“One thing leads to another – that’s how great ideas come about,” a quote by Anna Efverlund. Anna Efverlund’s inventiveness, fascination with materials, and willingness to bring youthful creativity to…
Sven Fristedt occupies an important place in the history of Swedish textile design, particularly through his expressive patterns created from the late 1950s onwards. Born in Sweden in 1940, he…
Architectural ideologies and Core beliefs Two true visionaries – Rude and Olsson-Une, though primarily involved in one of the biggest furniture brands known globally, IKEA – also made their mark…
On an ordinary morning in the residential district of Hammarby Sjöstad in Stockholm, Sweden, its residents are up and about their morning activities: cooking breakfast, tidying up, and getting ready…
What it means to design for social impact Cohousing Is a good case study where its original vision, intention and product from the designer had positive benefits in mind. But…
Sweden is regarded as one of the world’s most environmentally sustainable nations. The nation is also noted for having the highest rate of urbanisation in all of Europe. The country…
The Väsjön Urban Development Project by WSP Architects is an exemplary example of urban transformation. This innovative initiative in Sweden has successfully revitalised an underutilized location, resulting in a vibrant…
Hej! (Hello! in Swedish). Ikea, the large-scale modular furniture producer, and as the retailer takes over the Indian market, targeting the Indian metropolitan audience in the first stage of expansion…
The Stockholm conference is the pioneer for environmental awareness globally. A seed of sustainability and sustainable development was sown as an outcome of the conference. Today every discipline strives to…
It all started when a Swedish Lapland couple, Kent Lindvall and Britta Jonsson-Lindvall, wanted to do something new that would provide them with a livelihood in their home village, Harads,…
Being Scandinavia’s leading architectural practice, White Arkitekter works with sustainable architecture, urban design, landscape architecture and interior design. They aim to enable sustainable living through architecture by creating inspiring and…
Ai Weiwei, a Chinese artist and activist, unveiled the ‘Arch’, a cage-like artwork, one of the artist’s most renowned pieces, in Stockholm, Sweden, along with the Brilliant Minds Foundation. The…