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  • – Nordbygg is important for an export country such as The Netherlands, not least since it has become more international, says Ines Coppoolse, the ambassador for The Netherlands in Stockholm.

    Nordbygg, a door to the Swedish market

    Nordbygg is seen by European actors in the construction sector as an increasingly important place to be. This year, one in five exhibitors is an international company.

  • Strong stance on ventilation issues at Nordbygg 2020

    Strong stance on ventilation issues at Nordbygg 2020

    This year, ventilation issues will have an even more expanded role at Nordbygg, when the industry organisation Svensk Ventilation (Swedish Ventilation) comes together with Svensk Automation (Swedish Automation) on the new stage - The Indoor Climate Arena.

  • Photo: Gustav Kaiser

    Stockholm Design Week attracts visitors from all over the world

    Architects, designers and journalists from all over the world will be coming to Stockholm to attend Stockholm Design Week and Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair, February 3-9. With the fair being the hub Stockholm will be buzzing with almost 200 design events, exhibitions and parties.

  • Lamps designed by Formex Nova nominee Jan Klingler. Photo: TrendNomad

    Formex Nova award – nominees appointed

    Formex has established the Formex Nova award – Nordic Designer of the Year, to promote high quality Nordic design created by a still relatively unknown designer working in the Nordic interior design industry. A jury appoints the nominees for the award. The winner will be presented August 18.

  • 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.

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