More and more people are using AI to analyze and generate text, images and video. In the near future, AI is also predicted to help us solve problems at work and give presentations. At the same time, AI is booking and paying for our vacations as personal AI assistants. But what does the development of AI really mean for the field of design? Listen to ... Continue reading Design bar: Fun with AI! What's happening in the design field?
Svensk Form Dalarna's Annual Meeting 2025 is held at Ateljéföreningen Nisserska huset, Falun's largest studio association with 14 studios where over 20 people conduct various activities, including ceramics, textiles and photography. There is also a small carpentry workshop and a shared kitchen. Register your participation on SimpleSignup.
Annual meeting at ÖrebroBostäder's head office with lecture on Livstycket with Birgitta Notlöf We start with coffee / tea and sandwich cake, after which the usual annual meeting negotiations are held. Then we get a lecture on the business Livstycket by its engine Birgitta Notlöf. NOTE! Registration no later than March 6 to orebro@svenskform.se. Also indicate any veg or special diet. Free for members, 50 SEK for others. Come ... Continue reading Annual meeting in Örebro with Birgitta Notlöf and Livstycket
The Ornamentation Days are two inspirational days where we explore together the history of ornamentation, its importance in today's interior design, and how we can bring this art form into the future. The initiators are furniture designer Matilda Hunyadi, set designer Dennis Valencia and sculptor Karl Sjögren, who will all talk about the role and possibilities of ornamentation in their respective fields. During the days, there will also be ... Continue reading Ornamentation Days March 15 - 16
How does color give an extra dimension to the surface? And how to relate to surfaces with function for a specific area of use. After the traditional annual meeting, we get to take part in Anna Severinsson's interesting work from 1968 until today. Severinsson is an experienced textile designer with extensive and broad knowledge of working in the textile industry for several decades. ... Continue reading Svensk Form Väst - Annual meeting and inspirational lecture
Now it's time for the spring PechaKucha-Night in Växjö in collaboration with Kulturparken Småland / Smålands museum. As always 20 x 20, a total of 6.40 before it's time for the next speaker, varied and interesting! First speaker starts at 19.20. The evening's speakers will be: Maud Enerman, creator & inspirer Thomas Lissing, about the city's trees Lina Rex, furniture ... Continue reading PechaKucha-Night vol 53 in Växjö
With Form Bearers in Focus 2013-2024, a holistic approach is taken to designers in the country's northernmost county. The collection exhibition shows the designers who have been awarded the award Form Carrier of the Year in Norrbotten and gives a deeper picture of different genres in form and design. It is also a collaboration across the county borders of Norrbotten and Västerbotten. The exhibition tours around different places in ... Continue reading The exhibition Moldmakers in Focus 2013-2024
Designmingel at Rummet Quiz - Refreshments - Design talk - Annual meeting April 3 at 18.30 Rummet, Köpmangatan 7, Sundsvall Premiere of the first of two occasions with time for meetings and conversations - Designmingel under the auspices of Svensk form Västernorrland. Take part in our quiz and listen to Marcus Wiberg, inspiring owner of the interior design store Rummet. We offer ... Continue reading Designmingel and annual meeting at Rummet, Sundsvall
Spring PechaKucha-Night in collaboration with Vandalorum and PechaKucha-Night in Jönköping on tour. Restaurant Syltan is open before the event and serves, among other things, a soup buffet, please order in advance via Vandalorum's website, if you want to eat.Free admission to the exhibitions for members of Svensk Form from 17. First speaker starts at 19.20, as always 20 x 20, interesting ... Continue reading PechaKucha-Night at Vandalorum
It is time for the annual meeting and we invite you to a tour of The Glass Factory in connection with the annual meeting, Sunday, April 6. The Glass Factory in Boda is a glass museum with exhibitions and collections, but also a living hut with active glassblowers and designers, exchanges and creative projects. Gathering and start at 2 pm with a guided tour where we get to take part ... Continue reading Tour and annual meeting, Glass Factory, Boda
Svensk Form Västernorrland presents Pecha Kucha Night #38 April 24, at 20.20, Elite Hotel Knaust in Sundsvall Louise Bjärgö and Camilla Claar, Shape Carriers 2023 Lisette Boman, Creative Yoga Teacher Donald Boström, Photojournalist, Designer Anna Edin, DNA Genealogist, Artist TullaMaja Fogelberg, Building Conservationist Karin Lönnå, Artist Robin Paulonen, Human Rights Expert Jörgen "Gucco" Sundelin, Artist Jonas Östberg, Brewer/Distiller ... Continue reading Svensk Form Västernorrland presents: Pecha Kucha Night #38
Formkvällsmacka at Ateljéhuset F in Örebro. Registration. "MEDSKICK to community spaces". Lecture and in-depth discussion about the exhibition "Ett sista medskick- hälsningar från Varberga" by project manager Anna Maria Hellner ÖBO. Based on the urban development project in Varberga Centrum, new questions are asked about how early art can enter a construction project. The lecture is about site development where art, ... Continue reading "Medskick" Formkvällsmacka in Örebro with Anna Maria Hellner & Veronica Hejdlelind
