2021.01.31
Inspired by the flowing lines and tailored cuts in fashion, the porcelain series Pli Blanc is the first collaboration between Swedish design duo Färg & Blanche and Rörstrand.
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2021.01.25
Scandinavian modernism is a design movement that emerged during the 1930s in Scandinavia, here referred to as ‘functionalism’. Besides values such as democratic and affordable, innovative technological solutions emerged alongside an inspiration from nature with round, organic shapes and a mix of materials. Photographer Mårten Ryner has documented the city’s rich modernist heritage.
...2021.01.18
“The more time I spent there, the more I started to understand the place and the movements of the light throughout the day. I kept going back taking the same picture in different seasons and lighting conditions.”
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Stockholm Woodland Cemetery in Stockholm. Photographer Andy Liffner has spent a year documenting the place.
...2021.01.13
Last year marked 25 years since the Swedish architecture and design studio Claesson Koivisto Rune was founded, which they celebrate with a 400 page monograph about their work, published by Birkhauser. We asked architect Eero Koivisto to share his ten best cultural experiences from last year.
...2021.01.11
The pandemic has changed the way we travel and resorts offering off the grid living – close to nature and without preassure to socialise – will become even more attractive in the year to come. So what does the resort of the future look like? Regardless if we are travelling locally, or crossing boarders, hospitality offering intimacy and privacy, and a sustainable lifestyle, will attract the new conscious traveller. We list 10 retreats ticking all the boxes.
...2021.01.05
Stockholm-based Amanda Rodriguez work as a set designer and stylist for commercial and editorial clients. Throughout the years she has found her own tone of voice, often focusing on a specific material or detail in an image, and letting that set the tone. Light, as well as the the absence of light, plays an important role in her compositions, and the result is often subtle and poetic. Rodriguez set up her studio in 2014 and work with a number of well known brands such as Ikea, Zara Home and H&M.
...2021.01.04
Interior decorator Kirsten Visdal founded Håndverk + about six years ago, a platform where the Norwegian craft and design communities can meet and learn from each other. She sees a new generation Norwegian designers challenging traditional norms. ”They have a more transparent approach and don’t let the market dictate their expressions. They also move fluently between art, design and craft,” she says and points to the importance of new platforms such as Sorgenfri and Galleri Pytonare exhibiting experimental design and craft. We asked her to pick six Norwegian designers pushing the norms.
...2021.01.03
“This season is all about detoxing. We are detoxing our minds as well as our homes, and we re-evaluate the objects we live with, giving each item space to breathe. We pay more attention to quality, and look for the sculptural and organic, shapes that inspire us – in art, graphics, craft, fashion and architecture. We see the small details in our lives and our homes and cherish them.”
...2020.12.30
How will we eat, live and consume 2021? How will we travel, communicate – and feel? Will we move into a culture of longer-term thinking? After a year defined by challenges, mostly spent confined in our homes, we all long for a brighter time ahead. We asked a number of creatives about their views of the year to come.
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