At Formex, which runs from 19 to 22 January 2012, a children's game provides the inspiration for the design of this spring's major trend theme exhibition entitled IN THE MOOD. The visitor is invited to enter a modern architectural barn, where the focus is on light, space, feelings and sensuality.
This year's Mitt kök culinary exhibition broke several records; it was larger than ever before, with more competitions, and more exhibitors, journalists, visitors and personalities from the food and beverage world. A total of 36,880 'foodies' visited the exhibition.
For the eighth year in a row, a Swedish designer or group will be creating the Design Bar at Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair. This time the commission goes to designer Lina Nordqvist. The focus will be meetings and the basic forms of circles and squares.
At Formex, 19-22 January 2012, we’ll be getting in touch with our five senses. This spring’s trend theme “In the mood for a new season” underscores the importance of sensuality: our senses of touch, hearing, sight, smell and taste. Our home is our personal mood board where we collect, arrange and display objects that arouse memories and feelings.
A landscape of dressed-up animal forms, ice and stone. The “Beyond Couture” bar and exhibit at the Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair 2012 offers visitors a textile fantasy landscape that erases all boundaries.
Several of Sweden’s foremost chefs will open a restaurant together under Stockholmsmässan’s roof at the ‘Mitt kök’ culinary event on November 10-13. Over four days, visitors will have the chance to see a unique collaboration and sample seven specially-created dishes at Kockarnas Krog (Chefs’ restaurant).
In 2012, furniture and lighting designers of tomorrow will meet fashion designers of the future for the first time in Greenhouse, Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair’s hall for independent designers and design schools.
The world's biggest meeting place for Scandinavian furniture and lighting design now has a new communicative platform. "This will further strengthen the brand and give us the opportunity to clarify the link between Stockholm Furniture Fair, Northern Light Fair and Stockholm Design Week," says Event Manager Cecilia Nyberg.
For the ninth year running, an international designer will be responsible for creating a lounge in the Stockholmsmässan entrance hall. This time the task falls to French industrial and product designer Inga Sempé, who has won much attention and appreciation for her designs.
This fall’s Formex was bigger than ever before, with record numbers of visitors: 25,959 visitors in all, which is 218 more than the previous record from fall 2009.
Hanna Hedman and Simon Klenell The Jury’s explanatory statement: ”We should perhaps point out that we decided to award the prizes to two young designers who, completely in keeping with the spirit of the times, combine skilful handicraft with a personal design language ….
Formex, September 1-4, will see the Swedish premiere of “17 Swedish designers – chez Pascale), an exhibition featuring the female design elite of Sweden, including Monica Förster and Lena Bergström. The exhibition is part of Formex’s investment in Nordic design.
Formex has established a new design award – Nova. The award will be handed out every fall, starting at the 2011 fall exhibition. The winner will be chosen by an expert jury and the award will go to a designer active in the Nordic region.
Ahead of the coming season Formex, September 1-4, offers inspiration drawn from barren Nordic winter landscapes, old British libraries and delicate Japanese ceramics. The exhibition will also provide a hint of what the next design generation has to offer.
Young DesignersKarolina Konst, www.kpalmer.seSimon Key Bertman, www.bertman.nuNiklas Bonnevier Design, www.niklasbonnevier.seForma Nova, www.formanova.seYukari & Johan, www.naturalstation.seStudio Sofie Englund www.sofieenglund.seLina Bergström www.linabergstrom.paspartout.comKarin Elvy – Karin Eriksson www.karinelvy.seLagström Wiktorsson www.lagstromwiktorsson.seBrusewitz Design, www.brusewit
Simon Key Bertman has been commissioned to design this fall’s Young Design Café at Formex. For the sixth successive time, a young Swedish designer will be responsible for creating Young Design Café, which also includes the Young Designers zone and a stage area.
The Formex theme exhibition invites visitors into a store, a meeting place for exchange of ideas relating to interior design. It is cozy and minimalist, with a focus on store design.
This autumn's Formex will include several new features focusing on Nordic design: the event will have a new “Nordic Area” product zone, a new annual exhibition by Nordic designers and a newly-established award “Årets kvinnliga designer” (Female designer of the year).
More than 800 wines competed in 38 different classes, setting a new record when the Vinordic Wine Challenge took place in Stockholm in April. Gold, silver and bronze winners were named for each different type of wine, and you can find the most affordable wines in Sweden here.
This autumn’s trend theme at Formex exudes austere and modern retro, mixed with an aesthetic that radiates a congenial, timeless and relaxed elegance - Cosy Minimalism. Warmth, harmony and balance are the catchwords for the season.