Ung Svensk Form is an annual award and traveling exhibition that started in 1998. The aim is to broaden knowledge of young and innovative Swedish design and architecture. This year, the jury selected 25 winners from hundreds of applications to participate in the traveling exhibition. It will be on display for a year in several of the country's cultural centers and museums. Between ... Continue reading Young Swedish Design 2025 - Sandviken Cultural Center
Welcome to an inspiring evening filled with design, conversation and sustainability thinking together with Svensk Form Norrbotten! We start with Formfika and a viewing of the current exhibitions "The Future is Local" and "Omsorg", followed by a lecture with Lisa Bergstrand - designer, sustainability specialist and founder of A NEW SWEDEN. Program 17.00 - Formfika & exhibition viewing 17.45 ... Continue reading Formfika and Lecture with Lisa Bergstrand
On Saturday, May 10, the bus from Gothenburg heads to Bohusläns Museum in Uddevalla. In the beautiful art hall facing the quayside, students from the master's and bachelor's programs at HDK-Valand Campus Steneby show their degree projects. S.O.U.P. (Showcasing Odd Unfiltered Perceptions) presents 24 degree projects that in different ways explore the potential of materials to shape and communicate in a time ... Continue reading Invitation to the opening HDK-Valand Campus Steneby
Welcome to join us at Nittsjö ceramics factory. Almost exactly a year ago, Malin Eliasson, a ceramist, and Pia Ohlson, an economist, took over Nittsjö keramikfabrik, which was experiencing financial difficulties. Malin and Pia, who both run their own businesses in form and culture in Hälsingland, felt that the historic factory, which was founded in 1843, had to be saved. Malin ... Continue reading Follow us to Nittsjö keramikfabrik
This year Svensk Form Örebro County's spring excursion to the Sunnet area in Värmland, to Alma Löv and Färglabbet, on Saturday, May 17. We gather at Hamnplan, Örebro 8.15 and the bus departs 8.30. We will return at about 19.30. We go together in a rented bus. We will have a sandwich and coffee/tea on the way there. We will have a buffet lunch in ... Continue reading Members' trip from Örebro - to Fryksdalen in Värmland
Svensk Form Öst invites you to a tour with coffee in Just Wood's workshop together with designer Stina Gunnarsson. Just Wood's founder Stina Gunnarsson will talk about her passion for wood and the wide product portfolio she has built up over the years. We will also get an insight into the company's 10-year history from the first idea to ... Continue reading Study visit to JUST WOOD - products in wood
Information Welcome to Svensk Form's Annual Meeting 2025! We have the pleasure of inviting you to Svensk Form's annual meeting, which will take place on Saturday, May 24, 2025 at 13.00-16.00. The annual meeting will be held digitally, so you can easily participate no matter where you are. During the meeting, we will review the past year, look ahead and make important decisions ... Continue reading Svensk Form's annual meeting 2025
Designmingel in Sundsvall - part of Design Day 2025! Svensk Form Västernorrland invites you to a Designmingel, as part of Design Day 2025, on Tuesday, May 27. The day, which focuses on sustainable development through design, is organized by Mid Sweden University and consists of three parts - seminars, vernissage and design mingle (read more via link below) We round off Design Day ... Continue reading Design mingle in Sundsvall - part of Design Day 2025!
Vernissage for GLÖD in Hällefors. For the 4th year in a row a summer exhibition we members do together with members of Örebro läns Slöjdförening. This time in the exhibition hall of Hällefors library. The opening takes place at 11:00 on Saturday, June 14. The exhibition then runs throughout the summer until August 22. Open library opening hours. Exhibitors are: Regina Schoffa Andersson, ... Continue reading Vernissage for the summer exhibition Glöd i Hällefors
Ung Svensk Form is an annual award and traveling exhibition that started in 1998. The aim is to broaden knowledge of young and innovative Swedish design and architecture. This year, the jury selected 25 winners from hundreds of applications to participate in the traveling exhibition. It will be on display for a year in several of the country's cultural centers and museums. Between ... Continue reading Young Swedish Design 2025 - Sara Cultural Center
Svensk Form Öst invites you to a tour with coffee in TreCe's showroom in Norrköping together with Design and Assortment Manager Åsa Vallentin and District Manager in Eastern Sweden Camilla Nilsson. "We work with design as a method for developing new solutions and products. In our development work, we always start from the concept of Smart Design, which means that ... Continue reading Study visit to TreCe AB - Interior Design Storage & Recycling
Join us for a wonderfully packed day in Jämtland! Register no later than 29 September to: vasternorrland@svenskform.se Program: - Departure from Sundsvall at 07.30 (Bankgatan at Kulturmagasinet). We offer a breakfast bag to eat during the trip. - Sommarhagen on Frösön - we visit the composer Wilhelm Peterson-Berger's artist home and get a guided tour on site. - Hamngatan ... Continue reading Member trip to Östersund with Svensk Form Västernorrland!
