Highlights From Our Visit to Stockholm Design Week & Furniture Fair 2019.

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The Baker’s House – an intimate and deeply personal installation by Färg Blanche presented inside the house Emma Marga Blanche’s great great grandfather built 140 years ago. Photography by Nick Hughes.

The Baker’s House installation by Färg Blanche. Photography by Nick Hughes.

Outside Note’s studio on Stockholm’s ultra hip Södermalm island. How amazing is the snow? Swoon! Photography by Nick Hughes.

Inside Note’s super tidy studio space. Image above shows the model of their ‘Snowtopped’ installation for Tarkett. (Scroll down to see the photos of the actual installation IRL below.) Photography by Nick Hughes.

In a show curated by My Residence, the grand timber-lined interiors of The Fenix Palace in Stockholm formed the perfect backdrop for the young Japanese furniture brand Ariake’s collection. Photography by Nick Hughes.

Ariake and My Residence at The Fenix Palace. Photography by Nick Hughes.

Dux furniture installation at Alma, Stockholm, designed by Norm Architects. Photography by Nick Hughes.

Dux at Alma, Stockholm. I fell in love with all of Bruno Mathsson’s classic pieces. Photography by Nick Hughes.

Fogia’s spectacular concept store and showroom in Finnboda Varv, Stockholm. Photography by Nick Hughes.

Fogia market. Photography by Nick Hughes.

One of my personal highlights from the week: ‘Heritage’ by Luca Nichetto – a sublime Murano glass lighting collection inspired by Josef Frank’s ‘Terrazzo’ textile, comissioned by Svenskt Tenn. Photography by Nick Hughes.

Another favourite from the week: an exciting collaborative exhibition by Bukowskis x Magniberg dubbed ”Sie Wohnen Hier”. Antiques meet, and sometimes clash with contemporary design and art, creating a delicious visual tension. Photography by Nick Hughes.

Bukowskis x Magniberg ”Sie Wohnen Hier”. Photography by Nick Hughes.

Mama Yellowtrace with Costas Voyatsis (Yatzer) at Snowtopped installation by Note Design Studio for Tarkett. Photography by Nick Hughes.

Stockholm’s snowy rooftops (swoon!) and me (Dana) with Berryl Hsu, IDEAT China and Coasts on our way to present the Editor’s Choice Awards at Stockholm Furniture Fair. “Guys, let’s go!”. Photography by Nick Hughes.

Ahhh, snowy Stockholm… You’re all right, you know. Photography by Nick Hughes.

Sooooo….. We finally made it to Stockholm this year, you guys. Can you believe it? Except, at this point, the whole trip already feels like a distant memory, but boy was it real while we were there.

The invite to Stockholm came back in early June last year, when I was asked to take part in Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair’s 4th annual Editor’s Choice Awards for Rising Star, Best Stand and Best Product at the fair. How could I refuse, of course, especially given that Stockholm is only an easy 24-hour flight from Sydney? Ha! But for us, Aussies, pretty much everywhere if far away, so I jumped at the opportunity to visit the design event that’s been very high on my radar for the last few years.

This year’s guests of honour at Stockholm Furniture Fair 2019 – Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu of Shanghai-based Neri&Hu – were invited to create an installation inside the entrance foyer of the fair Photography by Nick Hughes.

Neri&Hu’s spectacular oil stained timber installation was the duo’s way of highlighting the social issues in China to an international audience – i.e. the country’s disappearing villages, rural life and rich folklore. Photography by Nick Hughes.

Rossana Hu standing in the entrance of Neri&Hu’s installation at Stockholm Furniture Fair 2019. Photography by Nick Hughes.

Design Bar by Norwegian studio Anderssen & Voll was inspired by Scandinavian atriums and Japanese aesthetics. The structure encircled an intimate courtyard, which set the stage for the restaurant/ bar and Stockholm Design & Architecture Talks. Photography by Nick Hughes.

BAUX won the Editor’s Choice Award for best stand, constructed using the world’s first 100% biodegradable sound-absorbent material, Baux Acoustic Pulp, which launched at the Stockholm Furniture and Light Fair 2019. Photography by Nick Hughes.

Left: Artek stand. Right: Brdr. Krüger stand. Photography by Nick Hughes.

String stand, beautifully styled by Lotta Agaton. Photography by Nick Hughes.

Timeless classics by Swedish modernist furniture designer and architect Bruno Mathsson. Photography by Nick Hughes.

Left: Another personal favourite from the fair – Curve collection by Front for Zero Lighting. Right: Orsjo Belysning lighting collection. Photography by Nick Hughes.

Beautiful stand and product by new to me rug brand Ogeborg. Stand designed by Note Design Studio. Photography by Nick Hughes.

As someone who’s watched Stockholm Furniture Fair & Design Week closely from afar (an oxymoron, I realise), I had high expectations from the week that’s been leaving a steady trail of Scandinavian Design Bombs all over the internet. So naturally, my expectations were high.

The fair was a fantastic opportunity to see Scandinavian brands on home turf. The fair itself is intimate, (mostly) really beautifully presented and well edited. Although perhaps not the most groundbreaking design event of them all, the fair presents a fantastic snapshot of where Scandinavian design and all of its major brands are at right now.

Anyway, there’s so much more I could bang on about (you guys know me, right?) but I will let Nick’s amazing photos do most of the talking, with perhaps some of my comment in the captions help you navigate all the wonderful things we saw during the week.

Ogeborg stand by Note Design Studio. Photography by Nick Hughes.

Left: Pholc Lighting. Right: Mitab furniture. Photography by Nick Hughes.

Massproductions stand. Photography by Nick Hughes.

Swedese stand. Photography by Nick Hughes.

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