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A Little Summer Friggebod?


Posted May 29th, 2009 by holly@huset 1 Comment »

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Wouldn’t it be great to own one of these wonderful little Swedish friggebods (sheds)? I’d love one in my own backyard thank you! Designed by three of Sweden’s best architectural firms and produced by Summer Entertainment (love the name!), these little cottages would work great as a sweet spot to unwind or a wonderful office nestled somewhere nice.

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Summer Entertainment has a long experience in the construction of houses of the highest quality on the Swedish mainland and the archipelago.  Over the years they have worked with architects Anders Landström, Hans Murman, Cecilia Marge Wigow, Tham & Videgård Hansson and Thomas Sandell.

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Most of the little cottages are no more than 15 square meters, but they are so wonderful, aren’t they?




The Lamp Bottle by TAF


Posted May 27th, 2009 by holly@huset 1 Comment »

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TAF Architect Office continues to make nice and clean design. This time it’s TAFs Mattias Ståhlbom who has design the lamp Bottle att Zero .

The Bottle are made of matt acrylic and the bracket is cast aluminum and can be painted or left natural.  The lamp can be used as a pendulum or placed directly on the floor (or a table). The great looking lamp resembles that of those little jerricans your hold fresh water when your’re sailing.




Swedish Hasbeens, THE shoes of choice for any profession!


Posted May 21st, 2009 by holly@huset No Comments »

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This is where we plan to go when we get ill. Turns out the doctors of Carema Care Gullmarsplan, a really cool hospital in Stockholm, got tired of their old hospital shoes and decided to match their yellow retro furniture with Yellow Covered High. What’s the next industry? Any politicians or bank employees feeling hot? Give us a call!




Works by Sanna Annukka


Posted May 5th, 2009 by holly@huset No Comments »

Sanna Anukka is one of my favorite illustrators. Her iconographic imagery is beautiful and creative, with sky-high design sensibility. Tapping into elements of folklore and fairy tales, Sanna Annukka has really carved out a unique, patented style that is all her own, and each new piece as stunning and marvelous as the last.

Sanna Annukka is a young and talented British born illustrator, whose designs have been making waves in the design world. With a mother from Finland and a father from the UK, Annukka spent much of her childhood split in both countries. Heavily influenced by Finnish folklore, specifically the national epic, The Kalevala, many of Annukka’s prints depict different scenes from The Kalevala. A 2005 graduate of the University of Brighton as…