Form excursion to Frövifors Paper Mill Museum We will then see the ongoing exhibition "Arne Högsander - Papier-mâché, dolls, masks and memories" together. First we get an introduction by Museum Director Mikael Tiderman before we go around and visit the exhibition. Around 12 noon we eat pasta salad. Then we will have time to look at the museum's basic exhibitions and the old machine hall. We expect ... Continue reading Mold excursion to Frövifors Paper Mill Museum
Back to the future Is sustainable design in practice a vision or a reality? Join us on a journey of craftsmanship from Lamino to today's design challenges. We know that 80% of a furniture's carbon footprint is already determined in the design phase. We show you three examples of how we in Småland work to balance good form and function with a low carbon footprint. ... Continue reading FORM & FUTURE: Back to the future, HOST: Swedese
Sustainable interiors - then, now and in the future How we live, live and work plays a key role in our common future. 100Gruppen has been a driving force in the green transition of the interior design industry over the past decade. During Form and Future Day, we invite you to an inspiring morning filled with important insights, engaging conversations and visions ... Continue reading FORM & FRAMTID: Sustainable interiors - then, now and in the future, HOST: 100Gruppen
The Folk Home of the Future - A conversation about housing and life between the houses How do we want to live in the future and how do we create space for life between the houses? Linda Vikström, Head of Communications at IKEA Sweden, moderates a conversation based on the report "The Many Folk Homes" and the project "Next Generation Homes" to explore the future of living with ... Continue reading FORM & FRAMTID: The Folk Home of the Future - A Conversation on Living, Housing and Life Between Houses, HOST: IKEA
From the 1930 Stockholm Exhibition to Expo 2030 - digital twins for design and society How can we build together the digital exhibitions and twins of cities and villages, buildings and organizations of the future, where history, present and future meet? Drawing on historical and contemporary archives and documentation, such as major exhibitions and urban planning projects, we discuss how different ... Continue reading FORM & FUTURE: From the Stockholm Exhibition 1930 to Expo 2030 - digital twins for design and society, HOST: DTSC
Future Past - a panel discussion on tradition and innovation Sweden is one of the few countries in the world with strong domestic furniture production and a deeply rooted design culture. Our unique strengths as a design nation are based, among other things, on knowledge of sustainability, combined with an understanding of the emotional and aesthetic values of form. The panel discussion explores how we in different ... Continue reading FORM & FRAMTID: Future Past - a panel discussion on tradition and innovation, HOST: Stockholm Furniture Fair & Verk
The importance of the hand in a digital world - a conversation with Monica Förster Swedish designer Monica Förster has worked with various technologies, including AI, for Swedish and international companies. She always comes back to the hand and the value of craftsmanship in the design process. She talks about this in this conversation, led by Cilla Robach, curator and ... Continue reading FORM & FUTURE: The importance of the hand in a digital world - a conversation with Monica Förster, HOST: Nationalmuseum
Design bar: Creativity, sustainability and social relevance What is creative, sustainable and socially relevant design? Together with previous winners of the Excellent Swedish Design Award, ArkDes and Svensk Form invite you to an evening of conversation, reflection and creation. In connection with Svensk Form's re-launch of the design award Utmärkt Svensk Form, we look back and forward together with previous award winners. Based on the award's criteria Creative height (originality ... Continue reading FORM & FUTURE: Design bar: Creativity, sustainability and social relevance, HOST: ArkDes
Ung Svensk Form is an annual award and traveling exhibition that started in 1998. The aim is to broaden knowledge of young and innovative Swedish design and architecture. This year, the jury selected 25 winners from hundreds of applications to participate in the traveling exhibition. It will be on display for a year in several of the country's cultural centers and museums. Between ... Continue reading Young Swedish Design 2025 - IKEA Museum
We are happy to finally be able to show off our new nice premises at Västergatan 2 in Gothenburg. And not only do we have bigger premises, we are also celebrating our anniversary. 40 years ago Svensk Form Väst was founded and we want to celebrate with pomp and circumstance together with you! Welcome to the opening and ... Continue reading Opening and anniversary Svensk Form Väst 40 years.
Welcome to a design workshop where we explore the possibilities of textiles! Under methodical and practical guidance, you will learn more about different fabrics and their properties, and sketch out your own pojagi project inspired by the Korean patchwork technique. The focus is on the design process - not on sewing - and we work with color, proportion, contrast and construction. A ... Continue reading Workshop: Design your own pojagi with Lovisa Heinius
Svensk Form, in collaboration with Natur & Kultur, invites you to a book talk for Pojagi - Korean Patchwork by Lovisa Heinius! Meet designer and craftswoman Lovisa Heinius, who is currently working on the book Pojagi - Korean Patchwork, in a conversation about creative reuse and the possibilities of materials - from thought to stitch. We talk about design process, sustainable creation, idea development and inspiration. The conversation is led by Lotta Ahlvar. Price ... Continue reading Book talk: Pojagi - with Lovisa Heinius
Jonas Holmberg, Head of Museum and Archives, shows the exhibition "A Happier Man", the design history of the Cooperative Union. Helene Arthursson, archivist and conservator, will show the archive. Please register to smaland@svenskform.se no later than October 3 so that we can calculate the coffee.
What should we do with the older buildings? Should we let it all fall into disrepair and then tear it down and build new? Or should we maintain and care for the buildings we already have?
