploring what we       younger years travelling in search
                                   and designing innovative solu-          call shared living. There, we look     of answers to the bigger picture.
                                   tions to meet some of society’s         at solutions for more affordable       “Why am I here?” “What is the
                                   major changes that are expected         and sustainable houses. Another        meaning of life?” She worked

      a happy vision
                                   to affect people in the years to        idea we’re exploring is how we can     for three months with a body
                                   come.                                   live more sustainably by adding        therapist in Thailand and then
                                      “One of the major challenges         solar energy, rainwater harvesting     moved on to India, where she
                                   we’re facing right now globally is      and recycling. We are also consi-      stayed in an ashram for one year
                                   climate change. So, both from a         dering the social aspect: how do       and experimented with a variety
                                   local and global perspective, we        we design for social interaction?      of meditation techniques.
                                   focus on how we can transition          Because we’re seeing a tendency            “On a very personal note
                                   from an industrial model to a new       in the world today towards loneli-     this is my biggest passion. I’m
                                   circular model,” says Carla.            ness, especially in big cities. Even   fascinated by the human mind

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                                                                                                                                                                                     are extremely ambitious and will       now? For the sake of humanity, I
                                                                                                                                                                                     take maybe five to ten years to        hope we will see urban cities that
                                                                                                                                                                                     implement at a level where they        are culturally rich, where people
                                                                                                                                                                                     will have an impact. On the other      can actually live life without
                                                                                                                                                                                     hand, in a humble way I like to        becoming workaholics sitting in
                                                                                                                                                                                     think of myself as an activist. Al-    front of their screens all the time.
                                                                                                                                                                                     most a rebel. Pushing the agenda,      It would be terrible, at least in my
                                                                                                                                                                                     starting conversations and enga-       opinion. I also expect a move-
                                                                                                                                                                                     ging people in these matters. There    ment where people move out of
                                                                                                                                                                                     is always a balance between what       the cities to slow down. I think
                                                                                                                                                                                     we are doing now and what we           the idea of more productivity and
                                                                                                                                                                                     need to push on a longer-term ag-      more is more has to change on
                                                                                                                                                                                     enda. The goal is that every dream     many levels.”
                                                                                                                                                                                     will transform itself into reality.”
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            In an interview with Forbes maga-
                                                                                                                                                                                     How will day-to-day-life look like     zine, you express worry about tech-
                                                                                                                                                                                     for an urban citizen ten years from    nology at the expense of humanity.
                                                                                                                                                                                     now?                                   And you ask, “What gives more ple-
                                                                                                                                                                                        “Everything we do today will        asure, touching a piece of plastic or
                                                                                                                                                                                     affect tomorrow in significant,        a piece of wood?” For us, it sounds
                                                                                                                                                                                     unexpected ways, and I don’t           a little bit like turning back the
                                                                                                                                                                                     believe it’s possible to predict the   clock to when we were sitting by the
                                                                                                                                                                                     future. The reality is that many       campfire and telling stories again.
                                                                                                                                                                                     things are uncertain, and the             Hjort laughs in agreement.
                                                                                                                                                                                     future is more the direction we           “That is perhaps what we are
                                                                                                                                                                                     set today rather than a predefined     looking for. Something deep
                                                                                                                                                                                     destination, so how would we like      inside us all yearns back to the
                                                                                                                                                                                     to live in cities ten years from       basics.”

     SPACE10 has    and emotional premises, and               our work and we feel responsible       Hjort is clearly excited about
     a social and
                    how the outlook of our lives actu-        for helping to create a society      their latest project at SPACE10
                                                                                                                                           “Everything we do today will affect
     democratic
                    ally affects the quality of our lives.    where people care about each         called “LOKAL” (meaning                tomorrow in significant, unexpected
     approach to
     their work.
                    On one side we have the govern-           other and a social welfare system    “local”).                              ways, and I don’t believe it’s possible
                    mental, corporate and social              that is strong and offers more            “One of the methods we’re
                    aspects. We need to make sure             or less equal opportunities for      exploring there is hydroponic
                                                                                                                                                 to predict the future.”
                    we try to create a society that is        everyone. These are values I grew    farming. Hydroponics enables us
                    as fair, equal and sustainable as         up with.”                            to grow greens three times faster   pesticide-free and fresh all year
                    possible. On the other hand, we                                                than in a field, using 90 percent   round.”
                    all have a responsibility on our          CARLA CAMMILLA HJORT         and     less water, without soil or sun-      “The next level of this vision is
                    own to do the work. We need to            her colleagues at SPACE10 are        light, requiring much less space    to introduce sensors and machine
                    explore what a purposeful life            handling a wide-ranging smor-        than traditional farming and        learning to the vertical stacks and
                    means to us. Make changes on              gasbord of mind-expanding ideas.     producing much less waste.”         connecting the data with Google
                    the local level and have an impact        A noticeable portion of them           “In other words, LOKAL            home – to enable people to “talk”
                    there. We need to think both on           revolve around food and farming.     represents a fresh approach to      to their plants and see how
                    the macro scale and the micro             One example that attracted plen-     food with the mantra that closer    they’re doing.”
                    scale, about society as a whole           ty of worldwide attention some       is better, both for people and
                    and the individual.”                      time ago was a meatball made out     the planet. We believe prototy-     How much of all this are dreams
                                                              of insects – a result of experi-     pes such as LOKAL can help us       and visions and how much is
                    You’re Danish. How much impact has        menting with modern technology       develop new, local supply chains.   reality?
                    Scandinavian heritage, design and         to produce food. After all, in the   Ones that enable us to grow            “I think, hopefully, that all the
                    mentality had on your approach?           future we might all have to be       much more of our food within        things we do aspire to manifest
                       “Just like IKEA we bring a so-         installing vertical mini-farms in    our own cities. And food that       into reality over time. Of course,
                    cial and democratic approach to           our own homes.                       tastes good, is more nutritious,    some of the projects and visions

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                                                                                                                                                    The sky is
                                                                                                                                                    not the limit
                                                                                                                                                    Design for an                                                                Sophia and Erica are touring the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 world and being interviewed by
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Cecilia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Hertz is a
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       space designer

                                                                                                                                                    astronaut lifestyle
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 amazed journalists.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       and the founder
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Tomorrow’s technology has                and CEO of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 been with us for a while. But what         Umbilical
                                                                                                                                                    Astronauts consume the exact amount of water, energy and                     does technology look like beyond             Design.
                                                                                                                                                    food they need to survive. Everything needs to be recycled or                tomorrow? How will AI, AR and
                                                                                                                                                    reused. The astronaut lifestyle inspires to homes of the future              3D help humanity in the next
                                                                                                                                                    and increased sustainability. It also inspires to a new mindset              century? How will we eat, work
                                                                                                                                                    among people working with innovation and design.                             and live? What will everything
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 around us look like? And how are
                                                                                                                                                    Editor // Claes Kanold
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 today’s design students being
                                                                                                                                                    A A N A U C T I O N this past fall at   es 12 meters across a canal in       prepared for the requirements of
                                                                                                                                                    auction house Christie’s in New         Amsterdam is the result of a four-   the future?
                                                                                                                                                    York, the bidding for “Portrait of      year project between designer
                                                                                                                                                    Edmond Belamy” stopped at USD           Joris Laarman, the Dutch robot       C E C I L I A H E R T Z I S founder
                                                                                                                                                    432,500. This was not a notewor-        technology firm MX3D and math-       and CEO of Umbilical Design,
                                                                                                                                                    thy price at all, except for the        ematicians at the Alan Turing        whose office is fittingly located
                                                                                                                                                    fact that the portrait was created      Institute. It is the world’s first   in the premises of the Royal
                                                                                                                                                    using an AI algorithm. A steel          3D printed bridge using stainless    Swedish Academy of Engineering
                                                                                                                                                    pedestrian bridge that stretch-         steel. Humanoid robots named         Sciences on a pedestrian street in

