Stockholm Fashion Week

Sweden’s greatest designers present their autumn/winter 2010 collections in Stockholm this week. Since its inception in 2005, the Fashion Week by Berns catwalk has grown its slate to support nearly forty Scandinavian design houses twice annually, with the primary focus being to attract the international fashion community of press and buyers to Swedish and Scandinavian design.

“Fashion Week by Berns is without doubt Stockholm’s finest event” says Christian Lippich, designer of the Men’s collection at Tiger of Sweden, in King Magazine, November 2008.

“Fashion Week by Berns features the most prominent Swedish designer shows, industry seminars, and…

Johan Linsten shows at Stockholm’s Design Week

One of the most interesting young Scandinavian designers today is Johan Lindstén from Sweden. He participates in Stockholm Design Week this week, which is an exhibition under the name Check In 10, which refers to the 10 young designers who are “checked in” and exhibits at Hotel Birger Jarl in Stockholm.

Johan Lindsténs design is conceptual in style, and is based on an interpretation of an ancient occupation, embroidery. Under the name Dream about an idyllic place… Johan Lindstén has made a series of chairs where the upholstered backrest of the chairs all have a wonderful embroidered scene sewn on. In this way he gives historical and cultural…

News from Stockholm Furniture Fair

RVW is a new Swedish furniture manufacturer founded by designers Jonas Nordgren and Johannes Herbertsson who grew tired of the fast paced design business and decided to take matters into their own hands. RVW stands for consistency and condemns trends and hype in order to produce furniture that has no expiration date.
Based in Malmö in the southern part of Sweden, RVW works closely with suppliers in the Öresund region and Småland to produce their furniture. Besides breathing life in local artisanship, they also pay homage to Scandinavias design heritage.?“We see it as something self-explanatory to continue on the Scandinavian design heritage and to produce something specific from the library of materials, ideas and forms crafted over centuries,”…

Outfit of the Week

Odd Molly Freedom Blouse, Swedish Hasbeens Lace Up Boots, Triwa Purple Haze Watch, Anne Black Flower Earrings

It was wedding time at Formex, real Swedish royalty glamour!

When visiting Stockholm’s Formex Gift show last week, we were struck by all the “hoopla” over Crown Princess Viktoria and her boyfriend Daniel Westling’s upcoming wedding. The royal event will happen in June (of course!) and all of Sweden is awaiting with much anticipation. At Formex there was plenty of vendors which were showing their official wedding collection of products to retailers throughout Sweden. We couldn’t help ourselves in getting a little excited too. All of these products were specifically designed and made for the Crown Princess and her man, and it was the first time that any of these products were shown.

Some of our favorite views from the Formex Show

It was wonderful meeting with a lot of our Swedish vendors at the Formex show and seeing all their new items for the Spring / Summer collection. One of our favorites Camilla Engdahl was there showing her wonderful Arla birds.

Sagaform had a wonderful new selection of happy and colorful items as well.

We are also very excited about our new pieces coming from Danish design brand Rice.

Several new finds were also on hand and will soon be in our store in the coming months, we can’t wait to share them with all of you!

Views from Formex

We just returned from Stockholm’s Formex Gift show, and what a whirlwind trip is was! Just a few days to see all the new items offered for Spring, as well as meeting some of our vendors and making new connections too.

The theme for this years Formex show was Creative Flow, and according to designer Jan Rundgren, who created the main exhibition”Creative Spaces”, is summed up by: “Studio trends are precisely with the times, the individualistic style feels like one of the most powerful things at the moment. We’re looking for something unique in both objects and expressions. The spaces are bohemian, spontaneously decorated and show that a…

Alice in Wonderland Danish Style

Designer Anders Arhøj from design studio Venom Yum, and ceramist Louise Gaarmann, co-founder of LYNfabrikken.dk, have collaborated on a reusable ceramic series where they give discarded cups new life by decorating them with graphics from Alice in Wonderland.

We think Alice in Wonderland is an exciting whimsical universe which includes a tea party and many other fun things. Anders has designed and drawn all the characters, and by a special technique, transferred the motives to the ceramics.

Sweet Little Hot Plate

Is this not the cutest little hot plate? Would work well for a guest house or maybe even camping!

COLLAGE ‘the kitchen demystified’ is the Master project of the Swedish designer Isabelle Olsson. This Porcelain cookingplate is part of a comprehensive kitchen concept.

Finnish lines, Sanna Annukka’s prints are wonderful!

While Scandinavian design is often a byword for minamalism, the colorful work of illustrator Sanna Annukka is awash with folkloric maidens and towering palaces reminiscent of fairy-tale lands. This Finnish artist states that much of her art stems from summertime expeditions to Lapland, where the long white nights and forest encounters with deer and elks made a lasting impression. “The bold shapes and detailing all reflect the simple beauty of Finland”, she explains.


Sanna’s newest wooden Soul Birds: In Karelia there was an ancient belief in the Sielulintu…