Stockholm Furniture Fair 2017: brick and bright hues take the lead

Alongside the usual roster of upcoming talents, new launches and innovative installations, the 2017 edition of Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair saw an intriguing trend of colourful vibrancy. Paving the way was Note Design Studio’s Design Bar, which had the welcoming theme of ’Sulla Bocca di Tutti’ – meaning ’on everybody’s lips’ – and offered up a delectable menu by Isabella Morrone.

Note’s palette spanned apricot to terracotta, a contrast to the wintery surrounds of Stockholm

This year’s guest of honour, Jaime Hayon, created the ’Hayon DNA Gallery’, featuring a host of the whimsical designer’s works housed in an abstract structure

Divided into five categories – ’Sculpting Form’, ’Fantasy Play’, ’Craft Heritage’, ’Flora Fauna’ and ’Folk Culture’ – the installation traversed his eclectic oeuvre

Office furniture brand Kinnarps won the accolade for best stand with its captivating colour coordinated set-ups

The immersive sets drew on palettes both vibrant and subdued, for a playful and photo-friendly take on office furniture

Hay launched its ’Standard Issue’ shelving, inspired by the raw functionality of commercial steel shelving solutions, giving the pieces refined silhouettes

Nichetto Studio has created ergonomic ’Phoenix’ chairs for Offecct, made from recycled aluminium and different leg bases

Over in the Greenhouse section of the fair, dedicated to emerging talent, Canadian studio Knauf and Brown was awarded a Rising Star accolade

Also on view in the Greenhouse section were Helen Johannesson’s conceptual ’Together’ stools

Taiwanese brand NakNak kept true to the brick-hued theme with its new wall-mounted accessories

Monica Förster presented the clean and modular ’Wood’ sofa for Swedese

Finnish designer Antrei Hartikainen’s purist maple wood salad servers caught our eye

Svenskt Tenn presented a ’Shadow Play’ installation at its Strandvägen store. Inspired by the meeting of two countries – Sweden and Finland – the brand invited Harri Koskinen to collaborate on the project. He designed a floor and table lamp in the shape of leaves, casting intriguing shadows across the space

Left, fine wood work was also displayed by Finnish brand Secto, which launched its ’Teelo’ light. Right, lighting brand Wästberg harked back to simpler times with a special project nodding to the Holocene geologic epoch. The range included an oil lamp by Ilse Crawford

Wästberg also presented an oil lamp by David Chipperfield and a candlestick by Jasper Morrison as an alternative to electrical lighting

Sebastian Jansson of Made by Choice staged a studio display of his new ’Halikko’ bar stool in a range of bright and inky tones

Artek collaborated with Daniel Rybakken for the first time on two collections: the ’Kiila’ furniture range (left) and the ’124°’ range of mirrors (right)

Chinese designer Mario Tsai presented minimalist pieces with brass accents

Hem opened a new showroom space, designed by architect Förstberg Ling, in the city centre

A temporary market hall by architectural office Tengbom has been created in Östermalmstorg as part the city’s ongoing development

The ephemeral structure has been realised in pine wood batons and translucent polycarbonate sheeting, creating a natural light-filled space for market stalls

Left, ’Catch’ lounge, by &Tradition. Right, Gärsnäs launched its ’Dandy’ chair, designed by Pierre Sindre, in leather and rattan

Blå Station’s new ’Bob’ chair received the Editor’s Choice prize for best new product

Left, Gubi released GamFratesi’s ’Beetle’ chair in vibrant plastic variations. Right, Stockholm’s annual Örnsbergsauktionen auction took place during the week, with an assortment of craft up for grabs – from quirky candlesticks and vases to new conceptual silhouettes from Pettersen & Hein and Studio Ilio