17.15 Petter Cohen, chairman of Svensk Form Dalarna welcomes and presents Formveckan
17.30 Sofie Campanello and Catharina Dahl Palmér, FABEL architecture, talk about their work with traditional wooden building techniques in a modern way and contemporary buildings with historic wooden frames
18.30 Snacks and refreshments
18.45 Dalarna's Mold Carrier of the Year is crowned
19.00 700 years of reuse - Göran Gudmundsson talks about building conservation at Svedjan Manor.
Welcome to Formslaget in Norrbotten! Formslaget!October 6Kl. 18:00 - 20:00Kulturcentrum Ebeneser, Luleå Design, talk & birthday cake - what more could you want? During the evening we also offer a yellow birthday cake, as the association turns 180 years old this day. The evening offers: A design exhibition with: Jim Siljegrund - Grund objects Ingrid Rathod Nilsson Yvonne Larsson Chris White ... Continue reading Formslaget i Norrbotten
FORMSLAGET at Mecano with the crowning of this year's Form Bearer. (NOTE! time at 18:45) During the evening, the new Form Bearer will tell us about himself and his work. In addition, we get to participate in a workshop where we get to try to do something in his way of working. During the evening we also offer refreshments and yellow birthday cake, ... Continue reading Formslaget i Örebro län
11.15-11.45 Study visit Dala återbyggdepå, Fraktgatan 5, Borlänge 13-17 Presentations Location: Campus Borlänge, Stationsgatan 4, Borlänge 13-13.30 Circularity and urban planning, examples of models and projects for working with circularity at city and area level. Mikael Andersson, Building Technology, Dalarna University: 13.45-14.15 Gentle renovation, reuse and housing dialogues in connection with the renovation of rental apartments. Thomas Jungell, Kopparstaden, Ina Fyhr, Byggdialog and Christine ... Continue reading Recycling Day October 7
On October 9th it is time for East Sweden Design Days in Linköping. Meet others who are passionate about the potential of design for sustainable social development. Come and take the chance to network, exchange ideas and gain new knowledge about local and national design! Read more and register at esdd.se
PechaKucha-Night in Jönköping on tour to Bruzaholm, an event in collaboration with the association Kristallen in Bruzaholm. 20x20, as always interesting and varied! The evening's speakers will include: Agneta Åsgrim Berlin, antiquarian, wallpaper with history Erik Danielsson, photographer and journalist Stina Forsén, antiquarian, about Nils Adam Bielke's stone and mineral collection Pål Dunér, architect, building a spiral staircase ... Continue reading PechaKucha-Night on tour Bruzaholm
Welcome to the Woodlife days at Chalmers! Swedish Wood, in collaboration with a group of partners, invites you to three eventful days at Chalmers, October 13-16. The exhibition Woodlife Sweden presents some 50 Swedish wood projects that show how architecture and design can contribute to reduced climate impact. There will also be a dozen free program events - from breakfast meetings and ... Continue reading Woodlife days at Chalmers!
Svensk Form Västernorrland celebrates Formslaget with the appointment of the Form Bearer of the Year! October 14 at 18.00 at Elite Hotel Knaust in Sundsvall. There will be lectures, design talks, bubbles and canapés. Register no later than October 8 to: vasternorrland@svenskform.se Free for Svensk Form members. SEK 150 for non-members.
Form breakfast with Svensk Form during the Woodlife days Welcome to Svensk Form's Form breakfast on October 16 - a conversation about future design and technology competence in the bio-based transition, organized in connection with the Woodlife days at Chalmers. Time: 08.00-09.00 Date: October 16 Location: Valdemar, Chalmers Panel discussion: Future design and technology competence for a bio-based transition Participants: Ulf Johansson, Head of ... Continue reading Formfrukost during Woodlife-dagarna
This fall's PechaKucha-Night in collaboration with Småland Museum / Kulturparken Småland. As always 20 x 20, a total of 6.40 before it's time for the next speaker. First speaker starts at 19.20. The evening's speakers will be: Lisa Moraeus, Taro, history and myths Jan-Olof Johansson, bishop emeritus, O Bethlehem thou little city Maria Estling Vannestål, about active hope Stephanie Verstift, Vildmarkstudio ... Continue reading PechaKucha-Night vol 54 in Växjö
Ung Svensk Form is an annual award and traveling exhibition that started in 1998. The aim is to broaden knowledge of young and innovative Swedish design and architecture. This year, the jury selected 25 winners from hundreds of applications to participate in the traveling exhibition. It will be on display for a year in several of the country's cultural centers and museums. Between ... Continue reading Young Swedish Design 2025 - Katrinetorp Landeri
Welcome to the celebration and opening of the exhibition with Emma von Brömssen. FULL When: Thursday, October 23 Time: 17.30 - 20.00 Where: Västergatan 2, Gothenburg osa no later than 20/10 to: vast@svenskform.se (limited number of seats) We offer drinks and snacks. Svensk Form Väst's premises at Västergatan 2 will be transformed into an inviting and sparkling world of form signed ... Continue reading Celebration and vernissage - Emma von Brömssen - Shape Bearer of the Year in the West
Swedish Style x Conran Shop - Celebrating 25 years of Excellence Visit The Conran Shop's new flagship store in Azabudai Hills during DesignArt Tokyo. In collaboration between The Conran Shop and Swedish Style, a carefully curated collection of works by Andrea Tsang, ASTEH, BOIIDA, Cappelen Dimyr, Monica Förster, Normal Object Factory, Sachajuan, SEKT, Stackelbergs and ... Continue reading Swedish Style x Conran Shop
Swedish Style x Björn Bengtsson x Sumida EXPO Artist Björn Bengtsson presents his latest work - Two Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-one Days Part 2 - at the Sumida EXPO art festival in Tokyo.The work is shown in a 1 hour and 22 minute screening, accompanied by a live soundtrack composed and performed by Japanese sound artist and musician Toshihiro ... Continue reading Swedish Style x Björn Bengtsson x Sumida EXPO
