”Photography is quite intimate, you get very close to the the subject your are portraying, whether it’s a person or a place”, says Annica Eklund, who combines her role as photographer with being CEO of the flooring brand Bolon. “I have always been very curious and this has pushed me in many different directions. But photography has stayed with me. I think it goes well with my personality, exploring new things.”
...A new design week, an atelier showcasing circularity “for real” and a hotel suite investigating the local wood industry. We pick some design and interior favourites from the past week.
...Swedish interior design company Jotex has launched an exclusive series of outdoor furniture in collaboration with architect Andreas Martin-Löf. ‘ASPVIK’ consisting of a chair, sofa, sun lounger, a deck chair and a table, is inspired by his grandparents’ summer house with the same name, where he spent his childhood summers. It is locally manufactured in Sweden by outdoor furniture producers Hillerstorp using Swedish, FSC-certified pine.
...French interior designer Pierre Yovanovich launches a large furniture collection, Front investigates mirrors at Galerie Kreo and Matti Klenell’s exhibition Stay Here A While is finally open. We share ten favourites from the last two weeks.
...New online art gallery 23PINE is the brainchild of former Swedish fashion creatives Jörgen Ringstrand, Stefan Engström and Karin Holmer. The idea was born on the 23rd floor in their joint home on Pine Street in New York, which is also the story behind its name.
...The pandemic has profoundly changed people’s relationship to their homes but also where to settle down. Government agency Statistics Sweden has reported that, for the first time in 15 years, Stockholm doesn’t have the largest population rise in the country. One in four people have considered moving to the countryside in the past year, and this is a trend that can also be seen globally. However, Johan Åkesson, co-founder of trend forecasting agency Hint, expects that large cities will still maintain an element of growth, instead he expects a hybrid lifestyle.
...Interior decorator Lotta Agaton launches her first collection of furniture and a series of carpets with Swedish producer Layered. The collection includes a sofa and lounge chair as well as a padded bench and a number of carpets, all bearing the mark of Agatons pared down design aesthetic which has made her a house hold name in Scandinavia and beyond.
...A new brutalist brand launching in Finland and a new boutique hotel opening in Stockholm; we list some of our favourite Scandinavian news this week.
...Offering a 360 panoramic view over Stockholm, the new landmark towers by prestigious OMA architects in Stockholm brings a new dimension to the Swedish capital.
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