The famous Stockholm International Peace Conference ended in February.Design Week, also known as Stockholm Design Week 2016, is the largest exhibition of Scandinavian design. Creations of young designers, trends of the coming year and bright new products - we have selected everything that deserves attention Stockholm Design Week is not only a forum for professionals, but also an opportunity for consumers to find many useful things for the home, simply admire the beautiful exhibits and, most importantly, learn to think in a Scandinavian way. If you did not get to the capital of Sweden this year, do not be upset: we have studied photo reports, reports, opinions from social networks and comments of our compatriots and selected the most interesting events and installations for you.
Trends Of course, the main eventStockholm Design Week is considered to be the Stockholm Furniture and Light Fair. This year, its main theme was everything marked “eco”, as well as the relationship between man and nature. It is not difficult to guess what has emerged in Scandinavian – and not only – design this year: natural materials, natural colors, simple forms. By the way, in the context of this exhibition, “green” means not only nature-friendly, but also a confident coloristic trend: there was indeed a lot of green and its shades at Stockholm Design Week.
Eco-project Naturalist We decided to start with ourscompatriots — the project by Tatyana Kudryavtseva and Yaroslav Misonzhnikov "Naturalist", which united almost two dozen Russian designers and studios. Its main idea is unity with nature, its integration into urbanism and the opportunity to create a small garden right in the city. At the exhibition in Stockholm, the guys presented a collection of objects and decor, lamps, flowerpots, plant stands and printed fabrics. In addition to the founders, the project was attended by: Alexander Kanygin, Anya Druzhinina, Lesha Galkin, Maxim Shcherbakov, Maxim Maksimov, Katerina Kopytina, Sveta Gerasimova, Ekaterina Vagurina, Tanya Klimenko, Anastasia Koshcheyeva, Katya Tolstykh, Olesya Ananyeva, Ekaterina Semenova, Nikita Cherevkov and Elvira Lomovskaya.
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by Maxim Shcherbakov Iittala X Issey MiyakeOne of the most significant collaborations of this exhibition is the collaboration between the Finnish company Iittala and the famous Japanese fashion house Issey Miyake. Together they created a collection of home accessories, which included glassware, polygonal dishes, pillows and origami-style napkins. They found a point of contact in exactly what is inherent in both the Finns and the Japanese: a love of restrained colors and reasonable minimalism.
Tom Dixon for Ege First of all the nameBritish designer Tom Dixon is associated with brutal furniture and lamps, but this time, together with the Danish brand Ege, he presented a series. When creating this collection, Tom was inspired by the urban landscapes of London: the prints suggest smoke from chimneys, cracked asphalt and the waters of the Thames.
New products from Wästberg Swedish factory Wästberg inThis year, several new products were presented at once. Among them, the laconic asymmetric Alto lamp stands out, which, thanks to its simplicity and at the same time harmony, won the Best Product award. Another noteworthy product is the Busby “smart lamp” with a built-in USB port, developed jointly with the British brand Industrial Facility.
Tables from Fish and Pink Interesting collectionwas presented at the exhibition by the local Stockholm brand Fish and Pink. The Freckles and Shine series consists of three tables with terrazzo tabletops made from cement, water and stone chips. The collection is clearly influenced by 80s postmodernism, and thanks to its bright colours and clear shapes it looks very fresh.
Floor lamp Yuue Design All ScandinavianMinimalism is embodied in this floor lamp from the young Berlin brand Yuue Design. The floor lamp is equipped with a special mechanism that allows you to adjust the angle of inclination. Its designers decided not to hide it, but showed it in all its glory: firstly, in the design it looks better than any decorative element, and secondly, this way the user will see how everything works.
Miami Déco Series Interesting collection of paintsAnother local brand Alcro presented a series of colors called Miami Déco. According to the designers, they were inspired to create this series of colors by the Art Deco style with its clear geometric shapes, straight lines and contrast. The paint line includes 5 colors: Milkshake, South Beach, Florida, Daiquiri and Everglades. Both their name and the name of the entire collection hint at the unusual combination of popular style motifs and the light, festive atmosphere of Miami parties.
Bathtub by Muubs Unusual brutal bath byThe Danish brand Muubs simply could not go unnoticed. A single piece of stone, in which a recess was knocked out for the bowl, perfectly corresponds to the concept of this year: to be closer to nature. Despite the impressive appearance, if you believe the creators, the bathtub is very comfortable inside and gives a feeling of unity with nature and safety.
Monica Förster for Rörstrand In the distant 1726When the Swedish company Rörstrand was founded, blue was at the height of its popularity. Almost 290 years later, in 2014, designer Monica Förster proposed to repeat the success and created a collection of elegant tableware in blue and white tones for the brand, Inblue. This year, the tableware series appeared at the exhibition.
Opinion Exhibitions are an integral part of lifedesign critic, design historian and founder of the design lecture hall Olga Kosyreva. She couldn’t miss the Stockholm Design Week, and we asked Olga to tell us about her impressions. Olga Kosyreva, design historian: — The Stockholm Furniture and Lighting Fair is the largest event of its kind in all of Northern Europe, and this fair has become more and more influential in recent years. This is confirmed by the fact that such a large furniture manufacturer as Vitra always holds some important premiere in Stockholm, shows a new collection. For three years now, I have also considered visiting the Stockholm fair a more important event than trips to Cologne and Paris for Maison et Objet. Stockholm has a completely different mood. The style that is represented everywhere is contemporary modernism, eco-style and what we call Scandinavian. The exhibiting companies are also mostly local: Swedish, Danish, Finnish. The Danes are getting stronger and stronger every year, their companies are simply snatching the palm from the Swedes. All the major Scandinavian brands are, of course, represented. My favorites are always: &Tradition, Swedese, Gubi, Hay, Muuto, Bolon, Eric Jorgensen, Fredericia. Also in Stockholm you can find many very interesting companies, often small, working on the studio principle, which are not known or not widely known in the international arena. This year it was the Finnish Nikari, the Swedish Per Soderberg, David Design, Byarums Bruk, the Danish Menu and Please wait to be seated. Olga also shared photos from the exhibition:
#2016sdw Of course, there is nothing like that at exhibitionsYou can’t see the scale of everything with your own eyes and you can’t find out all the opinions, so we finally took a look at Instagram to see what moments of the exhibition attracted the attention of designers, bloggers and those simply interested.