Svensk Form Skåne Blekinge invites you to PORTFOLIO REVIEW & AW with Office of Possibilities STPLN, Malmö Thursday, October 29 at 17.00 LINK TO REGISTRATION The interdisciplinary team of designers and architects at Office of Possibilities, together with Svensk Form Skåne Blekinge, invites you to an AW where young designers will have the opportunity to meet industry professionals, show their ... Continue reading PORTFOLIO REVIEW & AW with Office of Possibilities
Swedish Style x Blå Station x ACTUS @DesignArt Furniture company Blå Station and Japanese brand ACTUS celebrate their new collaboration during Swedish Style at DesignArt Tokyo's main venue Sumei. Together they will showcase selected furniture - Able and Bob - that will soon be launched in Japan. About Swedish Style It all started in Tokyo at the turn of the millennium, when Swedish Style set ... Continue reading Swedish Style x Blå Station x ACTUS
Swedish Style x 1+1+1 @DesignArt - Nordic Mash-up 1+1+1 is an experimental collaboration between three Nordic design studios: Hugdetta (Iceland), Petra Lilja (Sweden) and Aalto+Aalto (Finland). Three unique expressions meet in an innovative collaboration. About Swedish Style It all started in Tokyo at the turn of the millennium, when Swedish Style put Sweden on the Japanese design map. Now we are celebrating our 25th anniversary and ... Continue reading Swedish Style x 1+1+1
Swedish Style x Claesson Koivisto Rune x Orrefors @Time & Style - Black Hole Vase Discover The Black Hole Vase - direct from Expo Osaka. Created by Claesson Koivisto Rune in collaboration with Orrefors. A monumental but floating vase, 60 cm in diameter, where the utmost craftsmanship of glass meets both weight and lightness. Shown at Time & ... Continue reading Swedish Style x Claesson Koivisto Rune x Orrefors
We are now breathing new life into Swedish Style - 25 years of Swedish design in Japan! It all started in Tokyo at the turn of the millennium, when Swedish Style put Sweden on the Japanese design map. Now we're celebrating our 25th anniversary and returning with new energy! Swedish Style is led by Svensk Form in collaboration with the Swedish Institute, the Swedish Embassy in Tokyo, Business Sweden, the Swedish Chamber of Commerce and long-standing Japanese partners. This year's ... Continue reading Swedish Style
Beauty for All - Design Talk @Conran Shop "What is design for happiness?" is the question that designer Dan Sunaga, professor Takayuki Ikegami and The Conran Shop's creative director Shinichiro Nakahara explore in a conversation based on the new translation of Ellen Key's Beauty for All - and her still relevant idea: "Beauty ... Continue reading Swedish Style - Design Talk: Beauty for All
Swedish Style - Conversation: Past, present, future Meet some of the Swedish Style participants in a unique Shinto shrine and listen to their stories and conversations about "Swedish Style - past, present, future". A meeting about the power of the hand, small-scale production with comparisons between Sweden and Japan. About Swedish Style It started in Tokyo at the turn of the millennium, when Swedish ... Continue reading Swedish Style - Conversation: Past, present, future
Swedish Style - Fika & Japandi Houses Welcome to have a fika and discover the concept of Japandi Houses - abandoned Japanese homes that Anton Wörmann has transformed into unique Airbnb's where Japanese craftsmanship meets Scandinavian design. The project has been acclaimed worldwide and shows how Japan's millions of empty houses can be given new life and new meaning. Here you can see ... Continue reading Swedish Style - Fika & Japandi Houses
The study visit is fully booked! We are invited by Örebro County Crafts Association to join a study visit to the Crematorium, Northern Cemetery in Örebro. You will meet the weaver Elisabeth Johansson who has woven large paper rhymes for the Chapel of Hope and also Anneli Linder who has contributed with candle holders and decorations in metal and wood. Thorleif ... Continue reading Study visit to the crematorium in Örebro
Book Launch Stockholm Design Lab @Post Books Stockholm Design Lab has a long and close relationship with Japan, not least with the company Askul, whose award-winning battery series adorn the cover of the second book about SDL's work to be launched in Japan during DesignArt Tokyo. About Swedish Style It all started in Tokyo at the turn of the millennium, when Swedish Style set ... Continue reading Swedish Style - Bookrelease with Stockholm Design Lab
Swedish Style - Meet and Greet Welcome to fika and meet "Anton in Japan", who tells about his concept of renovating abandoned Japanese houses into unique Airbnb accommodation, where Japanese craftsmanship meets Scandinavian design. About Swedish Style It all started in Tokyo at the turn of the millennium, when Swedish Style put Sweden on the ... Continue reading Swedish Style - Meet and Greet
PechaKucha Night Tokyo - DesignArt special PechaKucha Night offers a special evening during DesignArt with the theme "Brave - The Pursuit of Instinctive Beauty".Join us for an evening filled with creative ideas, laughter and inspiration, with guests such as "Anton in Japan" and Finnish Modeo, who will talk about Yrjö Kukkapuro and also raffle off one of his ... Continue reading Swedish Style - PechaKucha Night Tokyo
Swedish Style - Fika & Japandi Houses Welcome to have a fika and discover the concept of Japandi Houses - abandoned Japanese homes that Anton Wörmann has transformed into unique Airbnb's where Japanese craftsmanship meets Scandinavian design. The project has been acclaimed worldwide and shows how Japan's millions of empty houses can be given new life and new meaning. Here you can see ... Continue reading Swedish Style - Fika & Japandi Houses
Swedish Style 25th anniversary party at Shibaura House We celebrate Swedish Style's 25th anniversary with a festive evening that brings together Swedish participants and Japanese friends, with drinks and snacks.A big thank you to our partners: the Swedish Embassy, Shibaura House, Omnipollo, Norrbottens Destilleri, Askul and Stockholm Design Lab. The evening will also be a kick-off for the December project Woodlife in Shibaura House. ... Continue reading Swedish Style celebrates 25 years!
