Dirt of a nation

Sommaire

• The illusionists

  The fashion revolution continues in Gothenburg

  par Emilia Engblad
• Welcome to the avant-garde

  Maria Foerlev runs etage projects in Copenhagen

  par Johan Deurell
• Playdate with Bjarke

  The Lego House in Billund opened in September.
  One balmy summer day, Johan Deurell paid a visit to
  the building site and met Bjarke Ingels – the architect
  who never stopped playing with Lego.

  par Johan Deurell
• The house that Gudrun built

  Gudrun Sjödén is the godmother of Swedish fashion. She singlehandedly
  created an empire based on strong colours, patterns and
  a deep knowledge of the needs of full-grown, bohemian women.
  Salka Hallström Bornold took the metro to Årsta to see this
  entrepreneurial force in person.

  par Salka Hallström Bornold
• Power saving mode

  The home of the future is energy-lean and high-tech. In Stockholm’s
  ambitious Smart Energy City project, residents have tried out a new,
  smart energy system. But is it really so clever? As Ylva Frid explains,
  there is still a long way to go before the vision becomes reality.

  par Ylva Frid
• Everything is illuminated

  At age 33, Daniel Rybakken has already had a brilliant
  career, thanks to his innovative work in lighting design.
  Anders Bergmark travelled to Gothenburg to visit a
  designer whose future seems unusually bright.

  par Anders Bergmark
• My name is Luca !

  He grew up on the glass island of Murano and works in
  Stockholm - with everyone from Salviati to Cassina and
  Skultuna. Now, Luca Nichetto wants to tear down the old
  barriers between design and fashion.

  par Hanna Johansson
• State of the union

  There’s a new sheriff in town. CEO Ewa Kumlin is leaving Svensk
  Form and will be replaced by Mats Widbom. Where is this venerable
  institution headed in the future? What has been done so far, and
  what lies ahead? We asked a writer outside of our own circles to take
  a deep and independent look at our workplace.

  par Anna Liljemalm
• Andreu World

  Innovation, design and attention to detail. From seats like Flex
  or Alya to lounge solutions like Raglan sofa – or smart tables
  with connectivity. Andreu World provides high quality and
  comfort for all types of office spaces.

• Heart of glass

  She is the designer and glass artist who seeks decorativeness and
  effectiveness, with an education from America and influences from
  Italy behind her. Since then, Ann Wåhlström has continued to be
  inspired by expressions far beyond traditional Swedish glass art.

  par Victor Schultz
• 100 years of finnishness

  Exclusive glass and icons in abundance – but the resquad
  execution image was excluded. Why? Daniel Golling looks
  into Finland’s national jubilee exhibitions and finds that some
  crucial facts are missing from the picture.

  par Daniel Golling
• Report from the wasteland

  A building boom is under way in Sweden. In the Hagastaden area
  between Stockholm and neighbouring Solna alone, some 6,000
  apartments are currently being built. But the amount of waste is
  massive. Writer Ylva Frid and photographer Fredrik Sweger went
  looking for the debris left in the shadows of the rising skyscrapers.

  par Fredrik Sweger
• Nærly New York

  Brooklyn meets new Nordic at Copenhagen restaurant Nærvær

  par Rasmus Graakjær
• Halfway to heaven

  The worst at Kivi Art Centre follow the same phallic formula

  par Salka Hallström Bornold
• Belly flop for billions

  Terminal depression in Stockholm's underbelly

  par Svante Helmbæk Tirén