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    Scented Candle Refill Wins Formex Sustainability Award

    The first recipient of the new Formex Sustainability Award has been announced. Remoair won the award for its innovative and resource-efficient scented candle refill. Many interesting entries were submitted last fall for the first ever Formex Sustainability Award.

  • How do we build and design for a better tomorrow?

    How do we build and design for a better tomorrow?

    Stockholm Furniture Fair Talks offers a dedicated program with keynote speakers and inspiring design and architecture talks throughout the week. Amongst the speakers on the main stage, you will find designers such as Sabine Marcelis, Stephen Burks and Raw Edges as well as architects such as Anders Lendager and Victoria Millestrup from BIG.
    ”Equality and diversity are the biggest challenges faci

  • Christine Ingridsdotter och Jonas Bohlin foto Martin Brusewitz

    Underbar by Jonas Bohlin and Christine Ingridsdotter

    For Stockholm Furniture Fair 2023, Swedish designer and interior architect Jonas Bohlin has designed the bar Underbar (Wonderful in Swedish) in close collaboration with Christine Ingridsdotter. The bar is made from carefully selected components, and all material will be reused once the fair is over — all the resources being used for Underbar do have a purpose. The bar will be a meeting place creat

  • Stockholm Furniture Fair 2023 celebrates Swedish design and Scandinavian core values

    Stockholm Furniture Fair 2023 celebrates Swedish design and Scandinavian core values

    When Stockholm Furniture Fair opens its doors in February, the focus is all Scandinavian. With a Guest of Honor installation by the Swedish design studio Front and the bar Underbar by the Swedish interior architect Jonas Bohlin, Swedish design is put at the forefront for the first time in the fair's history.
    Front is the first Swedish design studio to receive the recognition and they will show

  • The Swan by Anders Lendager (DK), design by Kustaa Saksi (FI) and sculpture by Sara Lundkvist for The Ode To (SWE)

    Scandinavian Design Awards nominees 2023

    We are happy to introduce the nominees for the newly established Scandinavian Design Awards, selected by jury members from Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. The award aims to recognize and pay tribute to both established players and newcomers within architecture, interiors and design in Scandinavia. The winners will be announced on February 6 in Blå Hallen in Stockholm City Hall and all the nom

  • Scandinavian Design Awards – celebrating the best design and architecture in Scandinavia

    Scandinavian Design Awards – celebrating the best design and architecture in Scandinavia

    The Scandinavian Design Awards will be launched in 2023. This new initiative aims to recognise and pay tribute to both established players and newcomers within architecture, interiors and design, in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. The awards are a partnership between the publishing company It Is Media and Stockholm Furniture Fair, with the winners being announced during Stockholm Design Week

  • 20 Emerging Designers Selected for Design Talents at Formex in January

    20 Emerging Designers Selected for Design Talents at Formex in January

    20 promising young designers have been accepted for Design Talents and will all be displaying their products at the fair. Design Talents is one of the most exciting zones at Formex, where up-and-coming designers get the chance to enter their products to be selected and put on display. At the press breakfast on January 17, one of the selected design talents will be announced as the winner of “Best

  • Nine Entries Shortlisted for Formex Sustainability Award

    Nine Entries Shortlisted for Formex Sustainability Award

    The newly established Formex Sustainability Award has attracted a great deal of interest in the industry. During the fall, exhibiting companies have been able to enter their products, and the Formex jury has now shortlisted nine of the entries—ranging from organic seeds to cell phone shells and scented candle refills. All the entries will be on display at Formex in January 2023, where the winner w

  • Furniture inspired by space research and influences from sneaker culture — the 2023 Greenhouse is playful and exploratory

    Furniture inspired by space research and influences from sneaker culture — the 2023 Greenhouse is playful and exploratory

    Greenhouse, the international platform for up-and-coming young designers at Stockholm Furniture Fair, acts as a steppingstone for the design stars of tomorrow. The jury has selected exhibitors for 2023, with a total of 32 designers and 30 design schools from 18 different countries. The 2023 exhibitors are notable for their high level of playfulness and exploratory creativity. And there’s the bonus

  • The countdown to Stockholm Furniture Fair has begun

    The countdown to Stockholm Furniture Fair has begun

    Stockholm Furniture Fair kicks off the 2023 design year with a busy fair expected to attract 30,000 visitors from all over the world and Stockholm Design Week offering an exceptionally strong program for both the industry and the general public. Stockholm Furniture Fair will be attended by more than 400 exhibitors, including furniture companies such as Hem, Artek, Kinnarps, Norrman Copenhagen and

  • Karl Fredrik Gustafsson

    Focus on flowers and color with Karl Fredrik at Formex

    Florist and gardener Karl Fredrik Gustafsson will be visiting Formex and appearing on stage on two occasions. As well as sharing his own garden journey with us, he’ll be offering smart tips and inspiration.
    With his own TV show “Karl Fredrik at Österlen” and his YouTube series “The Revolution Race,” he’s now one of the best-known faces in interior design and gardening in Sweden. He’s passionat

  • Tekla Severin

    Master of colors and interior designer Tekla Severin creates for Formex

    Award-winning colorist and interior designer Tekla Evelina Severin will be creating the main exhibition at Formex in January and producing this year’s campaign images. Tekla is a well-known creative who has worked extensively in the international design and furniture market. The alchemy of her vibrant designs and talent for color prompted Elle to name her Interior Designer of the Year 2022 in Sept

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