(NOTE! Day changed) Through art, Mattias examines our relationship with each other and the rest of creation. He often looks at our faltering economic system and the way we consume. It makes him think about how distance to manufacturing, lack of knowledge and social structures make us less empathetic. What happens when we replace natural ... Continue reading Permafrost - Form Breakfast in Örebro with Mattias Käll
It's finally time for Pecha Kucha Night in Härnösand! After a long break, we are back: reserve Thursday 20 November in your calendar! This time we organize it together with Västernorrlands museum and will be located at Murberget 31.The museum is open in the evening so it is good to come early and check out ... Continue reading Pecha Kucha Night #39 in Härnösand
This year, Svensk Form is collaborating with Kulturen and inviting members to exhibit and sell their products free of charge at Julstöket, November 28-30. Every year, Julstöket attracts thousands of visitors who shop, listen to songs, dance around the tree, enjoy crafts, mulled wine, lussebullar - and meet Santa Claus. New this year is that Svensk Form ... Continue reading Svensk Form's pop-up - this year's novelty at Kulturens Julstök in Lund
Design breakfast with Åsa Fjellstad from lighting company ateljé Lyktan. LIGHT IN FOCUS Light affects us more than we think, both our well-being and our performance. However, light is individual and depends on the task to be performed. Different purposes require different types of lighting. How do we find the perfect light? During an inspiring lecture, ... Continue reading LIGHT IN FOCUS - Design breakfast in Örebro with Åsa Fjellstad
Creative pottery workshop with MOKK - few places left! Luleå | December 8, 18.00-20.00 Welcome to a unique evening in clay with Formbärare 2025 - Chris White and Monika Strand from MOKK! Try both turning and hand building, create two of your own works and enjoy a creative break in the winter darkness. During the evening you will get: An introduction ... Continue reading Creative pottery workshop
Welcome to this year's Christmas market at Svensk Form's premises on Skeppsholmen with participants: Catarina Midby & Margareta van der Bosch, Roland Hjort, Pia Wallén, Massproduction, Lena Mäcs, Tyra von Zweigbergk, Johan Schalin, Kristian Eddé, MH925, Anna-Pi Lennstrand, Erik Hedin, Amanda Leksell, Simon Key Bertman, Maria Lindroos & Ysabel Knyphausen, Maja Sten, Nos, En Doft, Beyond Artisan … Continue reading Christmas Market Stockholm
Svensk Form Öst invites you to a guided tour through the fall design exhibition at Linköping University with works from students studying Design & Product Development and Master in Design (years 1,3,4 & 5). We will also visit the materials library and workshop. Register and read more here
We are kicking off the year with a traditional opening bus trip to the Rian Design Museum in Falkenberg, where the exhibitions Kristina Torsson – From Mah-Jong to Vamlingbo and Chalmers + Ullared are opening. The trip is being organized in collaboration between Svensk Form Väst and the Rian Design Museum. Program: 9:30 a.m. Departure from Gothenburg, Drottningtorget at the entrance to the Posthotellet. 11:00 a.m. Pre-opening reception – Meet representatives from both exhibitions. Rian … Continue reading OPENING RECEPTION BUS from Gothenburg to Rian
EXAKT MFG & Superlab: The Listening Lounge During Stockholm Design Days, EXAKT MFG & Superlab present The Listening Lounge in the library at Svensk Form. The installation is intended as a public living room, bringing together furniture, sound, and social interaction. It draws inspiration from Japanese listening lounges and their focus on shared presence and communal listening. … Continue reading EXAKT MFG & Superlab: The Listening Lounge
Young Swedish Design – a traveling exhibition Young Swedish Design is an annual award and traveling exhibition that began in 1998. Its purpose is to broaden knowledge about young and innovative Swedish design and architecture. From hundreds of applications, the jury has selected 22 winners to participate in the traveling exhibition. Over the course of a year, it will be shown at several of the country's cultural centers ... Continue reading Young Swedish Design 2026 – ArkDes
Svensk Form Stockholm invites you to a design experience. We are serving up a curated smorgasbord of craftsmanship and design in the vibrant surroundings of Café Klotet. Here, salty and sweet, hard and soft – from glass art to furniture design – come together in a celebration of genuine craftsmanship. On the menu (Exhibitors): Cecilia Carlstedt • Evelina Kroon … Continue reading Smörgåsbord 1.0
From young to breakthrough A conversation about how the industry as a whole can support internships over time – how can an award contribute to establishing a designer or a young office? Can a scholarship support the development of innovation and both investigative and learning processes? And how do we capitalize on the experiences and developments of previous generations ... Continue reading Campfire – breakfast Sv Form, Sv Arkitekter, Gärsnäs
Craftology – Exhibiting our bridge between Craft and Technology. Students from the third year of furniture design at HDK-Valand, Campus Steneby, present the results of an exploratory approach to materials and technology. The exhibition showcases the students' work, developed by combining digital technology with traditional craftsmanship within the framework of expressive design. The exhibition is ... Continue reading Vernissage Craftology