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                                                                                                                                                                    set among people working with        Scania and got them to complete-                      the buildings. The structures are
                                                                                                                                                                    innovation at our big compa-         ly re-think that small, cramped                       cylindrical, a skeleton construc-
                                                                                                                                                                    nies. It’s interesting to see the    space for the driver.”                                tion consisting of residential
                                                                                                                                                                    reformulation of their perception       Yet another good, concrete                         modules that you can plug into
                                                                                                                                                                    of what a product is. I think we     example of how technology and                         and out of and move to other
                                                                                                                                                                    have too much repetitive design.     space-influenced thinking can                         seascrapers in other parts of the
                                                                                                                                                                    We repeat exactly how a product      be applied to a more down-to-                         world.”
                                                                                                                                                                    has always looked, and I want to     earth situation. As we continue
                                                                                                                                                                    change that.”                        to speculate about our future                         A S I S C E R T A I N L Y evident,
                                                                                                                                                                                                         homes, the space designer sud-                        the main focus of Cecilia’s work
                                                                                                                                                                    A totally new mindset even among     denly steers us off in a complete-                    is sustainability. How we can
                                                                                                                                                                    designers?                           ly different direction; namely,                       minimize the consumption of
                                                                                                                                                                       “Exactly. But we all understand   downward.                                             resources. This is where the food
                                                                                                                                                                    that the new washing machines                                                              supply enters the picture.
                                                                                                                                                                    will not be out on the shelves or                                                             “We have to be able to grow
                                                                                                                                                                    hanging from the ceiling in five            “We are being forced, like                     food intelligently in space. We
                                                                                                                                                                    years. It is a development chain                                                           also see a big need for this in
                                                                                                                                                                    we see and need to readjust for.”
                                                                                                                                                                                                           astronauts in space, to live in more                large cities and developing coun-
                                                                                                                                                                                                          densely populated areas. We will need                tries. More nutrient-rich crops
                                                                                                                                                                    T H I S L E A D S U S to the homes         more ‘weightless thinking’;                     are under development, grown in
                                                                                                                                                                    of the future. Cecilia Hertz has                                                           vertical structures to use as little
                                                                                                                                                                    described cities as extreme envi-
                                                                                                                                                                                                            using this term will help us find                  space as possible and without
                                                                                                                                                                    ronments. She explains:                       new, smart solutions.”                       being dependent on soil!”
PHOTO: ESA

                                                                                                                                                                       “We are being forced, like as-                                                             “In twenty years, we will live
                                                                                                                                                                    tronauts in space, to live in more                                                         in more circular systems in
                                                                                                                                                                    densely populated areas. We will       “There was a Japanese project                       smarter houses built using ma-
                                                                                                                                                                    need more ‘weightless thinking’;     where I was invited as one of nine                    terials that will last longer and
                                                                                                                                                                    using this term will help us find    space architects from around the                      do not have a major impact on
                  the heart of the Swedish capital.     Space Design      expensive to transport materials      work focuses on commercializing                     new, smart solutions. In our         world to develop a concept for                        nature. We will reduce our water
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                  Cecilia is a space designer, and                        from Earth. It is incredibly excit-   space technology for a sustain-                     homes, all surfaces will have the    the homes of the future. I pre-                       consumption, and we are already
                  she has worked for NASA and                             ing to see what research projects     able world. When considering                        same value. You might have the       sented drawings and prototypes                        talking about how the food of
                  ESA (European Space Agency),                            will be started there and which       future housing on the moon or                       kitchen in the ceiling, sleep on     for a seascraper, which is the op-                    the future will be 3D printed to
                  among others. She shares visions                        of them will be interesting for       Mars, it is necessary for the sys-                  the wall and have the desk on the    posite of a skyscraper. You build                     look more appetizing.”
                  with a global network of doc-                           building here.”                       tem to be closed; everything must                   floor. We worked, for example,       on the bottom of the ocean and
                  tors, psychologists, architects,                                                              be recycled or reused. Astronauts                   with the truck manufacturer          use the water to cool and heat                        It certainly raises the question
                  engineers, designers and Christer                       EVERYTHING CECILIA HERTZ              consume the exact amount of                                                                                                                    about who the true commissioner
                  Fuglesang, to date Sweden’s only                        talks about is really exciting.       water, energy and food, they need                                                                                                              behind all of the space and earth

                                                                                                                                                     SOURCE: NASA
                  astronaut.                                              Her perspective lies somewhere        to survive.                                                                                                                                    designers’ assignments is. Are you
                     One of the most interesting                          between 20 and 100 years into            “That is how we reason, and                                                                                                                 fulfilling the needs of the consumer
                  design challenges for Cecilia and                       the future.                           we try to inspire an astronaut                                                                                                                 and the market or does Planet Earth
                  her team is how the interior of                            “From a space perspective this     lifestyle.”                                                                                                                                    need to rest a while?
                  the spacecraft that will take the                       is not strange. Here on our planet       The space designer gives a                                                                                                                     “Good question. I tend to an-
                  first people to the planet Mars                         we are much too limited in how        concrete example:                                                                                                                              swer that we need to look more at
                  will be designed.                                       we think in terms of time. In 2019,      “When washing clothes in                                                                                                                    the planet and let it steer. As the
                     “The trip will take six months,                      which we call the Year of Space,      space, it’s not possible to use                                                                                                                astronauts usually say, we need to
                  so it is important to create an                         it will be 50 years since the first   water, which costs USD 10,000                                                                                                                  send all the politicians and pow-
                  interior that will not drive people                     person landed on the moon (July       per liter to transport. This kind                                                                                                              ers-that-be to a space station, so
                  crazy.”                                                 20, 1969), so now we are looking at   of problem naturally drives                                                                                                                    they can see for themselves that
                    She also talks about the project                      what we have learned since then       innovation. The solution is a                                                                                                                  we only have one small blue plan-
                  ESA Moon Village – a research                           and how we can implement these        washing machine that consists                                                                                                                  et with no borders between coun-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Crew Return
                  station on the moon.                                    experiences, for example in our       of a bag in which the laundry is                                                                                                               tries and people.” It is a beautiful
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Vehicle
                     “It will be 3D printed on                            urban environments.”                  placed together with bacteria                                                                                                 // Interior
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               observation that cuts straight to
                  location using AI robots that will                         From the perspective of Cecilia    and closed for one day. For me,                                                                                               design assign-   the heart. And would accelerate
                  use moon dust since it will be too                      and her colleagues, a lot of their    it’s about creating a new mind-                                                                                               ment for NASA    the work with sustainability.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       form ritad av danska Friis & Moltke Arkitekter.
     We spent time with MARGOT BAROLO, senior                                                                                                                                                                                       Armaturen är flexibel och kan justeras i alla riktningar.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Tre spridningsvinklar, 12, 19 eller 38 grader.
     lecturer and head of the product design department
     FORM at Beckman College of Design in Stockholm.
     Editor // Claes Kanold

     What kind of future will tomorrow’s    developments, no matter the
     designers be facing, and how will      technique, material, or function.

