Press Releases

Ljungbergs Textile is invited to 'HOME in the WOODS nyc'

May 14, 2013 08:12 CEST Ljungbergs Textil Ljungbergs Textile or Ljungbergs Factory, since the company just changed its name is proud to have been invited to the ‘HOME in the WOODS nyc’ exhibition that is a story about bringing The Nordic tradition and new design work, with a relation to nature, to New York.

Stockholm man Stubbs speaker at Oslo Innovation Day

Apr 29, 2013 09:30 CEST UP THERE, EVERYWHERE Julian Stubbs, lead brand strategist from UP FOR REAL, will be a keynote speaker at the Oslo Innovation Day to be held in Oslo May 2nd. Stubbs will be talking about the branding of cities, places and destinations. Stubbs is the man behind the branding of Stockholm as The Capital of Scandinavia.

Julian Stubbs speaker at Eurocities-Urbact Place Branding event in Oslo

Apr 16, 2013 09:10 CEST UP THERE, EVERYWHERE Julian Stubbs, lead brand strategist from UP FOR REAL, will be a keynote speaker at a joint Eurocities-Urbact thematic workshop to be held in Oslo April 17th and 18th. Stubbs will be talking about the branding of the city of Oslo and the process being used. Stubbs is the man behind the branding of Stockholm as The Capital of Scandinavia.

Eclectic Touch – diversity and mixture at Formex

Apr 10, 2013 09:05 CEST Stockholmsmässan Mix and match: matte and shiny, vivid and neutral, conventional and original. The trend theme at the Formex interiors and design fair on 15-18 August 2013 is Eclectic Touch – affirmative and indulgent, with an intuitive feel.

Place Brander Day picks Stockholm brand man Stubbs for jury

Mar 22, 2013 08:50 CET UP THERE, EVERYWHERE Julian Stubbs, the man behind the branding of Stockholm as The Capital of Scandinavia, has been selected as one of the judges for the Place Branders Day jury. Place Brander's Day will be held on May 16 at the Public Studio in Jönköping, Sweden. The program will feature a number of leading speakers on the topic of place marketing and an award will also be given for Place Brander of the Year.

Swedish textile industry is investing in local production and international expansion with new owners.

Mar 21, 2013 10:28 CET Ljungbergs Textil Two million yards of fabric produced every year, with sales of about 50 million. The company is active internationally with sales in the USA and Japan, but the expansion has just begun. There are approx. 8000 templates in the archive. In Rydboholm most classic Swedish patterns are printed from the 50s onwards; from Viola Gråsten, Stig Lindberg, Sven Merkelius and Lisa Larsson, to name a few.

Norwegians Turn to Stockholm’s Branding Man for MIPIM

Mar 12, 2013 09:07 CET UP THERE, EVERYWHERE The city of Oslo has turned to Julian Stubbs, the man who devised the branding of Stockholm as The Capital of Scandinavia, for their own branding. Stubbs will give a presentation at MIPIM, the world’s leading real estate summit, in Cannes France today with Oslo’s governing Mayor Stian Berger Røsland. The presentation is at 15.00 and will be held on the Oslo stand number 13.24/15.23 at MIPIM.

Yahoo! Right or Wrong on Remote Working?

Feb 28, 2013 09:15 CET UP THERE, EVERYWHERE Yahoo announced it's taking measures to ban staff from "remote" working. Virgin entrepreneur Richard Branson, was quick to respond calling it a "backwards step". Julian Stubbs, based in Stockholm Sweden and a pioneer of remote working with his global cloud based agency *UP There, Everywhere, said 'I'm truly baffled by Yahoo's announcement. It seems a very odd move indeed'.

Highlights from Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair 2013

Feb 15, 2013 15:17 CET Stockholmsmässan The 62nd Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair – the world’s largest meeting place for Scandinavian furniture and lighting design – took place on 5-9 February. 729 exhibitors from 31 countries came together under Stockholmsmässan’s roof to showcase innovations in furniture, lighting and textiles for homes and public spaces.

Snow-capped mountains set the mood in Nendo’s installation at Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair

Jan 08, 2013 10:50 CET Stockholmsmässan For the tenth year running, a celebrated international designer is creating a lounge at the Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair.This year Mr. Oki Sato, Chief Designer and founder of Nendo, has produced an installation that creates the illusion of snow-capped mountain peaks soaring into the sky.This is an instance of the method being as central to the creative process as the visual effect.