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• Eat Well Seated

  Andreau World presents the publication Eat Well Seated

• Memphis oracle

  A legend is coming to town: Paola Navone is the honorary
  guest of the Stockholm Furniture Fair. Salka Hallström
  Bornold met her for a conversation about poetry in
  design and the beauty of imperfection.

  par Salka Hallström Bornold
• Basket

  Lena Bergström is a veteran in the design game with the expertise
  that comes with the years. That becomes clear when you look
  closely at her creations.

  par Lena Bergström
• Can’t pay ? Won’t pay !

  The #MeToo movement has called out oppressors and sexists
  on a global scale, and the design world should be no exception.
  It’s time to break the culture of silence, writes Susanne Helgeson.

  par Susanne Helgeson
• Magnificent 18

  The surest sign of spring is here: The Furniture Week in Stockholm.
  We asked 18 designers from all over the Nordic region to tell us about their
  news - and share their best Stockholm tips.

  par Per Nyström
• New kids on the block

  Ung Svensk Form is doing better
  than ever and celebrates its 20th
  anniversary with a grand opening at
  ArkDes in Stockholm. ”This year’s
  finalists have shown the courage and
  desire to go against the stream”, says
  jury member Marcus Engman.

  par Hanna Johansson
• The flying dutchman

  He was one of the heroes of the Dutch avantgarde in the
  nineties. Now, Richard Hutten has been appointed art
  director of Chinese furniture giant Zuoyou. ”It’s a big
  adventure, and a big chance of failure”, he says.
  ”Everything is dierent in China.”

• Hunger games

  Restaurants aren’t just about eating. Interior and furniture design
  are an equally important part of the experience. Bo Madestrand
  talks with the designers behind three exciting new Stockholm
  restaurants – and points out 11 other gems in the city.

  par Bo Madestrand
• Southern comfort

  Scanian design is suddenly all the rage. How did this happen?
  Carolina Söderholm travels across the region to map the successful
  southern Swedish design movement.

  par Carolina Söderholm
• A Perfect Desert Storm

  One of the world’s most spectacular student
  exhibitions takes place every year in Dubai,
  with British curator Brendan McGetrick at the
  helm. Salka Hallström Bornold selects
  five Nordic faves from the latest edition of
  Global Grad Show, among 200 entries
  from 90 countries.

  par Salka Hallström Bornold
• Big brother watching

  The Smart City will make us all happier. No unnecessary queuing,
  driverless cars. Lights, water and electricity only when needed.
  The city as one big smartphone, all under the benevolent
  surveillance of AI. Sound too good to be true? Maybe it is.

  par Leo Gullbring
• Postmodernism always rings twice

  Tor Lindstrand returns to the Södra Station area and finds a
  postmodern suburbia in the middle of Stockholm. ”Starting at
  Södra Station”, he writes, ”the City of Stockholm entered a long love
  affair with the neo-liberal urban construction.”

  par Tor Lindstrand
• Access denied

  In the city we are all welcome – as consumers. In his
  book on excluding design, Fredrik Edin describes
  how public space is shrinking for everyone else.

  par Hanna Johansson