                                                                                                                                                                        / WAY
     their role change?                     It is often in a designer’s inte-
        “Our professional role will         rest and ambition. It is rather
     change in several ways. What I         the producers who should be
     find most interesting is how new       concerned about not being able
     technology is already making           to keep up. Firms and producers
     production possible in com-            would get so much more in re-
     pletely new ways. Production           turn and thus be more confident
     is no longer synonymous with           about competition and future
     strength in the form of lots of        changes if they were better at                                                                                          Way är en flexibel armatur ritad av AART designers.
     capital, a factory and employees.      using the knowledge and poten-                                                                                          Monteras antingen på wire som linspänd eller på arm.
     Today, we can test and make new        tial of designers. Designers are      Margot Barolo                            innovation can be fostered,               Tillverkad i gjuten aluminium, lackeras som standard
                                            also good at making technology       is the head of                            developed and then adopted.
     products with, if we want, control                                                                                                                                i färgerna grafitgrå, silvergrå, svart eller i corten.
                                                                                 Product Design
     over the entire chain. This was        user-friendly and transforming it                                                 I think the Swedish model with
                                                                                     at Beckman
     not possible when I started as a       into products for a market.”             College of
                                                                                                                           flat organizations and less hier-
     designer twenty years ago. It ena-                                                 Design.                            archical leadership enables the
     bles design that can be produced       Is there something particularly                                                acceptance of new approaches
     with more goals and values than        Scandinavian about new technology?                                             regardless of their origin. I wish
     just those that are financial, and        “Sweden is at the forefront of                                              that designers would be included

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         / PELÉE
     production can be increasingly         new technology. This must mean                                                 earlier in innovation projects. It
     tailored to groups that firms gen-     we have a good climate where                                                   is my understanding that this is
     erally opt away from and are not                                                                                      what they do in Denmark, which
     the norm. This is what I call the                                                                                     makes a big difference for design-
                                                                                              PHOTO: MIRA BERGH EDENBORG

     democratization of production                                                                                         ers, firms and the country’s view
     and design, and if we designers                                                                                       of the role.”
     take this opportunity, there is
     going to be a shift in the balance                                                                                    Everyone is talking about sustaina-
     of power. I am looking forward                                                                                        bility. Do you also talk about this at                                                                    Pelée Line är en linjär pendelarmatur och det senaste
     to that!”                                                                                                             FORM, and how much does it affect                                                                          tillskottet i inomhusserien för tak. Pelée Line fås som
                                                                                                                           the work with design?                                                                                    standard i längden 1200 mm och lackerad i antingen
     So, AI and other high-tech solutions                                                                                     “It is included in almost                                                                                 vit, aluminiumfärg eller svart. Välj antingen både
     are not a threat to the role of the                                                                                   everything we do, but with an                                                                                       upp- och nedljus eller endast nedljus.
     designer?                                                                                                             emphasis that we take a broader
        “No. Designers are trained to                                                                                      approach to the word. When
     follow the trends and are some                                                                                        teaching, it is just as much about
     of the first to work as vision-                                                                                       financial, cultural and social
     aries. Designers are often very                                                                                       sustainability as it is about the
     knowledgeable about global                                                                                            environment.”

                                                                                                                                                                                                 tel: 08–440 85 40 info@foxbelysning.se www.foxbelysning.se
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//Architecture

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Aula
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Medica
                                                                                                            Mark Isitt is one of
                                                                                                            Sweden’s most influential
                                                                                                            journalists, specializing
                                                                                                            in Nordic architecture

                                                                                                                                                                         PHOTO: JEAN-BAPTISTE BERGENGER
                                                                                                            and design. Here he
                                                                                                            gives you:

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   PHOTO: ANNA DANIELSSON
                                                                                  PHOTO: JOHAN KNOBE
                                                                                                            Architect Landmarks
                                                                                                            you don’t want to miss
                                                                                                                in Stockholm
                                                                                                        1   Nationalmuseum               the Göteborg architect here
                    SOUL OF NATURE                                                                     Södra Blasieholmshamnen
                                                                                                       Architect: Friedrich August
                                                                                                                                         demonstrates his versatility
                                                                                                                                         – and reveals why he is
                                                                                                       Stüher                            Sweden’s most highly
             Experience the Kasthall Collection “Soul of Nature”.                                      Completed: 1866 (renovation:
                                                                                                                                         regarded architect.
Flooring solutions with new woven-, hand tufted rugs, and wall-to-wall carpets.                        2018, October)
                                                                                                                                         nationalmuseum.se/en
                        Welcome to our stand A06:21.                                                   Directly facing the royal                                                                          are exceptional and from               Newly renovated
                                                                                                                                          2   Aula Medica                                                 the stage you can speak              Nationalmuseum is
                                                                                                       palace where the collec-
                                                                                                                                         Nobels väg 6, Solna                                                                              a magnificent building
     Event February 7th: Soul of Nature Cocktail party. By invitation only.                            tions were originally housed                                                                       without need of amplifiers.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             well worth a visit.
                                                                                                                                         Architect: Gert Wingårdh
                                                                                                       stands Sweden’s national art                                                                       This facility is aided by the
                                                                                                                                         Completed: 2013
            Ingmar Bergmans Gata 4, Stockholm, +46 8 662 27 11                                         museum, a newly renovated                                                                          building’s unconventional
                                                                                                       three storey Renaissance          The Karolinska Institutet’s                                      soaring shape with the corner
          Opening hours Monday–Friday 10–18 and Saturdays 10–16                                        creation that threatens to        Aula Medica holds an audito-                                     towards Solnavägen leaning
                                                                                                       outshine the very palace in       rium with a seating capacity                                     out almost 25 metres. From
                                                                                                       its ornamental abundan-           of a thousand. It is a room                                      the outside the building
                                                                                                       ce. When Gert Wingårdh,           with few parallels in Sweden,                                    resembles a crystal bowl
                                                                                                       skyscraper fan, was given         expressly designed to house                                      from Kosta Boda while inside
                                                                                                       partial responsibility for this   the Nobel Prize lectures gi-                                     the wood glitters with Nobel
                                                                                                       renovation no few eyebrows        ven annually by the winners                                      medal gold.
                                                                                                       were raised in surprise. But      for medicine. The acoustics                                      ki.se/en

                                 kasthall.com
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//Architecture                                                                                                                                            //Architecture

