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  • Zuperman, the 180-knot boat, is coming to Allt för sjön - the Stockholm International Boatshow

    Over 40 of the approximately 300 motor boats to be shown at Stockholmsmässan from March 1–9 are new. Zuperman, a super-racing boat that attains speeds over 180 knots is one of them and the aluminum boat Viggo X8 is one of several boats to have its world premiere at the show.
    Scandinavia’s largest boat show, Allt för sjön, the Stockholm International Boat Show, will feature an unusually large n

  • Soon time for the design event of the year

    Soon we will be in the 6th week of the year, a week that has become synonymous with Stockholm Design Week. Many of the world's best in furniture and lighting will be in Stockholm to check out the latest in Scandinavian design at Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair. With the trade fair at the middle of it all, the entire city buzzes with around 60 events, installations and parties.
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  • Vinordic gets a makeover with many new additions

    On May 6–9, 2014 the doors will be open for Vinordic and GastroNord, Northern Europe's largest trade fairs in HoReCa. This year the fairs are packed with new concepts and are focusing on knowledge. The Bocuse d´Or Europe chef championship will be held simultaneously at Stockholmsmässan

  • Day Dream – Contemplation and Creativity at Formex

    Day Dream, this spring’s trend theme at Formex on 15 – 18 January 2014 at Stockholmsmässan, Stockholm Sweden The theme paves the way for a more contemplative outlook on reality. By noticing the beauty all around us, we open ourselves to creativity and commitment.

  • Snow-capped mountains set the mood in Nendo’s installation at Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair

    For the tenth year running, a celebrated international designer is creating a lounge at the Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair.This year Mr. Oki Sato, Chief Designer and founder of Nendo, has produced an installation that creates the illusion of snow-capped mountain peaks soaring into the sky.This is an instance of the method being as central to the creative process as the visual effect.

  • Gert Wingårdh and Kustaa Saksi interpret communication

    This will be the third year in a row that Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair stages its combined exhibition and talk show Hello!, an initiative by the fair to start a conversation about contemporary and future workplaces. This year’s theme is ‘Communication’ and the task of interpreting the main thematic design will be shared by Swedish architect Gert Wingårdh and Finnish illustrator Kustaa Saksi.

  • Design Bar 2013 will be an uncluttered oasis

    For the ninth year running, the Design Bar at Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair will be created by a Nordic designer or design team. Norwegian designer Daniel Rybakken has been given the assignment in 2013.

  • Playful Minimalist to be Tenth Guest of Honor at Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair 2013

    Almost ten years have passed since the first time he exhibited his work to a large audience in Stockholm. That was at Greenhouse, the arena for new designers that is part of Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair. Now he’s returning as a well-established designer. Mr. Oki Sato, founder of the Nendo design studio, has been named as the tenth Guest of Honor at Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair 2013.

  • This fall’s Formex showcases Nordic Charm

    The theme for this fall’s Formex 2012 is Nordic Charm, a tribute to the blond, simple Nordic style of interior design. The exhibition also has a new slot on the calendar, taking place on 16 19 August.

  • Höstens Formex hyllar den nordiska charmen

    Under höstens Formex 2012 är temat Nordic Charm, en hyllning till den blonda, enkla nordiska inredningsstilen. Mässan får också en ny tid i kalendern och äger nu rum den 16-19 augusti. – Över 850 utställare visar höstens utbud tillsammans med seminarier, trendspaningar och inspirationsutställningar berättar projektledaren Chicie Lindgren.

  • India meets 1960s Sweden in the Young Design Lounge at Formex

    This is the fifth time in a row that a young Swedish designer has been invited to design the Young Design Lounge at Formex. This spring the task has fallen to Karin Robling. Karin is creating a backdrop entitled "The glorious life of the Maharajah".

  • A Formex full of inspiration

    An international vacation paradise, a bride for her times and insight in the shape of design to come. This and much more is for the visitors to see at Formex, 20-23 January, 2011, in some of the inspirational exhibits offered by the exhibition.

  • Inspiration from the 1960s and textiles past and present

    At this spring's Formex, January 20-23, 2011, WIS Design is inviting visitors to enter a cozy living room from the 1960s. At Formex there will also be an exhibition of handicrafts from Skansen, which has provided the inspiration for newly-manufactured products – the Skansen Collection – created by Ekelund Linneväveri in Horred.