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  • Formex announces this year’s award winners

    Formex has announced its award winners for this year, honoring FORM 01 by Skrufs Glasbruk with the In Focus award, Hermine Blixt for Design Talents – Best in Show, and Stikkan for Stand Spotlight, recognizing exceptional product design and exhibition excellence.

    Winner of In Focus Skruf Glasbruk, winner of Stand Spotlight Stikkan, winner of Design Talent Hermine Blixt.
  • Sustainability Stand Returns to Formex

    The Sustainability Stand returns to Formex, featuring 17 exhibitors focused on eco-friendly products. Located in Hall A, the stand showcases sustainable design and allows visitors to engage with brands through interactive features. The event runs from August 25-27, 2026.

    Sustainability stands at Formex 2025 showcasing sustainable products handpicked from exhibitors by IMMA agency
  • The most unexpected design installation begins with a child's drawing

    A unique installation at Formex this August will feature thousands of child-drawn superheroes. Organized by Teddykompaniet in support of Min Stora Dag, the display highlights creativity's role in design, with one drawing becoming a teddy bear, launching in 2027.

    Little boy sitting by the table and painting while a teddy bear is standing on the table beside him.
  • Formex 2026 celebrate traditions with Autumn/Winter edition

    Formex August 25-27, 2026 introduces its autumn/winter edition, "Celebrate Traditions," featuring a Winter Wonderland installation. Emphasizing Swedish traditions and creativity, it showcases three themed environments, each creatively reinterpreting familiar celebrations. The fair balances nostalgia with contemporary design, promoting sustainability and innovation.

    An icy white square with three houses, showing a table setting for a crayfish party, Christmas dinner, and a winter wedding.
  • Formex 2026 platform for Design Talents unveiled

    The area Design Talents at Formex will showcase emerging designers from August 25-27, 2026, at Stockholmsmässan. A jury of industry experts selects participants, with awards and recognition for innovative talent, promoting professional development in interior design.

    Design Talents winner January 2026 Anna Krantz receives the award by Lisa Bengtsson and Sonja Björk Ebert
  • Seasonal trend insights with Elin Frendberg

    Formex presents seasonal trends in collaboration with Elin Frendberg, bringing fresh perspectives on design, innovation, and fashion. The upcoming edition features “Winter Wonderland,” an immersive experience celebrating traditions through inspiring installations, events, and curated spaces. Formex takes place August 25–27.

    Left:AI image of a white sofa with big bows at the ends. To right: Elin Frendberg sitting in a chair dressed in a white coat.
  • Sweden returns to Salone del Mobile after nearly a decade

    A joint initiative by Business Sweden, the Embassy of Sweden in Rome, The Swedish Institute & TMF curated by Navet. In partnership with Stockholm Furniture Fair. Official inauguration cocktail April 22 at 11:00, Hall 14 E38

     Stay timeless with Swedish design. April 21-26, Hall 14 E28, Milano
  • Stockholm Furniture Fair returns in 2027 – Greater emphasis on business, innovation, and the future of Scandinavian Design

    Stockholm Furniture Fair will return in 2027 with a strengthened focus on business, innovation, and Scandinavian design. The platform will become a biennial event, be shortened to four days, and feature a new innovation area. It will also introduce an open, accessible, and welcoming approach to exhibiting – something that will enable more brands to participate.

    Photos shows furnitures in exhibitions and stands, an audience listening to design talks on stage and visitors in stands.
  • Stockholm Design Week is back 2027 – Design in all forms, for everyone

    Stockholm Design Week 2027 returns with a renewed vision: design in all forms, for everyone. With expanded collaborations, new city-wide clusters, and a broader mix of participants, the week becomes an accessible, international platform where design is explored, experienced, and celebrated across Stockholm.

    People attending a mingle party inside a showroom during Stockholm Design Week. Exterior shows big windows and a yellow sign.
  • Wallpaper Tradition in a New Light – A 150-Metre Tribute to Swedish Printmaking

    When Formex celebrates its 65th anniversary this August, the spotlight will be on patterns, colour, and Swedish design. The exhibition Tapetgallerie, featuring around ten wallpaper producers, along with Tapetlunden, offers visitors a unique experience of 150 metres of wallpaper inspiration – a vibrant tribute to Sweden’s unique tradition of printmaking on paper and textiles.

    Two people at the entrance of a red building marked "Handtryckta Tapeter".
  • Stockholm Furniture Fair – exploring ideas and innovations

    This year’s edition of Stockholm Furniture Fair presents a remarkable lineup of exhibitors, talks and cutting-edge installations, offering visitors new perspectives on design and architecture. With a carefully curated programme that merges commerce with culture, the fair serves as platform where innovative ideas are tested and relevant themes are explored.

  • Multi soap winner of the Formex Sustainability Award

    For the third year in a row, the Formex jury has selected a winner of the Formex Sustainability Award. This year, Tvåla & Tvaga won the prize for their thoughtful household soap, Skina.

  • TAIL Living takes home the win in Formex Design Talents "Best in Show" spring 2025

    Formex Design Talents is the competition for emerging designers who are not yet established, offering them the opportunity to meet the industry and showcase their products to buyers, producers, and the media. From these nominees, one submission is ultimately selected as the winner of 'Best in Show,' and today the winner, TAIL Living, was announced.

  • Formex Focuses on Sustainability at Café Conversation Piece

    When Formex opens its doors on January 17, sustainability will take up more space than ever before at the fair. The 250 square meter Café Conversation Piece in Hall A is entirely dedicated to sustainability issues and has been created by IMMA – Malin Jensen, Maria Lagerman, and Maria Soxbo – who were behind the exhibition Hållbart? at Formex last autumn.

  • “Disrupt more, waste less, and act better” – Stockholm Furniture Fair Talks 2025

    Stockholm Furniture Fair Talks 2025 brings together some of the leading voices in the design and architecture industry. Curated in collaboration with Dezeen and Designo Journal, the programme features prominent names such as Faye Toodgood, Ineke Hans, Ini Archibong as well as Snøhetta, Schemata Architects and Clap Studio.

  • Formex Trend Guide SS25: Craftsmanship, Elegance, and Playfulness in Focus

    From January 17–19, 2025, Stockholmsmässan will once again transform into the Nordic region's most important meeting place for interior design: Formex. A sneak peek into the trends of spring is already available, drawn from the Formex Trend Guide – a biannual source of inspiration created in collaboration with trend expert Jan Rundgren.

  • Here Are the Selected Talents for Formex Design Talents January 2025

    On January 17, Formex – the Nordic region's most important meeting place for interior design – opens its doors. As usual, selected designers will showcase their products in the Formex Design Talents area. One of these designers will also be awarded the title “Best in Show.”

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