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          PHOTO: EVA DAHLIN
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Stockholm University
                                                                                                                                                            8 Stockholm                        9Stockholm
                                                                                                                                                           City Library                       University
                                                                                                                                                           Sveavägen/Odengatan                Frescati, Norra Djurgården
                                                                             3   HötorgsCity
                                                                                                                                                           Architect: Gunnar Asplund          Architect: Ralph Erskine
                                                                            Sergelgatan
                                                                                                                                                           Completed: 1928                    Completed: 1981–1997
                                                                            Architects: David Helldén, Anders Tengbom,
                                                                            Sven Markelius, Lars Erik Lallerstedt,                                         Sweden’s most iconic building,     In his commission for Stock-
                                                                            Backström & Reinius                                                            designed by the country’s          holm University the Ang-
                                                                            Completed: 1956
                                                                                                                                                           most iconic architect, Gunnar      lo-Swedish architect Ralph
                                                                            This collection of five 18-storey ‘trumpet blasts’                             Asplund, born 1885 and de-         Erskine found a client who en-
                                                                            (in popular parlance) lead you from past time                                  ceased – far too early – 1940.     couraged his artistic tempera-
                                                                            to the future, from Hötorget (Haymarket) to                                    What originated as a classic       ment. Over a period of 16 years
                                                                            the decoratively op art of Sergels torg with its                               design crowned by a handsome       he designed a total of five buil-
                                                                            glass column and ‘kulturhus’. Allusions to the                                 dome was revised and reduced       dings, each one more playfully
                                                                            UN skyscraper are no coincidence. Sven Mar-                                    to this rust red abstraction, a    bulging than the last, in sharp
                                                                            kelius, at that time Stockholm city planning                                   cylinder on a cube, popularly      contrast with the surrounding
                                                                            director, had recently been Sweden’s represen-                                 known as the hatbox. The           structures from the sixties. The
                                                                            tative on the team of architects designing the                                 daring of envisioning a circular   projecting sun reflectors caused
                                                                            UN headquarters on Manhattan.                                                  library, even though books         the English architect couple
                                                                            hotorgscity.se                                                                 are hardly wedge shaped, still     Alison and Peter Smithson to
                                                                                                                                                           impresses and has spawned          write Erskine off as a “Mickey
                                                                                                                                                           numerous imitators.                Mouse architect”.
                                                                                                                                                           biblioteket.stockholm.se/en        su.se/english

          Skansen                    finesse, a building that at one

                                                                                                                                       PHOTO: JANN LIPKA
      4

     Djurgårdsslätten, Djurgården    blow established Sweden as
     Completed: in the 1890’s        an architectural nation to
     ArkDes can say what they like   be reckoned with. Ragnar
     but Skansen is still Sweden’s   Östberg’s status was raised                                                                                                                                                                       10   The Stockholm subway
     leading architectural muse-     almost to that of a God; no                                                                                                                                                                      Below ground

     um. This historic park may be   other Swedish architect has                                                                                                                                                                      Architects: Michael Granit, Per H. Reimers
                                     exerted such influence on his                                                                                                                                                                    among others
     better known for its collec-                                                                                                                                                                                                     Completed: 1950–
     tion of Nordic fauna, but if    time. The Taj Mahal of the
     you’re interested in progres-   North.                                                                                                                                                                                           The Stockholm Subway is unique. Not in its
                                     stockholm.se/OmStockholm/                                                                                                                                                                        number of passengers – with only 320 million
     sive building techniques from
                                     Stadshuset
     the 18th and 19th centuries                                                                                                                                                                                                      journeys a year it can’t compare with Paris,
     then there are few equals in                                                                                                                                                                                                     London or Moscow – but in its architecture and
                                      6   Kulturhuset                                                                                                                                                                                 artistic decoration. It’s primarily the so-called
     Europe. Despite the fact that
                                     Sergels torg
     Sweden was then one of the                                                                           KTH School of Architecture                                                                                                  cavern stations that impress, marking a delibe-
                                     Architect: Peter Celsing
     world’s poorest countries                                                                                                                                                                                                        rate break with traditional tiled stations. The
                                     Completed: 1973
     these buildings display an                                        opposites; one glass-fronted      it also adds a quite fresh                                                                                                   local travel authority first quaked at the idea;
     impressive design initiative    This is the building that         and light, the other solid and    design ingredient. The oval                                                                                                  would passengers even dare to go down into
     and imagination.                inspired Richard Rogers and       black. Heads and Tails.           layout, possible thanks to a                                                                                                 these naked grottoes? But today the subway is
     skansen.se/en                   Renzo Piano in their work on      kulturhusetstadsteatern.se/       new technique for curving                                                                                                    more loved than perhaps any other modernist
                                     the Centre Pompidou in Paris.     English                           glass, is ideally suited to the                                                                                              work of architecture.
      5   Stockholm City Hall        A large elongated structure fa-                                                                                                                                                                  visitstockholm.com/see--do/attractions/
                                                                                                         triangular site and creates un-
     Norr Mälarstrand                cing a sunken piazza, and with                                                                                                                                                                   art-in-the-subway
                                                                        7KTH School of                   expected and sheltered out-
     Architect: Ragnar Östberg       its interior revealed through a   Architecture                      door areas. It’s a hierarchic
     Completed: 1923                 transparent façade. A building    KTH Campus                        building in that the teaching
     This is the building that       regarded by many as the last      Architect: Tham & Videgård

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   PHOTO: VICTOR GÅRDSÄTER / VISIT STHLM
                                                                                                         staff are located on top and
     is said to have persuaded       great achievement in Swedish      arkitekter
                                                                                                         the students down in the cel-
                                     architecture, though some         Completed: 2015
     the British architect Ralph                                                                         lar. But on the other hand the
     Erskine to move to Sweden.      may wonder if the Riksbank        While the corten steel facade     school principal who expects
     Here you have the perfect       next to it and by the same        of the school of architecture     a swanky corner office will be
     merging of early Nordic         architect isn’t a shade keener.   blends well with the campus’s     disappointed.
     primitivism and European        The two buildings are very        surrounding brick buildings,      arch.kth.se/en

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// Exhibition                                                              // Exhibition

