Swedish architecture practice Tham & Videgård was given carte blanche to experiment on a plot of land on the outskirts of Stockholm. The result is an intriguing and playful family home with a 360-degree view and a hide-and-seek interior.
...Swedish artist and illustrator Siri Carlén’s graphics have appeared in children’s books, as window displays, pattern designs for clothing and art installations. She recently opened an exhibition on Swedish island Gotland, with a permanent outdoor installation of sculptures. We paid a visit to her family-run studio in Stockholm – a world full of colour and creativity.
...In the bustling city of Stockholm, there is a small enclave where you can travel back in time to another era. Step through the door in the red wooden fence and you enter into an enchanting, meditative place – the backdrop to stylist and set designer Tina Hellberg’s creative world.
...During the pandemic, hungry for cultural activities and visual sensations, we invited celebrated fashion designer and textile artist Diana Orving to stage a sculptural installation in an empty museum exclusively for us. It was a day of quiet magic, watching her large scale textile art pieces slowly come to life as a beautiful but temporary installation where movement and choreography played a central role. The temporary nature of the installation – only up for a day while we captured it on film and camera – also added to the poetic experience.
...Outdoor sculptures, a new restaurant with a focus on local produce and a debut collection inspired by nature. We pick some design and interior favourites from the past week.
...This week the ambitious new restaurant Oxenstiernan opens in a beautiful and historical building dating back to the 18th century in Östermalm, central Stockholm. The brainchild of Swedish gallery owner and silversmith Sebastian Schildt, it’s dedicated to local and sustainable produce at every level. “In a sense it‘s much more than just a restaurant. I see it as a platform where we can inspire with local food and local design; a place which speaks to all senses, and really touch the visitors. With a restaurant I can also attract a younger generation that doesn’t necessarily visit galleries to the same extent anymore,” Schildt explains.
...Mallorca-based architect Per Söderberg divides his time between architectural assignments and running his furniture brand No Early Birds, which recently celebrated 10 years. With a dedicated showroom in Stockholm, No Early Birds just launched its anniversary collection with furniture in exclusive materials. “When I started No Early Birds some ten years ago, the ambition was to create furniture that would become long lasting classics,” explains Söderberg about his first collection which is still in high demand today. “I thought through every step of the process from the beginning and I was never interested in one offs – if you make a collection of furniture they should support each other aesthetically as well as production wise,” he adds.
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