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Älvsjö gård – Stockholm Furniture Fair’s new platform for experimental, research driven and collectible design
Älvsjö gård is a new platform for experimental, research driven and collectible design, set in one of the oldest still existing manors in Stockholm. With its close proximity to the fair ground of Stockholm Furniture Fair it has a unique position to showcase limited and small scale design to a wide audience. Stockholm Furniture Fair have invited design galleries, makers, independent artist and designers to exhibit their work in 13 rooms set over two floors. The numbers of visitors are regulated and there is no wheelchair or stroller access.
– Being able to offer a platform with experimental work and highly crafted furniture right next to our traditional furniture fair is an important part of our strategy moving forward. We want to mirror what’s happening in the design industry,” says Hanna Nova Beatrice, project manager for Stockholm Furniture Fair and Stockholm Design Week.
Exhibitors 2023 include Tableu from Denmark, Pyton Gallery and Kiosken from Norway and Stockholm Modern, Coulisse Gallery and Veermakers from Sweden. The artist Fredrik Nielsen showcases the installation Mixed Emotions, as shown at the Loewe exhibition in 2022, and the curated exhibition New Narratives shows new and unique work from a number of Swedish designers and artists. Other exhibitors are Tokio from Slovenia, Navet from Sweden and the Swedish sculptor and designer Kajsa Melchior.
Participating at Älvsjö gård
New Narratives
New Narratives shows new work from a number of designers and artists working in Sweden today. Moving freely between industry, gallery commissions and small scale production, the invited designers and artists challenge the notion of the traditional design role as well as the image of Swedish design. The exhibition is curated by Hanna Nova Beatrice, Project Area Manager at Stockholm Furniture Fair. Participating designers: Axel Wannberg, David Ericsson, David Taylor, Emanuele Stamuli, Erik Bratsberg, Fredrik Paulsen, Folkform, Hanna Hansdotter, Lab La Bla, Mattias Sellden, Magniberg, MattsonMarnell and Simon Klenell.
Tableau
Taking its name from the French word “tableau”, meaning artistic stage or scene, TABLEAU functions as a gallery and creative studio working with curation, interiors, art and floral installations. They collaborate with a network of up and coming and established designers from all over the world, hoping to further break the divisions between the art and design genres. At Älvsjö gård they showcase the installation Funct Feast.
Kiosken
Kiosken is an interdisciplinary gallery space in Bergen, Norway, dedicated to support and exhibit artists, designers and craft artisans in the region. Exploring the boundaries between art, design and crafts they showcase selected work by Anine Aasen, Ali Gallefoss, Stine Aas, Studio Sandland, Siv Støldal, Vilde Tuv and Kine Ulvestad.
Pyton Gallery
Pyton Gallery is a multidisciplinary exhibition platform and artist group in Oslo showcasing historic and contemporary Norwegian craft, art, and design. Founded in 2019 PYTON today consists of Henrik Ødegaard, Richard Øiestad, Tron Meyer and Are Blytt. The PYTON exhibition space in Oslo aims to be a pioneering figure for exhibition concepts, inviting up-and-coming designers, craft makers and artists to a common space.
Stockholm Modern
The Swedish gallery stockholmmodern is specialized in contemporary design by international working multidisciplinary designers. At Älvsjö gård they will present brand new works by Frida Fjellman. New works by Linn Sjöstedt and Eva Zeathreaus as well as works by Sara Lundkvist and Anna Nordström. In addition to this essential parts of Jenny Nordbergs acclaimed exhibition ”Active Cargo” will be shown.
Fredrik Nielsen
The Swedish artist Fredrik Nielsens work is influenced by graffiti, pop culture and music and push our perception of glass into new directions. Trained a glass blower he is approaching his material and the traditions around it in his very own way. His work has been exhibited widely around the world. The installation Mixed Emotions for Wetterling Gallery was most recently showed at the Loewe foundation 2022.
Coulisse Gallery
Coulisse Gallery presents young, cutting-edge artists and designers from Scandinavia and beyond. With a collaborative approach at its core, the gallery aims to bring a vibrant new energy to the Stockholm art scene, connecting artists and creatives from different disciplines who have common visual and conceptual threads in their practices. Coulisse launched in 2021 by Filip Zieciak.
Veermakers
After several years of collaborating on bespoke interior design projects and collectible furniture pieces, Louise Liljencrantz and KFK Cabinet Makers launched Veermakers in 2021, with a range of furniture and accessories designed by Louise Liljencrantz. Combining mid century modern influences with a contemporary aesthetic, each piece is an ode to craftsmanship with a strong emphasis on finishes and details.
Kajsa Melchior
Kajsa Melchior is a designer and sculptor based in Stockholm focusing on spatial and material investigations. Her work has a design critical approach and moves in the borderline between furniture and sculpture, facts and fiction. With an interest in geology, many of her sculptures are made from sand that has been exposed to forces such as wind and water.
Tokio
Founded in 2011 by Creative Director Gorazd Malačič, Slovenian based Tokio create bespoke products combining Japanese inspired refinement with high-end technology. All products, from lighting to furniture, are made with precision by skilled craftsmen.
Navet
Navet is a multidisciplinary design studio in Stockholm and Milan, founded by Cecilia Wahlberg, Helena Svensson, Lina Huring, and Maria Johansson. With emphasise on ecological, economic and social resources, Navet works with interior projects, concept development and their own small scale design production.
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Stockholm Furniture Fair
Stockholm Furniture Fair is the world’s leading platform for Scandinavian design. For the 2023 edition a number of new features have been added, including the new platform Älvsjö gård focusing in collectible design, and The Nude Edition, a new exhibition area with smaller fair stands made if recycled material. The Guest of Honour for 2023 is the design studio Front, making it the first time the distinction goes to a Swedish design studio. Stockholm Furniture Fair 2023 runs from 7 to 11 February at Stockholmsmässan, in parallel with Stockholm Design Week which runs from 6 to 12 February.
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