                                                                                                                                                                and-coming designers and design
                                                         During Stockholm Design Week, Volvo Studio will
                                                                                                                                                                schools show their prototypes to
                                                         showcase an exhibition curated by former Greenhouse
                                                                                                                                                                future partners, producers and
                                                         exhibitor STOFT STUDIO from Malmö. In the exhibition,                                                  customers. Stoft Studio’s collec-
                                                         named R-evolve, Stoft’s curious and playful approach will                                              tion Mechanical Thoughts was
                                                         provide a reflection of contemporary craft design processes                                            their first project together.
                                                         as well as poetic insight into the importance of tactility                                                “Without the possibility to col-
                                                         and materiality in our future environment.                                                             laborate on Mechanical Thoughts
                                                                                                                                                                we probably wouldn’t have been
                                                                                                                                                                able to establish our studio. It
                                                         A SWEDISH DESIGN STUDIO                                                        Stoft is the            gave us an opportunity to see
                                                         based in Malmö, Stoft Studio was                                               recipient of
                                                                                                                                                                if we were compatible working
                                                                                                                                        several grants
                                                         founded by industrial designers                                                                        together and Greenhouse gave
                                                                                                                                        and awards,
                                                         Jenny Ekdahl, Ola Nystedt and                                                                          us the chance to engage with
                                                                                                                                        including
                                                         Joel Herslow in 2013. By ex-                                                   “Designer of            people’s reactions, which gave us
                                                         ploring alternative production                                                 the year” RUM           confidence, networking opportu-
                                                         methods using an experimental                                                  Design Awards           nities and the desire to continue.
                                                         research phase in the develop-                                                 2018 and
                                                                                                                                                                The designers we have invited
                                                         ment process, they seek to shape                                               “Rookie of the
                                                                                                                                                                to join us in R-evolve, we met
                                                                                                                                        year” Plaza
                                                         objects with sensibility and are                                                                       through exhibitions for young
                                                                                                                                        Design Award
                                                         often inspired by cutting-edge                                                 (2013).                 designers in Europe, such as
                                                         techniques and traditional                                                                             Greenhouse, Ung Svensk Form
                                                         craftsmanship. Their designs are         terested in Volvo and our product                             or the d3 contest in Cologne and
                                                         produced in unique one-offs, lim-        and services. Arranging events                                Salone satellite in Milan.”
                                                         ited editions or in larger batches,      is a part of our strategy and
                                                         by the studio itself or in collabo-      to showcase an exhibition like                                  Date: February 4–10, 2019
                                                         ration with skilled craftsmen or         R-evolve by Stoft Studio during                                 Address: Jussi Björlings Allé 5,
                                                                                                                                                                  Kungsträdgården, Stockholm
                                                         producers.                               Stockholm Design week feels like
                                                                                                  a perfect match when it comes
                                                         F O R T H I S E X H I B I T I O N , in   to encouraging the importance
                                                         addition to showcasing their             of network and go beyond the
                                                         collection, Stoft Studio has             traditional context”, says Sabine        New collaboration with Volvo
                                                         invited young and vision-driven          Cicek, responsible for Volvo Stu-        Studio for the 2019 edition of
                                                         designers who share their desire         dio Stockholm.
                                                         to explore the relationship with            Describing what the visitor will      Greenhouse.
     From collections by Stoft Studio.                   materials and find new transi-           experience, Jenny Ekdahl says:
                                                                                                                                           WITH THE AREA        and platform Greenhouse,
                                                         tions between craftsmanship                 “In our exhibition, we want

       R-evolve
                                                                                                                                           Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair wishes to
                                                         and industrial manufacturing.            to create a world that revolves
                                                                                                                                           promote and support young, innovative de-
                                                         By inviting these designers to           around materiality, experi-
                                                                                                                                           sign. This fits well with Volvo Studio’s aim to
                                                         be part of their world, they aim         mentation and the shaping of             be a natural meeting place for innovation, art,
                                                         to encourage and inspire young           narratives. We want visitors to          design, music and technology.
                                                         designers to support each other,         experience various views on                 Therefore, we are happy to announce that
                                                         to network and to share ideas and        form, material and objects from          for the 2019 edition the award Best Perfor-
                                                         insights. This way, they encour-         a generation of young designers          mance - Selected by the Greenhouse Jury*
                                                         age the design scene as a whole          straddling the two worlds of             will be presented in co-operation with Volvo
                                                         to evolve, enabling platforms            novice and expert, with one leg in       Studio. The winner will receive a prize of
                                                         for idea-driven and craft-orient-        an experimental process and the          SEK 50,000 for his or her achievement in this
                     An exhibition curated by former     ed design beyond a traditional
                                                         context.
                                                                                                  other in a more traditional work
                                                                                                  approach.”
                                                                                                                                           year’s Greenhouse.

                    Greenhouse exhibitor Stoft Studio.
                                                                                                                                           *Guided by the keywords curiosity, innovation and sustai-
                                                            “The Volvo Studio is created                                                   nability, the jury evaluates the stand presentations as
                                                         with the vision to be a central and      SIX YEARS AGO     Stoft Studio           well as the products. The 2019 Greenhouse jury includes

                       Showcased by Volvo Studio.
                                                                                                                                           Jens Fager, designer; Anya Sebton, interior architect and
                                                         welcoming meeting point open             exhibited at Greenhouse, a               designer; Monica von Schmalensee, architect; and John
                                                         for everyone in Stockholm – not          popular section at Stockholm             Löfgren, designer.
                                                         only for the ones particularly in-       Furniture & Light Fair where up-

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                             VISUALLY COMPELLING.                                                                                   A selection of Stockholm
                            CAREFULLY ENGINEERED.
                                                                                                                                    Design Week happenings
                                                                                                                                           February 4-10 // Stay updated on all the happenings at stockholmdesignweek.com
                   Heritage and craftsmanship combined with innovation. The new INSPIRATION™
                 collection and its tailored exterior, brings justice to an ingenious inside. Slow grown                                                                                                             technologies that have
                 pine, natural latex, high thread-count cotton and our original cassette system with                                                                                                                 the potential to reverse the
                                     interlocked springs made from Swedish steel.                                                                                                                                    effects of climate change.
                                           For unparalleled comfort and sleep.                                                                                                                                          The exhibition is being
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     created by students at the
                                              THE ORIGINAL SINCE 1926                                                                                                                                                Oslo School of Architecture
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     and Design (AHO) in part-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     nership with the designBRICS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     platform, a lean network of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     different design institutes.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     View the full program and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     find all locations at
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     stockholmdesignweek.com