5/2 Design breakfast at Mecano. Maria Granlund from Lilla Textiltryckeriet will be joining us to talk about why they started their business during the pandemic, what printing technique they use, and a little about how they create patterns. But also why tufting became another focus for them? There will also be an opportunity for some to try a little tufting. Maria ... Continue reading Design breakfast in Örebro with Lilla Textiltryckeriet
With Formbärare i fokus 2013–2025 (Designers in Focus 2013–2025), a comprehensive approach is taken to designers in Sweden's northernmost county. The collective exhibition showcases the designers who have been awarded the title of Årets Formbärare i Norrbotten (Designer of the Year in Norrbotten) and provides a deeper insight into different genres within form and design. It is also a collaboration across the county borders of Norrbotten and Västerbotten. The exhibition is touring various locations in Västerbotten ... Continue reading The exhibition Designers in Focus 2013-2025
Welcome to the exhibition Reijmyre x Svensk Form x International Design Expeditions, which presents glass objects created during this summer's residency with International Design Expeditions at Reijmyre Glassworks and Skeppsta Hytta. The exhibition shows the results of a close collaboration between international designers Mathilde Bretillot, Pierangelo Caramia, Mio Hatakenaka, and Emmanuelle Roule, together with the glassblowers at Reijmyre Glassworks ... Continue reading Reijmyre x Svensk Form x International Design Expeditions
What are the paths into the design industry like today? The government's strategy for cultural and creative industries sets out the ambition for Sweden to strengthen its position as a leading country in this field. At the same time, many young designers find it difficult to establish themselves in their profession, even though the industries employ nearly 200,000 people. During ... Continue reading Design bar: Newly graduated, now what?
Twenty-six designers from the West have been invited to display selected works in an exhibition that reflects contemporary society. Here, unique, innovative, and sustainable design come together, a clear expression of the creative force that characterizes the entire region. A living FORMSCEN – here and now! Register at vast@svenskform.se by March 3 (limited number of places) Exhibitors Alvaro … Continue reading FORMSCEN26
Half-day trial workshop on Saturday, March 7, at Lilla Textiltryckeriet in Hörsta Skola, just outside Kumla. Tufting for 5 people at a time. Everyone makes their own tufted piece, approx. 25x25 cm, which they then glue and finish for us. Five people at a time go through the printing process and their printing press, and they talk a little about pattern design/pattern reports (drawing and cutting ... Continue reading Trial Workshop at Lilla Textiltryckeriet in Kumla
The Gösta Werner Museum in Simrishamn presents the exhibition INSPIRATION / RELATION, which showcases a unique convergence between design and art. We get to know the people behind the works, where different relationships play a role in what has been created. Mother and daughter, brothers and a son – and as collaborators. We get to see how they have inspired each other through ... Continue reading The INSPIRATION / RELATION exhibition at the Gösta Werner Art Museum
Annual meeting and creative workshop at Rasåsgården! March 19 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Rasåsgården, Töva. Mingling, sandwiches, and drinks before the annual meeting. The evening continues with a presentation of Rasåsgården and a creative workshop where we create paper landscapes from wallpaper. We will serve coffee and cake. Free for members. 300 SEK for non-members. Register by March 12 at ... Continue reading Annual meeting and creative workshop at Rasåsgården
It's time for the annual meeting, and we invite you to a tour of the Bruno Mathsson houses in Kosta in connection with the annual meeting on Sunday, March 22. The townhouses were built as employee housing for the Kosta glassworks and were completed in 1956. After the factory sold its housing stock at the end of the 1980s, the houses fell into disrepair, but were saved after compulsory purchase and subsequent restoration. The houses were declared historic buildings ... Continue reading Annual meeting and tour of the glass houses in Kosta
From Japan to Närke, from crafts to fashion, and why design skills should be shared with more people. Tuesday, March 24, 6:00–8:30 p.m. Annual meeting and lecture at Ateljéhuset F2. First the annual meeting, then a sandwich cake, and then the lecture. Register by Thursday, March 21, at orebro@svenskform.se (preferably before March 13). Please notify us of any special dietary requirements. All those interested in design are welcome! Free for members, SEK 50 for others. From ... Continue reading Annual meeting in Örebro County with Karin Sterner
The annual meeting of Svensk Form Öst will take place on March 25 at 6:00 p.m. at the Östergötland Museum. Before the annual meeting, at 5:15 p.m., there will be a guided tour with museum educator Caroline Morgansdotter Blomsten of the Östergötland Museum's major exhibition Häxor (Witches).
