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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 →

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 →

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! →

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 →

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! →

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 →

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

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 →

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 →

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! →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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? →

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 →

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 →

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 – Sara Kulturhus →

Utmärkt Svensk Form & Ung Svensk Form Utmärkt Svensk Form and Ung Svensk Form will be on display at Sara Kulturhus in Skellefteå from May 26 to August 30, 2026. Together, they present a cross-section of contemporary Swedish design, ranging from young designers’ experimental works to finished products in use. In the exhibitions, visitors will encounter design from many different fields, where design meets … Continue reading “Utmärkt Svensk Form & Ung Svensk Form” →

Lectures and House Tours in Jädraås & Gästrike-Hammarby Location: ELASTIC Gallery, Jädraåsvägen 12,Jädraås Saturday, August 22, at 11:00 a.m. Erskine in Gästrikland, lecture by architectural historian Martin Åhrén. Break from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. for a light lunch and a tour of a house in the Forest Workers’ Village. 2:00 p.m. Lecture: Erskine’s Climate-Adapted Architecture, Mats Egelius.  Continued tour of the Skogsarbetarbyn. Sunday, August 23, 10:00 a.m. Mats Egelius on his … Continue reading Erskine Days, August 22–23, 2026 →