                                                                                                                                                                                   Katherine Plumb                   25h Design a new
                                                                                                                    Snowtopped by Note                                             Screen print your                 public design festival
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     As a grand finale to Stock-
                                                                                                                    Design Studio and Tarkett                                      own Stockholm Design
                                                                                                                                                                                   Week tote bag                     holm Design Week, a new
                                                                                                                    In 2018, the collaboration     installation Snowtopped         The textile designer and screen   public design festival is
                                                                                                                    between Note Design Stu-       further explores the possi-     printer Katherine Plumb from      initiated on February 8-9:
                                                                                                                    dio and Tarkett culminat-      bilities of Tarkett materials   KJP gives us an introduction to   25h Design. Both design pro-
                                                                                                                    ed in The Lookout, which       by looking at the colors        the basics of screen printing,    fessionals and the public are
                                                                                                                    was awarded best stand at      and shapes of snow.             and will help you to print your   invited to take part in inspira-
                                                                                                                    the Stockholm Furniture                                        very own copy of the limited      tional happenings throughout
                                                                                                                                                   The exhibition will
                                                                                                                    Fair 2018, shortlisted for     take place at “Stockholm        edition Stockholm Design          the city of Stockholm.
                                                                                                                    the Dezeen Design Awards       under the stars” at             Week tote bag.                       On Friday at 4 pm, Stock-
                                                                                                                    and acclaimed by media         Brunkebergstorg 2 in                                              holm opens up its design
                                                                                                                                                                                   Book your session at
                                                                                                                    worldwide. Their 2019          central Stockholm.              studiokjp.com/shop. Limited
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     scene to events, showrooms,
                                                                                                                                                                                   number of sessions.               workshops and parties to
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     anyone interested in design.
                                                                                                                    Meet and mingle at                                             2050: The Year We                 On Saturday, Stockholm
                                                                                                                    new Portal Bar                                                 Reshaped Our Carbon               Furniture & Light Fair invites
                                                                                                                    Portal Bar is the just                                         Future                            the public to visit the fair and
                                                                                                                    opened sibling to the                                          This exhibition shows spe-        explore the latest trends until
                                                                                                                    well-established Portal                                        culative design work, taking      5 pm.
                                                                                                                    Restaurant next door.                                          the audience to 2050 where           Let’s mingle and talk
                                                                                                                    Owned and managed by                                           Europe is celebrating a major     design!
                                                                                                                    Swedish Chef of the Year                                       milestone of breaking away        View the full program
                                                                                                                                                   Portal Bar
                                                                                                                    (2012) Klas Lindberg.                                          from the current devasta-         and find all locations at
                                                                                                                      The architecture –                                           ting trajectory. Its primary      25hdesign.com
                                                                                                                                                      During Stockholm
                                                                                                                    including new tables for       Design Week Maurizio            inspiration comes from an
                                                                                                                    Swedese, lamps for Wäst-       Stocchetto – famous             extensive field study in China
                                                                                                                    berg and wine racks for        bartender and owner of          that focused on alternati-
                                                                                                                    Design Of – is by Claesson     legendary Bar Basso, Milan      ve ways of living, the food            Don't miss
                                                                                                                    Koivisto Rune Architects.      – will be guest starring        industry and government-run
                                                                                                                    With ceiling and wall art by                                   megaprojects. The designs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Summer Design
                                                                                                                                                   and serving cocktails.
                                                                                                                    artist Jesper Waldersten.      Sankt Eriksplan 1               explore new and innovative             Week in August
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Stay updated at
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           summerdesignweek.com
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PHOTO: ANNA DANIELSSON
     Art and
     Design
     at the renovated Nationalmuseum

                                                                                       Nationalmuseum in downtown Stockholm displays objects
                                                                                    spanning five centuries. The recently renovated museum is bright
                                                                                      and colorful. After being closed for renovations for five years,
                                                                                             the museum opened its doors again in October.
                                                                                                             Photo // Nationalmuseum
                                       PHOTO: BRUNA ERSN

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// Nationalmuseum                                                                                                          // Nationalmuseum

          S
                                                                                                The new Sculpture Courtyard
                                                                                             with Gustaf (Gusten) Lindberg's
                                                                                                 sculpture "The Fog" (1904).

                              W E D E N’S N AT I O N A L M U S E U M

                                                                                                                                PHOTO: LINN AHLGREN
                              of art and design, Nationalmuse-
                              um, has been modernized – and
                              more of the original building
                              from the 1800s has emerged.
                              More than 300 closed-off win-
                              dows have now been opened.
                                 The presentation of the col-
                              lections is also completely new.
                              Following the Timeline, visitors
                              can take a chronological walk
                              through the history of art and
                              design from the 1500s to today.
                                 “One of our most important
                              goals was to display craftsmanship,

                                                                                                                                PHOTO: LINN AHLGREN
                                                                       A renovated       design, painting and sculpture
                                                                       detail in the     together. The breadth of Na-
                                                                       ceiling of the
                                                                                         tionalmuseum’s collection is
                                                                       entrence hall.
                                                                                         unique. Traditionally, different
                                                                                         types of art were divided between
                                                                                         institutions or displayed in
                                                                                         material categories,” says Helena
                                                                                                                                                                                          “When different types of
                                                                                         Kåberg, curator and project                                                                   art are displayed together, they
                                                                                         manager for the renovation of
                                                                                         Nationalmuseum.                                                                                strengthen one another and
                                                                                            “When different types of art are
                                                                                         displayed together, they strength-                                                            present a rich art experience.”
                                                                                         en one another and present a rich
     PHOTO: AMNA DANIELSSON

                                                                                         art experience,” she says.
                                                                       From the
                                                                       gallery for art   A N O T H E R O U T C O M E O F the
                                                                                                                                                      PHOTO: BRUNA ERSN

                                                                       from the 17th     renovation is that visitors are able
                                                                       century.          to see more objects. Instead of

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// Nationalmuseum

                                                                                                                                                                PHOTO: LINN AHLGREN
                                                                                       Other new rooms include the         tional Property Board Sweden
                      PHOTO: AMNA DANIELSSON

                                                                                     Treasury, the Design Depot, Villa     was responsible for the overall
                                                                                     Curiosa (for children) and the        renovation – a five-year project
                                                                                     Sculpture Courtyard.                  with a budget of more than SEK
                                                                                                                           1 billion. The climate, acoustics
                                                                                     THE MUSEUM DREW          127,000      and security were some of the
                                                                                     visitors the first few weeks, and     challenges of the project. One of
                                                                                     the re-opening has attracted          the more visible changes is the
                                                                                     considerable attention, in par-       increase in daylight, which also
                                                                                     ticular because of the museum’s       means increased contact with
                                                                                     explosion of color.                   the rest of Stockholm and the
                                                                                        “It has become an anti-func-       surrounding water.
                                                                                     tionalist monument. There is a
     Villa Curiosa,                                                                  throng, a bombardment of visual
     The Children's                                                                  stimuli. There are so many colors,

                                                                                                                                                                   PHOTO: HANS THORWID
         Art World.                                                                  but it is fun. It is a pleasure to
                                                                                     simply walk here,” said Sveriges
                                               the 1,700 objects on display in the   Television’s art critic Ingela Lind
                                               old museum, 5,300 objects are         in her review.
                                               now on display. The majority             The art editor of the daily
                                               belong to the museum’s design         newspaper Dagens Nyheter,
                                               collections.                          Birgitta Rubin wrote “...prepare
                                                  “Our collection has a lot of       yourself for a fabulous and over-       Nationalmuseum is Sweden’s art
                                                                                                                             and design museum. The collec-
                                               design from Scandinavian and          whelming experience!”
                                                                                                                             tions comprise of painting,
                                               Nordic designers, but everything
                                                                                                                             sculpture, drawings and prints
                                               is presented in an international      THE BUILDING WAS      original-         from 1500-1900 and applied arts,
                                               context and we have not broken        ly drawn by German architect            design and portraits from early
                                               things down geographically,” says     Friedrich August Stüler and was         Middle Ages up until present
                                               Helena Kåberg.                        completed in 1866. The Na-              day.

