Sweden Art, architecture and travel
Let Wallpaper* guide you through the worlds of art, design and architecture in Sweden - and discover where to go and what to see when you travel to Sweden.
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Last chance to see: ‘Pleated for Frank’, an homage to Josef Frank by Folkform and Svenskt Tenn
Folkform and Svenskt Tenn present a homage to the classic plissé lampshades by Josef Frank (until 19 May 2023)
By Laura May Todd • Last updated
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Nordic Knots opens Stockholm showroom in a former cinema
New Nordic Knots Stockholm showroom makes the most of the dramatic interiors of the early-20th-century Eriksbergsteatern
By Pei-Ru Keh • Published
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Stockholm Furniture Fair launches Älvsjö Gård collectible design platform
Stockholm Design Week 2023: Stockholm Furniture Fair has launched Älvsjö Gård, its first platform for collectible design
By Laura May Todd • Published
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Alexander Lervik’s ‘Hemvist’ wooden furniture was crafted using a technique for making stairs
Stockholm Design Week 2023: Alexander Lervik and wooden stair manufacturer Drömtrappor present a new collection of furniture at his recently opened design gallery, Unikat
By Laura May Todd • Published
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New Polestar design studio in Gothenburg reshapes and restores an icon of corporate architecture
Polestar’s Thomas Ingenlath and Maximilian Missoni tell Wallpaper* about their company’s brand new Gothenburg studios and future direction
By Jonathan Bell • Published
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Arctic conditions shape pared-down house in northern Sweden by Claesson Koivisto Rune
Claesson Koivisto Rune’s new pared-down house makes a bold sculptural statement on the banks of Sweden’s Lule River, shaped by building regulations and its location’s Arctic conditions
By Jonathan Bell • Published
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Peep inside Luca Nichetto’s Pink Villa in Stockholm, part studio, part showroom
Welcome to the pink house that is the new Stockholm home to Luca Nichetto's team
By Maria Cristina Didero • Published
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Big Branzino sauna floats in the Stockholm archipelago
The Big Branzino floating sauna by Sandellsandberg opens to guests in the Stockholm archipelago
By Ellie Stathaki • Published
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The Hat House is a retreat straight out of a Swedish fairy tale
The Hat House by Tina Bergman Architects takes its cues from Swedish fairy tales and the woods around it
By Ellie Stathaki • Published
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Wästberg presents ‘Holocene’ candleholders by Ilse Crawford, David Chipperfield and Ingegerd Råman
The new Holocene collection by Wästberg continues the Swedish brand's mission of combining cutting-edge technology with a humanistic approach to lighting
By Rosa Bertoli • Published
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Spit polish: Foreo introduces new mini face brushes and toothbrushes
By Pei-Ru Keh • Last updated
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White out: Swedish label Axel Arigato breezes into London
By Ali Morris • Last updated
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Sexual taboos, myth and montage: Linder’s provocative collages
In Stockholm, British artist Linder is destabilising normative ideas of sexuality in a new series of photomontages
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith • Last updated
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Factory fun: Nordic students create innovative products for Lammhults
By Sujata Burman • Last updated
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Totême and Halleroed create 3D installations around Stockholm
A series of perspective-shifting images lensed by photographer and director Mikael Jansson have been collaged across bold plinths by interior designers Halleroed
By Laura Hawkins • Last updated
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Feminism, fantasy and furniture at Stockholm Design Week 2020
We traversed the Swedish capital to unlock the unmissable events at Stockholm Design Week 2020 (3-9 February) that included responsible design at Stockholm Furniture Fair, pop-ups in restaurants and ex-military bases, plus a recreated artist’s atelier
By Sujata Burman • Last updated
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Acne launches a new transexual collection
By Henrietta Thompson • Last updated
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A tour of the new Acne Studio in London’s Mayfair
By Malaika Byng • Last updated
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A 19th-century former crispbread factory and residence showcases new designs at Stockholm Design Week
By Giovanna Dunmall • Last updated
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Ten years of change: Form Us With Love present a retrospective in Stockholm
By Sujata Burman • Last updated
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Generator hostels continues its expansion, landing in Stockholm
By Daven Wu • Last updated
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Carl Hansen & Søn opens new minimalist Stockholm flagship
By Jonna Dagliden Hunt • Last updated
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Artek and Daniel Rybakken reflect on the future at Stockholm Furniture Fair
By Sujata Burman • Last updated
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Top 10 picks at Stockholm Furniture Fair
By Sujata Burman • Last updated
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Trakt Forest Hotel allows guests to float among the trees
Trakt Forest Hotel by Wingårdhs is an architectural, yet gentle Swedish hospitality venture that respects its forested Småland context
By Ellie Stathaki • Published
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Bright young stars: the 2015 Stockholm Furniture Fair adds new luminaries to its abundant roster
By Sujata Burman • Last updated
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Nordic architecture explored in Share, a book about contemporary building
Discussions about Nordic architecture and contemporary practice meet in a new book by Artifice, Share: Conversations about Contemporary Architecture – The Nordic Countries
By Ellie Stathaki • Published