The world's biggest meeting place for Scandinavian furniture and lighting design now has a new communicative platform. "This will further strengthen the brand and give us the opportunity to clarify the link between Stockholm Furniture Fair, Northern Light Fair and Stockholm Design Week," says Event Manager Cecilia Nyberg.
For the ninth year running, an international designer will be responsible for creating a lounge in the Stockholmsmässan entrance hall. This time the task falls to French industrial and product designer Inga Sempé, who has won much attention and appreciation for her designs.
This fall’s Formex was bigger than ever before, with record numbers of visitors: 25,959 visitors in all, which is 218 more than the previous record from fall 2009.
Hanna Hedman and Simon Klenell The Jury’s explanatory statement: ”We should perhaps point out that we decided to award the prizes to two young designers who, completely in keeping with the spirit of the times, combine skilful handicraft with a personal design language ….
Formex, September 1-4, will see the Swedish premiere of “17 Swedish designers – chez Pascale), an exhibition featuring the female design elite of Sweden, including Monica Förster and Lena Bergström. The exhibition is part of Formex’s investment in Nordic design.
Formex has established a new design award – Nova. The award will be handed out every fall, starting at the 2011 fall exhibition. The winner will be chosen by an expert jury and the award will go to a designer active in the Nordic region.
Ahead of the coming season Formex, September 1-4, offers inspiration drawn from barren Nordic winter landscapes, old British libraries and delicate Japanese ceramics. The exhibition will also provide a hint of what the next design generation has to offer.
Young Designers
Karolina Konst, www.kpalmer.se
Simon Key Bertman, www.bertman.nu
Niklas Bonnevier Design, www.niklasbonnevier.se
Forma Nova, www.formanova.se
Yukari & Johan, www.naturalstation.se
Studio Sofie Englund www.sofieenglund.se
Lina Bergström www.linabergstrom.paspartout.com
Karin Elvy – Karin Eriksson www.karinelvy.se
Lagström Wiktorsson www.lagstromwiktors
Simon Key Bertman has been commissioned to design this fall’s Young Design Café at Formex. For the sixth successive time, a young Swedish designer will be responsible for creating Young Design Café, which also includes the Young Designers zone and a stage area.
The Formex theme exhibition invites visitors into a store, a meeting place for exchange of ideas relating to interior design. It is cozy and minimalist, with a focus on store design.
This autumn's Formex will include several new features focusing on Nordic design: the event will have a new “Nordic Area” product zone, a new annual exhibition by Nordic designers and a newly-established award “Årets kvinnliga designer” (Female designer of the year).
More than 800 wines competed in 38 different classes, setting a new record when the Vinordic Wine Challenge took place in Stockholm in April. Gold, silver and bronze winners were named for each different type of wine, and you can find the most affordable wines in Sweden here.
