Stockholm Furniture Fair 2023 has ended. As the world’s largest platform for Scandinavian design with more than 400 exhibitors within the furniture and lighting industry, the fair attracted professional visitors from over 100 countries, making the fair an attractive playground for exhibitors. For the 2023 edition a number of new features had been added, including the new platform ‘Älvsjö gård’ focusing on collectible design, and ‘The Nude Edition’, a new exhibition area with smaller fair stands made of recycled material.
‘Älvsjö gård’ is a new platform for experimental, research driven and collectible design, set in a 16th century building right next to the fair ground. Amongst the exhibitors 2023 is ‘Tableu’ from Denmark, ‘Pyton Gallery’ and ‘Kiosken’ from Norway and ‘Stockholm Modern’ and ‘Coulisse Gallery’ from Sweden. The curated exhibition ‘New Narratives’ showcases new and unique work from a number of Swedish designers and artists. During the fair, Stockholm Furniture Fair also offered a dedicated program with keynote speakers and inspiring design and architecture talks.
The Guest of Honour 2023 was the design studio ‘Front’, making it the first time the distinction goes to a Swedish design studio. ‘Front’ works in an art and research driven way and moves freely between the industry and the gallery world. The duo, Sofia Lagerkvist and Anna Lindgren, exhibited at the Greenhouse area for young talents early on their careers. Their ‘Guest of Honour’ exhibition set the tone for the 71st edition of Stockholm Furniture Fair. Greenhouse is a platform for young design talent: this year 32 designers and 30 design schools from 18 countries did exhibit in the area. The Greenhouse Bar by Nola, designed by urban furniture brand ‘Nola’ in collaboration with designers Anki Gneib and Mia Cullin, forms a central meeting point for new ideas and conversations. Greenhouse Bar by Nola offers refreshments and high-end street food, as well as a stage area for panel debates and talks. The 25th edition of ‘Ung Svensk Form’ was presented in an exhibition Greenhouse during the fair. This year’s line-up is brimming with circular ingenuity, how to reuse materials and learn from nature as a problem solver.
‘Swedish Design Movement’ brings together actors in design, fashion and architecture who are spearheading the transition to sustainability. Their stand at Stockholm Furniture Fair is an open space for discussion about a sustainable future through design and innovation. Find out more about the program for the week here.
What impact does our furniture have on the climate? The guest exhibition Now or never – 1 kg CO2e shows how different materials affect our climate impact, and what difference our choices make. The exhibition is organised by Emma Olbers, designer and sustainability strategist, together with the design and innovation agency EY Doberman. Doconomy, Polestar, Nrep and Ludvig Svensson are also participating.
The exhibition ‘Closing the Loop’ by Solaris community – a circular-chain platform initiated by the United Nations ESCAP in 2019 – put a spotlight on the 11 million tons of plastic that end up in our oceans every year. With upcycling as a key circular economy driving force, the exhibition showcases art, furniture, lighting and fashion created by designers and brands such as Karim Rashid, Pierre Balmain, Swarovski and Julia Koerner. Closing the Loop is made by Solaris Community in collaboration with Materialbiblioteket.
‘The Nude Edition’ is a new exhibition area with stands made of recycled material. The stands are small, measuring only 15 square meters, and the material will return to be recycled after use. The area is a step towards a more sustainable way of exhibiting and exhibitors in Nude Edition 2023 include Reform Design LAB and Johanson. The material partners for the stands are Recoma and Tarkett.
‘The Gallery Edition’ is a new exhibition space at Stockholm Furniture Fair with styling by Sophia Bratt, highlighting selected news from furniture- and lighting brands exhibiting at Stockholm Design Week in the city. With the aim to strengthen the synergies between the fair and Stockholm Design Week, it offers brands an opportunity to be present at both places and gives fair visitors a short cut to some of the news launching in the city. The material partners for construction and flooring in The Gallery are Recoma and Tarkett.
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