People are talking about a second wave and rebirth of design rooted in the Scandinavian design of the 1950s. Soft Nordic will be this fall’s trend theme at Formex, August 13–16. The style is pure and clean, with rounded shapes, exclusive materials and a playful look.
On Friday, May 9, the GastroNord food fair, which will be held May 6-9, will turn its focus to cafés, pastry shops, bakeries and students with a number of activities. For example, Sweden’s best barista for 2014 and Student Chef of the Year will be announced.
The hot café and restaurant sector is facing a shortage of skilled, knowledgeable staff. To inspire and develop the industry's future – students – the GastroNord food and beverage exhibition will put special focus on restaurant trainees on Friday, May 9.
The boats of tomorrow will have foils that lift them above the waves. Foils and outriggers also increase speed and can reduce fuel consumption by 75 percent. See the boats of the future first at the Stockholm International Boat Show! About 500 boats will be on display, several of which are world premiers. The Stockholm International Boat Show opens at Stockholmsmässan on March 1.
This year's GastroNord, May 6–9, will be an historic event as the Bocuse d´Or Europe 2014 will take place at Stockholmsmässan concurrently with GastroNord. Visitors will thus have the opportunity to celebrate with world-class chefs, competitors, national teams and seminar participants – all under one roof. At the same time the Vinordic beverage fair will also be underway.
The Stockholm International Boat Show opens at Stockholmsmässan on March 1. The dock will be packed with exciting sailboat models – large, small and very new. Everything from the Show's largest boat, the 17-meter-long Beneteau Sense 55 luxury yacht, to the six-meter Fabola 650 day sailer. Among the many interesting new items it may well be the "flying" sailboats that attract the most attention.
Over 40 of the approximately 300 motor boats to be shown at Stockholmsmässan from March 1–9 are new. Zuperman, a super-racing boat that attains speeds over 180 knots is one of them and the aluminum boat Viggo X8 is one of several boats to have its world premiere at the show. Scandinavia’s largest boat show, Allt för sjön, the Stockholm International Boat Show, will feature an unusually large num
The Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair, the world’s foremost venue for Scandinavian design, concluded last Saturday. This year's edition bubbled with energy and breathed optimism. Many exhibitors gave positive signals that the economy has turned.
How do you prioritize who will get the opportunity to build a city from scratch? Meet the project management team for two highly visible construction projects at Nordbygg Sustainable Days 2014.
According to a survey performed by Novus on behalf of the Swedish Federation of Wood and Furniture Industry (TMF), six out of ten Swedes are prepared to pay more for furniture that is manufactured under fair working conditions. And a large majority put quality and design at the top of the list of important factors when buying furniture.
4 February sees the opening of the Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair, the world’s biggest meeting place for Scandinavian furniture and light design, at Stockholmsmässan. On Saturday 8 February, members of the public with an interest in design are also welcome to see the latest developments in furniture and lighting.
Soon we will be in the 6th week of the year, a week that has become synonymous with Stockholm Design Week. Many of the world's best in furniture and lighting will be in Stockholm to check out the latest in Scandinavian design at Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair. With the trade fair at the middle of it all, the entire city buzzes with around 60 events, installations and parties. Stockholm Furn
