Press Releases

Formex senses a new beginning and picks the theme “Fresh” for its spring exhibition

Oct 26, 2012 12:56 CEST Stockholmsmässan A new age and a new season await us. Winter darkness makes us long for a new beginning, the first warm rays of spring sunshine, and the sense of hope and life that daylight brings. Formex, which will be held at Stockholmsmässan on 17-20 January 2013, is launching the theme “Fresh” this spring.

Major increase in international visitors to Formex Autumn

Aug 21, 2012 22:34 CEST Stockholmsmässan Formex continues to cement its position as the leading event in Nordic interior design. The autumn fair attracted 973 exhibitors, 783 media representatives and 23,407 visitors from 54 countries.

Nova-designpalkinnon vuoden 2012 voittaja

Aug 17, 2012 06:22 CEST Stockholmsmässan Suomalainen Mari Isopahkala on voittanut Nova-designpalkinnon ja on siten vuoden Nova 2012. Isopahkala vastaanotti torstai-iltana Kyuhyung Chon suunnitteleman diplomin Monica Försterilta Tukholman PUB-tavaratalossa pidetyssä palkintoseremoniassa. Nova-designpalkinto jaetaan joka vuosi pohjoismaiselle muotoilijalle ja sen myöntäjinä ovat Formex-designmessut, Plaza Interiör ja Gallery

Mari wins Nova Design Award 2012

Aug 17, 2012 06:18 CEST Stockholmsmässan Mari Isopahkala from Finland has won the Nova Nordic Designer of the Year 2012 award. On Thursday evening, she received her diploma – designed by Kyuhyung Cho – from Monica Förster during an award ceremony at PUB in Stockholm. A Nordic designer is chosen to receive the Nova design award every year by the Formex design trade fair, in association with Plaza Interiör and Gallery Pascale.

Aug 16, 2012 16:21 CEST Stockholmsmässan The shortlist of products nominated for the Formex Formidable design award was announced today on the opening day of the Formex fair. Formex Formidable encourages and rewards interesting, qualitative and contemporary design. The shortlisted entries are on show at the fair and at www.formex.se, where the general public can vote for the “People's Choice”.

Tomorrow’s designers exhibiting at Formex

Aug 09, 2012 09:58 CEST Stockholmsmässan Who will be the next rising star in the design world? There’s no better place to look for answers than Formex, the Nordic region’s largest trade fair for the interior design industry. The Design Students Selected by Formex exhibition and the Young Designer and Next Step zones will be showcasing products from design students and promising young designers.

Formex honours this year’s World Design Capital, Helsinki

Jun 14, 2012 10:22 CEST Stockholmsmässan Helsinki has been designated the World Design Capital for 2012, and Formex is recognizing this with a design lounge in Stockholmsmässan’s entrance square. The lounge will showcase Finnish design and is being arranged by the Swedish Fashion Council in collaboration with Formex.

And the nominees for the 2012 Nova Design Award are…

Jun 13, 2012 13:38 CEST Stockholmsmässan On 16 August, designer Monika Förster will present this year’s Nordic designer of the year with the Nova Design Award at the Formex design get-together at PUB. Among other honours, the winner will be given the opportunity to exhibit their works at this spring’s Formex design fair and at the Gallery Pascale, and will have them featured in an article in magazine Plaza Interiör.

Formex showcases Nordic Charm at PUB

Jun 07, 2012 13:35 CEST Stockholmsmässan For the first time ever, Formex is treating design-interested members of the public to an exhibition in Stockholm City to coincide with this fall’s trade fair. During the August 16 - 19 2012 Design Days, Formex will be guesting the PUB department store in Stockholm.

Kitchen life in focus in The Odd Nest

Jun 07, 2012 09:09 CEST Stockholmsmässan The task of designing the new stage and restaurant area at Formex has fallen to design team Oddbirds. The Odd Nest showcases everything from locally sourced produce to contemporary food trends and inspiration. Visitors are also offered a meeting place for thoughts, ideas and high-flying plans here.