Art, architecture and travel in Sweden

Feminism, fantasy and furniture at Stockholm Design Week 2020

We traversed the Swedish capital to unlock the unmissable events at Stockholm Design Week 2020 (3-9 February) that included responsible design at Stockholm Furniture Fair, pop-ups in restaurants and ex-military bases, plus a recreated artist’s atelier

By Sujata Burman Last updated 27 October 22

A tour of the new Acne Studio in London’s Mayfair

By Malaika Byng Last updated 27 October 22

Villa Mörtnäs by Fourfoursixsix is an exercise in Swedish simplicity

By Helen Berg Last updated 26 October 22

A 19th-century former crispbread factory and residence showcases new designs at Stockholm Design Week

By Giovanna Dunmall Last updated 26 October 22

Ten years of change: Form Us With Love present a retrospective in Stockholm

By Sujata Burman Last updated 25 October 22

Generator hostels continues its expansion, landing in Stockholm

By Daven Wu Last updated 25 October 22

Artek and Daniel Rybakken reflect on the future at Stockholm Furniture Fair

By Sujata Burman Last updated 21 October 22

Top 10 picks at Stockholm Furniture Fair

By Sujata Burman Last updated 21 October 22

Trakt Forest Hotel allows guests to float among the trees

Trakt Forest Hotel by Wingårdhs is an architectural, yet gentle Swedish hospitality venture that respects its forested Småland context

By Ellie Stathaki Published 21 October 22

Bright young stars: the 2015 Stockholm Furniture Fair adds new luminaries to its abundant roster

By Sujata Burman Last updated 20 October 22

Nordic architecture explored in Share, a book about contemporary building

Discussions about Nordic architecture and contemporary practice meet in a new book by Artifice, Share: Conversations about Contemporary Architecture – The Nordic Countries

By Ellie Stathaki Published 20 October 22

A former Swedish military bunker is commandeered as a subterranean summerhouse

By Micha van Dinther Last updated 20 October 22

Petra Gipp Arkitektur

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 20 October 22

The 7 steps to sustainable cosmetics, from Stockholm’s new beauty sensation

By Sotos Varsamis Last updated 20 October 22

Förstberg Ling

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 20 October 22

Stockholm Furniture Fair 2014: new launches and artful collaborations

By Amy Heffernan Last updated 16 October 22

TypeO designs a B&B for the ‘new normal’ of travel — Ystad, Sweden

By Melina Keays Last updated 16 October 22

Måns Tham’s A-frame house is a considered ski lodge retreat

Swedish architect Måns Tham composed an idyllic A-frame house in the forested, northern landscapes of Edsåsdalen 

By Shiori Kanazawa Last updated 13 October 22

Sandellsandberg designs a sleek Stockholm office with aluminium

Reflective, corrugated, and layered aluminium transforms this Stockholm office space

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 13 October 22

Architect Johan Sundberg’s tree house hides in Swedish scenery

This private summer retreat in Sweden designed by Lund-based architect Johan Sundberg is submerged into its green surroundings, yet wide open to views of the sea through its sliding glazed facade to the south – it has us dreaming of long days and Scandiavian summers

By Harriet Thorpe Last updated 13 October 22

Claesson Koivisto Rune reveals courtyard house in Sweden

A Swedish seaside home designed by Claesson Koivisto Rune in slim brick features multiple courtyards that make it a superbly secluded retreat

By Jonathan Bell Last updated 12 October 22

Sandellsandberg Architects’ daring makeover of an 18th century Stockholm home

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 12 October 22

Stockholm Design Week reframes Swedish heritage, sustainability and village life

By Sujata Burman Last updated 12 October 22

Ström Architects bring Swedish modernism to a New Forest country house

By Dominic Bradbury Last updated 12 October 22