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// Promotion                                                                                                                           // Promotion

                                                                                                                            Boxen is a                                                                                           interactive dance floor where
                                                                                                                            platform for       THERE ARE SEVERAL         projects                                                the audience can connect their
                                                                                                                            fast-changing,     in “Ung Svensk Form” that                                                         phones in order to play their own
                                                                                                                            experimental
                                                                                                                                               show how young designers are                                                      music.
                                                                                                                            exhibitions.
                                                                                                                                               working with new political and                                                       “It’s a simple idea, but a
                                                                                                                            By Dehlin
                                                                                                                            Brattgård
                                                                                                                                               ethical questions, particularly                                                   good example of how we allow
                                                                                                                            Arkitekter.        around feminism and new cul-                                                      new possibilities for public
                                                                                                                            Photo: Johan       tural identities. Kieran explains                                                 life through technology. The
                                                                                                                            Dehlin             how he meets a lot of young de-                                                   development of technology can
                                                                                                                                               signers that want their work to                                                   scare people around questions
                                                                                                                                               change the world to the better.       Young Swedish Design // Kött och            of privacy, civil liberties and so
                                                                                                                                                  “In Sweden, there has al-          blod. Design och photo: Maja                on, but we have to believe that
                                                                                                                                               ways been a clear link between        Michaelsdotter Eriksson.                    these technologies can also give
                                                                                                                                               design, architecture and the idea                                                 us hope. I see so much more
                                                                                                                                               of society. There are so many         means to be Swedish and what                potential for both architecture
                                                                                                                            Kieran Long.
                                                                                                                                               things that make Swedish design       future Sweden will look like, and           and design thanks to new tech-
                                                                                                                            Director ArkDes.
                                                                                                                            Photo: Andrea
                                                                                                                                               distinctive and many reasons why      I think design has a massive role           nology.”
                                                                                                                            Björsell           there’s still such a strong flow of   to play in that.”
                                                                                                                                               talent here.”                                                                                                 his
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 K IER A N E X PL A IN S T H AT
                                                                                                                                                  It is not only Ung Svensk Form     A N O T H ER I M P O R TA N T C H A N G E   ambitions with ArkDes is becom-
                                                                                                                                               that looks at the broader context     in the field is how technology in-          ing a serious platform for experi-
                                                                                                                                               of design. ArkDes’ focus on the       tegrates with design objects of all         mental and radical work in design
                                                                                                                                               relationship of design and archi-     kinds in completely unexpected              and architecture, and he wants to
                                                                                                                                               tecture to citizenship.               ways. An example is Dansbana, a             raise the position of ArkDes and
                                                                                                                                                  “It has been a time of intense     project that was shown at ArkDes            Swedish architecture and design
                                                                                                                                               public discussions about what it      in 2018. Dansbana is a public,              in the world.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    “Everyone has a lot of in-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 stincts about Sweden as a strong
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 design culture but the world
     “Stockholm Design Week
                                                                                      ArkDes plays an important role.
                                                                                      This year is particularly excit-                                                                                                           hasn’t seen the best of Sweden
                                                                                      ing for many reasons. The new                                                                                                              yet. We want to bring the best

     puts Sweden on the map”                                                          exhibition space “Boxen” is an                                                                                                             of Swedish design to an interna-
                                                                                      important work of architecture                                                                                                             tional audience.”
                                                                                      by the young, Stockholm-based
                                                                                      architecture practice Dehlin
         As the director of ArkDes KIERAN LONG has the                                Brattgård.                                                                                                                                 Young Swedish Design // funYard_.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Design: Marie Isacsson.
         ambition to bring the best of Swedish design to an                              In this exciting new space,                                                                                                             Photo: Sabina Olson
         international audience. Stockholm Design Week plays                          the annual Ung Svensk Form exhi-
         an important role in helping to reach that goal. “The                        bition will open (on Tuesday, Feb-

K
                                                                                      ruary 5th) to the public. The show
         world hasn’t seen the best of Sweden yet,” he says.
                                                                                      is created in collaboration with
                                                                                      the design organisation Svensk
         IERAN LONG IS     the director          “ArkDes needs to reach its           Form. He describes Ung Svensk
         of ArkDes, Sweden’s national         potential as the platform for all the   Form as Sweden’s most important
         museum of architecture and           talent we have in this country. We      platform for emerging design in
         design. He previously worked for     are in an interesting time for archi-   a variety of fields, from archi-
         London’s Victoria & Albert Mu-       tecture and design in Sweden, and       tecture and product design to
         seum before moving to Sweden         there was a perfect combination of      fashion and new technology. An
         to join the ArkDes family. It is a   factors that brought me here”, he       exhibition with 30-40 projects, all
         position that he describes as the    says when describing his journey.       of them never displayed in an ex-
                                                                                                                               Young Swedish Design
         most exciting job he could ever                                              hibition before and all chosen by        // Lobster. Design and
         have, thanks to Sweden’s great       STOCKHOLM DESIGN WEEK           is      a diverse jury of experts, which         photo: Martin Thübeck.
         design culture.                      just around the corner and              Kieran is a part of.

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PHOTO: JORGEN REIMER
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            // Page 51

                                                                                                               // Page 36
                                             “Working with sustainability is
                                            not optional anymore. We have
                                           reached ‘the peak of everything’.                                                // Page 54

                                           In our ambition to move towards
                                         circular production, we have three
                                     important focus areas at Lammhults:
                                         phasing out hazardous chemicals,
                                            increasingly designing products
                                             for circular manufacturing, and
                                         using the right material in the right
                                           place. By constantly considering                                                                                  // Page 41
                                      circularity throughout, we contribute
                                        to both sustainable production and
                                                              consumption.”

                                                                Andreas Mattisson                                             Selected by
                                                                                                                        Stockholm Design Week
                                                        Range and Product Development
                                                                Manager at Lammhults

                                                                                                                                                               Editor // Camilla Julner

                                                                                                               STOCKHOLM HAS BECOME        an internationally                 at one of the many wonderful restaurants. There has
                                                                                                               recognized destination for design. That’s why we have          probably never been as many world-class restaurants
                                                                                                               decided to highlight the best from design-Stockholm.           as there are now. But don’t forget to reserve your table
                                                                                                               The places worth a detour, or that at the very least are       in advance so you aren’t left standing outside. Some-
                                                                                                               worth mentioning. There is a wide selection, which             times, long-term planning is an absolute must. But,
                                                                                                               naturally makes this task very difficult. We                   good things come to those who wait...
                                                                                                               head outside the city and even into the suburbs.
                                                                                                                                                                              LET STOCKHOLM WELCOME          you in the deepest dark
                                                                                                               IN THIS GUIDE       you will find inspiring shopping and       of winter with its exciting art, design and experiences
                                                                                                               stores with a hand-selected range of products that cre-        for all!
                                                                                                               ate an atmosphere and a shopping experience unlike
                         Talk to us about                                                                      any other. Hotels with not only fantastic design but
                                                                                                                                                                              Content:
                         Agenda 2030!                                                                          also service and hospitality that make you wish you            P. 36-39 // Shopping
                                                                                                               never needed to leave the room.                                P. 41-44 // Restaurants
                                                                                                                  If not for an exquisite exhibition, a visit to the city’s   P. 46-48 // Hotels
                                                                                                               re-awakened pride, Nationalmuseum, and a good dinner           P. 51-54 // Exhibitions

Visit us in booth AG:04 at the Stockholm Furniture
& Light Fair and talk about Agenda 2030 and how
the Swedish furniture industry works with sustainable
design. tmf.se/sflf2019 and tmf.se/agenda2030
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                                                                                                                                                 PHOTO: JORGEN REIMER