Young Swedish Design – a traveling exhibition Young Swedish Design is an annual award and traveling exhibition that began in 1998. Its purpose is to broaden knowledge about young and innovative Swedish design and architecture. From hundreds of applications, the jury has selected 22 winners to participate in the traveling exhibition. Over the course of a year, it will be shown at several of the country's cultural centers ... Continue reading Young Swedish Design 2026 – Textile Museum
Vårens PechaKucha-Night i samarbete med Smålands museum / Kulturparken Småland. Som alltid 20 x 20, totalt 6,40 innan det är dags för nästa talare. Första talare startar kl. 19.20. Kvällens talare blir: Åskar Lilja, konstnär Maria Brynielsson, stiftsantikvarie Markus Emilsson, glaskonstnär Marie Karlsson, Färg&Form, Älmhult Astrid Andergren-Lilliehorn, utställningstekniker Erik Danielsson, fotograf och journalist Willem Koen, … Fortsätt läsa PechaKucha-Night vol 55 i Växjö
Open lecture with garden designer Simon Irvine at Kulturkvarteret in Örebro (Akustiken venue). For over 30 years, Simon Irvine worked as a garden designer and gardener in the small castle garden at Läckö Castle. An ethical circular approach guided his work, which has inspired countless visitors over the years. Most of what was grown was edible, certified organic, and served in the castle's restaurants. ... Continue reading Lecture with garden designer Simon Irvine in Örebro
Välkommen till Pecha Kucha Night #40 22 april, kl 20.20 Pipeline, Kyrkogatan 6, Sundsvall Talare: Ylva Björnström, kreatör Erica Henriksson, blomsterkreatör Jeanette Lindgren, stödpedagog Camilla Näsholm, konstnär Anna Olofsson, scenograf/rekvisitör Kerstin Stickler, blomstervän Cecilia Träff, filmpedagog Birgit Zacharie, hantverkare Marcus Viberg, moderator Pecha Kucha Night är ett unikt presentationsevent med rötter i Tokyo. Kreatörer från … Fortsätt läsa Pecha Kucha Night #40 med Svensk Form Västernorrland
Pecha Kucha – Svensk form Svensk Form Norrbotten och Sunderby folkhögskola bjuder in till en kväll fylld av inspiration, snabba presentationer och kreativa idéer. Pecha kucha är en japansk presentationsformat där varje talare visar 20 bilder — i 20 sekunder vardera. Tempot är högt, energin är på topp och du får garanterat med dig nya … Fortsätt läsa Pecha Kucha 23 april
Evening excursion to AvJord in Vekhyttan. In a newly built hall painted with egg oil tempera inside an old barn with a work of art on the ceiling, you will learn about egg oil tempera and its possibilities. The farm also has a family-run shop called Av Jord, where they hold courses, manufacture, and sell paint. Everyone takes home their own... Continue reading Evening excursion to AvJord in Vekhyttan in Närke.
Varmt välkommen till Svensk Forms årsmöte! Vi har nöjet att bjuda in dig till Svensk Forms årsmöte, som äger rum lördagen den 9 maj 2026 kl. 13.00–16.00. Årets årsmöte hålls digitalt, så att du som medlem enkelt kan delta var du än befinner dig. Under mötet går vi igenom året som varit, blickar framåt och … Fortsätt läsa Årsmöte Svensk Form 2026
Designmingel i Sundsvall – en del av Designdagen 2026! Svensk Form Västernorrland bjuder in till Designmingel, som en del av Mittuniversitetets Designdag 2026, torsdagen den 28 maj. Dagen, som fokuserar på hållbar utveckling genom design, arrangeras av Mittuniversitetet och består av tre delar - seminarier, vernissage och designmingel (läs mer via länk nedan) Vi avrundar … Fortsätt läsa Designmingel med Svensk Form Västernorrland
COLLABORATION - en utställning om process, precision och möjligheten som uppstår när kunskap delas mellan utbildning och profession. Vägen från första skiss till färdig prototyp – skapad genom ett nära samarbete mellan nästa generations möbelsnickare och etablerade formgivare. Collaboration är ett samarbetsprojekt mellan Folkuniversitetet Tibro Hantverksakademi och formgivarna Jonas Forsman, Roger Persson och Ulf Linder. Utställningen görs … Fortsätt läsa COLLABORATION
I samband med Havremagasinets vernissage och öppning av sommarens utställning PLAY är det också premiär för Svensk Form Norrbottens pop up-butik. Vi har curerat butiken och fyllt den med objekt av fantastiska formgivare och hantverkare i Norrbotten. Så. Tips till helgen! Besök Havremagasinets vernissage som bjuder på bland annat guidad visning, performance och konsert. Och … Fortsätt läsa Vernissage PLAY!