Highlights From Stockholm Design Week & Furniture Fair 2020.Scandinavia’s high standards of craftsmanship and design were once again the hero of Stockholm Design Week & Furniture Fair 2020. While the fair itself cannot rival Milan, Cologne or Paris in scale, what it lacks in size it makes up for...
Acne Studios’ Monumental HQ in Stockholm.Set within Stockholm’s former Czechoslovakian embassy, Johannes Norlander Arkitekur worked with Acne Studios Creative Director Jonny Johansson on the brand’s new HQ, looking to the original ACNE acronym for inspiration: Ambition to...
Toteme Boutique in Stockholm by Christian Halleröd.For their first ever flagship store, cult fashion brand Toteme turned to Swedish designer Christian Halleröd, who has somewhat of a cult following of his own. The fast-growing fashion brand was originally launched in New York, but now...
The Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm by Norell/Rodhe.Norell/Rodhe articulated key existing elements with colour through the refurbishment of the Royal Institute of Art building in Stockholm, such as the pastel yellow braced columns that date back to the 1800s. Bespoke fittings and furniture...
Axel Arigato Opens Permanent Store in Stockholm Designed by Christian Halleröd.At the Axel Arigato Stockholm store, Christian Halleröd designed display tables of light blue natural marble resting on crushed glass podiums, ironically reminiscent of storefronts after an attempted break-in. The tables were designed to...
Lyceum University Building in Stockholm Converted Into Apartments by Andreas Martin-Löf Arkitekter.Originally designed by Gustaf Dahl in 1896, the Lyceum building on the Old Stockholm university campus now contains 39 apartments with 4.3m ceilings, six of which are lofts contained within the previously undeveloped attic, recently...
Boxen, New Gallery Space at ArkDes in Stockholm by Dehlin Brattgård Arkitekter.Boxen is a studio gallery at ArkDes, the Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design in Stockholm, completed in 2018 by locals Dehlin Brattgård Arkitekter. The space is contained within a steel box structure set in the middle of one of two...
Highlights From Our Visit to Stockholm Design Week & Furniture Fair 2019.As someone who’s watched Stockholm Design Week & Furniture Fair closely from afar (an oxymoron, I realise), I had high expectations from our visit to the city responsible for leaving a steady trail of Scandinavian Design Bombs all over...
Gina Tricot Concept Store in Stockholm by Note Design Studio.Gina Tricot's flagship on the hip Stockholm island of Södermalm sports a fresh brand image that elevates the garments on display while empowering the shoppers in the...