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 PHOTO: JOHAN GUNSEUS / SYNK
                                                                                                                                                                        Designtorget                    On February 1, young design
                                                                                                                                                                        Centralstationen,               students from Beckmans
                                                                                                                                                                        Götgatan 31, Sergelgången 29    College of Design will display
                                                                                                                                                                        (Stockholm House of Culture),   their work at Stockholm
                                                                                                                                                                        Kungsgatan 52, Sickla
                                                                                                                                                                                                        House of Culture. Innovative
                                                                                                                                                                        Galleria and Västermalms-
                                                                                                                                                                        gallerian and Arlanda
                                                                                                                                                                                                        new products from Swedish
                                                                                                                                                                        Terminal 5                      design talents will be on
                                                                                                            Bucks & Spurs                                               designtorget.se                 display for a limited period
                                                                                                   // The Hopi Collection                                                                               of time, starting February 1
                                                                                                                                                                        Scandinavian home furnish-
                                                                                                      – genuine and solid
                                                                                                                                                                        ings and innovative design      as well.
                                                                                                   design with details in
                                                                                                         Tärnsjö leather.
                                                                                                                                                                        with everything from furni-                       Designtorget
                                                                                                                                                                        ture, lighting, jewelry, tex-                 // Kropp vases by
                                                                                                                                                                        tiles and other fun gadgets.                        Mira Berg.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 PHOTO: MATHILDA WERNGREN
                                                                                                                                                                              Crooked concept store
                                                                                                                                                                              Västmannagatan 47, crookedconcept.com
                                                                                                                                                                              A showroom and store for unique conceptual
                                                                                                                                                                              products that really stand out from the crowd.
                                                                Selected                                                                                                      Featuring Swedish and international design
                                                                                                                                                                              that is young, odd and exploratory. Curated by
                                                                                                                                                                              the design bureau Straight Design.

                         Very special
                       Design & Interior
                            Stores
     Asplund                          Bucks and Spurs

                                                                                                                            PHOTO: LOUISE BILLGERT
     Sibyllegatan 31                  Karlavägen 58                        Asplund // Wedge
     asplund.org                      bucksandspurs.se                     carpet, Palais table.
     Respected interior design        Hand-selected interior
     store with elegant and time-     design products with a
     less Scandinavian design. A      twist in excellent material
     lovely mix of rugs, furniture,   of good craftsmanship.
     kitchen and design objects.      Unique selection with clear
     Own furniture and rug col-       inspiration from Indians and
     lections in collaboration with   horses. The award winning
     well-known designers such as     kitchen concept Railway
     Jonas Bohlin, CKR, Broberg       Kitchen Solution is cele-
     & Ridderstråle, Anya Sebton      brating its fifth anniversary,
                                                                                                                                                                              Crooked Concept // Odd
     and Eva Lilja Löwenheim as       and the Hopi collection has                                                                                                             ceramic shapes by Carl
     well as a number of estab-       details in beautiful Tärnsjö                                                                                                            August Sandgren.
     lished and new international     leather.
     designers and brands.

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                                                                                                                           PHOTO: PER KRISTIANSEN
              ATP Atelier

                               La dolce vita meets cool               Tambur                                                                                                                                                              Fogia Market
                                                                      Folkungatan 85, tamburstore.se                                                                                                                                 Finnboda Varvs väg 19 A, fogia.se
                        Mid-Century shop in hip Söder
                                                                      Like a normal interior design store, but a little                                                                                                    This old machinery hall covering 1,200 m 2 at the
                                                                      more like home. A unique mix of decor, utility                                                                                                    Finnboda quay is home to stores, a pleasant lunch café
               A quick glance at                                      items and furniture by independent designers,
                                                                      artists and established brands. Large inspira-
                                                                                                                                                    Fogia Market
                                                                                                                                                    // The innovative
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        and a furniture exhibition. Fogia Collection 2019 will
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        be launched during Stockholm Design Week, styled by
              shopping in SoFo,                                       tional selection for the kitchen and the table.                               new bookshelf Bond.                                                            star stylists Kråkvik & D’Orazio.

            Södermalm’s hottest                                       Konst-ig
                                                                      Åsögatan 124, konstig.se

             design destination.                                      Scandinavia’s largest independent bookstore
                                                                      that specializes in architecture, art and design                              Dusty Deco                                                      Kasthall                          fabrics and furniture. With
                                                                      – from graffiti to brutalist architecture. Books,
                                                                                                                                                    Brahegatan 21                                                   Ingmar Bergmans gata 4            the exhibition Heritage Feb 5–
                                                                                                                                                    dustydeco.com                                                   kasthall.com                      Mar 31 comes a new series
                                                   ATP Atelier        magazines, and journals about a wide range
                                                                                                                                                    Dusty Deco is a personal and                                    Unique designer rugs made         of products designed by an
                                    Skånegatan 86, atpatelier.com     of topics, such as knitting, classic fonts, street
                                                                                                                                                    eclectic mix of old and new                                     in Sweden from natural ma-        internationally established
                     ATP Atelier’s first store and showroom. ATP      art, Robert Mapplethorp, photography, album
                                                                                                                                                    at the edge of glamorous                                        terials since 1889. Kasthall      designer. The store also has a
                       combines Scandinavian design and Italian       covers and beer can design.
                                                                                                                                                    kitsch. In the mix there are                                    is displaying its most recent     charming tea room.
                   leather craftsmanship. Shoes, bags and acces-
                                                                                                                                                    also patinous design classics,                                  designer rug, Black Diamond,
                  sories produced to last a lifetime. A showroom
                                                                                                                                                    modern art and photography.                                     as well as its hand-woven
                     that exudes style and welcomes with art, ex-
                                                                                                                                                    All with an exciting story,                                     and hand-tufted rugs in its
                    cellent interior design and appealing aromas.
                                                                                                                                                    and now its own ceramic                                         beautiful store styled with
                                                                                                                                                    collection.                                                     exclusive Italian furniture.
                                                          Fablab
                                         Bondegatan 7, fab-lab.nu
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    The new collection will be
                       Set Designer & Stylist Johan Svenson has                                                                                     Iris Hantverk                                                   released during Stockholm
                                                                                                                                                    Kungsgatan 55 and                                               Design Week.
                   transformed an old milk shop into an eclectic
                                                                                                                                                    Västerlånggatan 24
                    and real-life editorial spread. The showroom                                                                                                                     Iris Hantverk // Award-
                                                                                                                                                    irishantverk.se
                   serves as a boutique Thursday to Sunday, and                                                                                                                      winning everyday design from   Svenskt Tenn
                                                                                                                                                    Hand-made brushes of             Iris Hantverk that is sold     Strandvägen 5
                     you will find curated items for a considerate                                                                                  good design and function         all over the world.            svenskttenn.se
                     daily life where a lot of brands are unique to                                                                                 have been the focus for Iris                                    The legendary founder Estrid
                                           Sweden and Stockholm.      Tambur                     Fablab
                                                                                                                                                    Hantverk, made by the vis-       sustainable design objects     Ericson established the clas-
                                                                                                                                                    ually impaired since the end     and other everyday products    sic style in 1924 in harmony
                                                                                                                                                    of the 1800s. Beautiful and      worthy of display.             with Josef Frank’s botanical

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