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  • Photo: Gustav Kaiser

    Doshi Levien presents an abstract version of their studio

    Design studio Doshi Levien is the Guest of Honour at Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair 2020. With their exhibition in the Entrance Hall, the Indian-British designers aim to give visitors an insight into their creative process, revealing for the very first time, their drawings and prototypes side by side with production pieces.

  • From left: Fair visitors at Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair in the 70s, armchair "Etcetera" from 1971, design by Jan Ekselius, contemporary armchair "Emma", produced by Gärsnäs, photo Lennart Durehed.

    Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair celebrates 70 years

    February 2020 marks the arrival of the 70th Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair. The occasion will be celebrated with an exhibition showcasing design classics from the 1950s to the present day, all of which have maintained their ongoing relevance – despite hot trends and new launches – by still being in production.

  • Photo: Tengbom

    Is there an office beyond the cloud? Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair 2020 hosts an exhibition exploring the workplace of the future

    With your office in your pocket, is there really any reason to leave home? Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair will feature the exhibition Re-defining the Office, about what it will take to keep the workplace relevant in a cloud-based reality. The exhibition is curated and designed by architecture firm Tengbom, which has over 10 years’ experience in office design.

  • The winner of Nordbygg’s Gold Medal in 2018, the founder and CEO of the company ​Operose, Johanna Söderström

    Nordbygg good for business

    On April 21, 2020, the doors to the housing and construction industry’s foremost meeting place in the Nordics will open. Over four days, more than 800 Swedish and foreign companies will show their latest products, solutions and services. Added to that are seminars and special arenas and events for different fields.

  • Chicie Lindgren, Unit Manager Stockholm Design Events, and Christina Olsson, Project Area Manager Formex

    Formex is celebrating 60 years as the Nordic region’s largest meeting place for interior design with an up-to-the-minute inspirational exhibition – created by the international Carlin Creative Trend Bureau

    At Formex on January 14–17, 2020 the focus will be on the challenges faced by retailers when the international trend and content agency Carlin takes over Stockholmsmässan’s Entrance Hall with their Retail Hub exhibition. The aim is to both inspire and offer new insights to exhibitors and visitors by highlighting the latest themes in retail.

  • Vo Trong Nghia, Kelly Alvarez Doran and Sevil Peach.

    Lots of exciting names for Stockholm Design & Architecture Talks 2020

    With 40 programmed events and 100 contributors, Stockholm Design & Architecture Talks 2020 is securing its position as one of Scandinavia’s leading discussion platforms for design and architecture. – This is our most dynamic and varied program ever, says Program Manager Ulrika Kjellström Attar.

  • Spotlight on the workplaces of the future at WorkSpace Sweden

    Spotlight on the workplaces of the future at WorkSpace Sweden

    How will digitalization affect the workplaces of tomorrow and how can companies and organizations meet the growing demands of their employees? These topics will be discussed over the two days of WorkSpace Sweden, a conference that runs in parallel with Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair.

  • Photo from the movie "Respect" focusing on Swedish furniture manufacturers perspectives on sustainability. Premiering at the fair February 4.

    Environmental focus at Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair

    As the little sister of the construction and real estate sector, with its considerable environmental footprint, it is particularly important for the furniture world to clean up after itself. Nordic companies have come further than most and Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair brings together many of the most progressive players.

  • Svensk Ventilation now develops their indoor-climate scene into a large indoor-climate arena for Nordbygg 2020.  (Photo: Britta Permats, CEO, Svensk Ventilation)

    Nordbygg – a show of strength with width and depth

    For more than 20 years, Nordbygg has gathered the actors in the construction and housing industry for a show of strength. The strength lies partly in the number of exhibitors, but also in the great width. Everyone, from the giants of the industry to small innovative new-comers and industry associations, choose Nordbygg to spread their news and acquire new knowledge.

  • Digital explorers Wang & Söderström to create set design for Greenhouse

    Digital explorers Wang & Söderström to create set design for Greenhouse

    The experimental design duo Wang & Söderström are taking charge of the Greenhouse area at Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair, February 4–8, 2020 – providing the Nordic region’s leading arena for up- and coming designers a suitable setting: – Our ambition is to create an environment that merges the futuristic and the contemporary, the digital and the physical, explain Anny Wang and Tim Söderström.

  • Launching of an innovation arena │ And two loyal exhibitors who are returning to Nordbygg 2020 are Husqvarna and Armatec.

    Nordbygg 2020 revives a new Innovation arena

    With a little over six months until Nordbygg 2020, the preparations for the most important fair for the construction and housing industry are well under way. The program is continuously expanded and the exhibition area is 93 per cent booked.

  • Photo: Martin Ulvbäck

    Colorful Design Bar created by Fredrik Paulsen

    Genre-defying designer Fredrik Paulsen has been commissioned to create the Design Bar for Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair, February 4–8, 2020. The menu this time round will be composed by chefs Marion Ringborg and Linn Söderström from pop-up restaurant Garba.

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