With the Stockholm Furniture Fair shifting to a biennial rhythm, the design world refused to stay quiet. What began as a modest gathering has ignited into a city-wide takeover. Far from a gap year, this is a metamorphosis: a sprawling network of pop-up exhibitions and creative hubs pulsing through the very heart of Stockholm.

"It may be a little nerdy, but it's incredibly fascinating to find just the right shades and textures that make a floor covering work on larger surfaces," says Klara Persson, Head of Product Management at Bolon.
Bolon is a family-owned company that manufactures durable woven vinyl flooring. The company manufactures at its own factory in Ulricehamn, where it has implemented drastic sustainability measures in its production line. All products contain 68% recycled material.
Now they are launching Back To Bolon, encouraging customers to return old floor coverings when replacing them. These are recycled into new coverings.
With the ECHO exhibition during Stockholm Design Days, the driving forces behind the exhibition, Karin Skoldberg og Maria Hart Holm from Trendgruppen highlight the importance of placing Swedish design on a par with the best on the international design scene.
One of the objects that attracted attention was the Sun Ray Chair, designed by architect Desiré Apelgren from SOLID SPACE STUDIO
- As an architect, I like to zoom in and out of scale. A chair has a very close relationship with our physical ergonomics, Says Desire.
She wanted to push the traditional boundaries of what a chair should look like and have designed a backrest that runs in a continuous loop connecting the backrest legs and one armrest. The chair is made of recycled aluminium and is manufactured in Sweden.
Swedish designer Simon Skinner has searched second-hand shops for traditional Swedish glassware. After an analytical process, he designs new shapes by putting the different pieces of glass together. The designer, who has roots in both Swedish and Afro-Caribbean culture, challenges our perceptions of traditional Scandinavian glassware and what a modern lamp should look like.

It's bold, fantastic and absolutely beautiful.

Are you going to Stockholm? If you’re heading to Stockholm, make sure you allow time to pop into the Swedish furniture shop Svenskt Tenn. This is not just a shop, but a living interior design magazine that tells stories about a specific chapter in the history of Swedish design. In constantly changing exhibitions, you are taken into the creative world of Estrid Ericson and Josef Frank, which never seems to go out of fashion.
At the back of the store, they have set up a small café where you can sip a cup of coffee while letting inspiration flow and realizing that floral patterns, sensual shapes, and brightly colored furniture are what make you happy.
Christine Ingridsdotter is the owner of the production company Ingridsdottir that produces the designs of Jonas Bohlin. This year she is launching the Point Chair, which was designed by Jonas Bohlin in 1985.

- The chairs are made here in Sweden by the finest craftsmen. I have very high standard when it comes to the quality of materials, the craftsmanship and the original design, says Christine.

Ingridsdotter has a prominent role in the Swedish design scene and her work is a great advocate for spreading information about Swedish design around the world.

- It’s so important that we show we’re relevant in an international market, and to do that we need to be able to invite people here. Just walking around the city makes you familiar with who Jonas Bohlin is through all the restaurants he has designed, she says, sharing a fun fact that Jonas was inspired by circuses when he designed the restaurant Riche.

- He wanted to take guests into another universe where anything can happen.
The quintessentially British architect, product designer and founder of Buster + Punch, Massimo Buster Minale, found love in Stockholm and moved over his business from east London.
- I worked for many years as an architect for firms such as Foster + Partners and Zaha Hadid. When you design buildings as an architect, it’s hard to look at all those standard solutions in a building that lack soul, Massimo explains.
The goal was set: how can you make architectural consumer products like light switches and sockets look stylish and handles more stylish? With a fascination for metal and motorbikes, he has since developed a whole range of hardware of a quality rarely found on the market. This year, they are launching a range of portable lamps based on the same metal design.

A few years ago, Staffan Holm Studio moved its studio to Stenkullen in Sweden. With more space, they were suddenly able to start producing their own furniture series, which they sell via their website.
The Tilt Stool is the second piece of self-produced furniture and attracts attention with its surprisingly simple design. What at first glance looks like a tree stump is incredibly comfortable to sit on.

- We are not made to sit still. I am inspired by the Norwegian designer Peter Opsvik who always proclaimed that “the next sitting position is the best”. He experimented with seating ergonomics throughout his life, and I am a big fan of his mindset, says Staffan Holm.

Tilt has a convex underside that makes the chair tilt slightly. The top has a concave recess that makes it feel stable and comfortable to sit on.

- We have worked hard to find exactly the right seat curve to create the movement and seating comfort we wanted. It's almost like sitting on a yoga balloon, Staffan explains.
Tilt also comes in aluminium, a 3D-printed version and even marble.
Did you know that String Furniture created a special collection to mark the renovation of Stockholm's National Museum?

Now they are expanding the Museum series with a trolley and a pedestal. Bella Lenke and Mattias Stahlbom from Taf Studio point out that the rear legs of the trolley table are designed like a classic architectural I-beam. An industrial functional element is transformed into an aesthetic object.
A voice whispered in our ear that the trolley has wheels because one of the designers likes to skate. This information has not been verified, but it is a cool thought.

The Museum Trolley was shown at a preview launch during Stockholm Design Days in The Building, where we got struck by the styling of the exhibition, which, as it turns out, was created by the Norwegian stylist couple Kråkvik&D'Orazio from Kollektedby.
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