Sara Culture Center
by White Arkitekter

A new home for culture

Housing venues for arts, performance and literature as well as a hotel, Sara Cultural Centre in Skellefteå is one of the world’s tallest timber buildings to date.

Located just below the Arctic Circle in northern Sweden, Skellefteå has a long tradition of timber building; this was the primary inspiration behind the international competition winning design for the city’s new cultural centre.

The proposal was named Sida vid sida – Side-by-side; a timber-frame tower complex that placed art, performance and literary organisations alongside each other in a spectacular setting. Sara Cultural Centre will be a new home for the Västerbotten Regional Theatre, Anna Nordlander Museum, Skellefteå Art Gallery, as well as the City Library. The complex will also contain a new hotel to accommodate the growing numbers of tourists to the city, as well as to provide a source of revenue for the local authority.

"The design is an homage to the region’s rich timber tradition that we hope to take forward with the local timber industry. Together, we can create a beautiful civic centre for all; a contemporary expression that ages with grace." - OSKAR NORELIUS, LEAD ARCHITECT

Timber innovation

The regional forest industry and construction knowledge play an important role in the project and is complemented by recent developments in engineered timber (CLT) technology. The advancement of research in engineered timber has unleashed a world of previously unimagined design possibilities. Collaborating with structural engineers Florian Kosche, two different construction systems have been developed; one for the cultural centre and one for its sibling structure, the hotel.

The high rise, which houses the hotel, is constructed of premanufactured modules in cross-laminated timber (CLT), stacked between two elevator cores. Thanks to the placement and design of the cores, they can be entirely made from CLT. Standing 75 metres tall, the 20-storey hotel offers dramatic views that stretch for miles over the city from one of the world’s highest timber framed buildings with glue-laminated timber (GLT) pillars and beams.

"We want people to witness the amount of creativity that occurs behind-the-scenes. From the street, people passing by will be able to see how a new exhibition is being built, or how a stage set is coming along." - ROBERT SCHMITZ, LEAD ARCHITECT

The low rise consists of a timber frame with pillars and beams made of glue lam and cores and shear walls in cross laminated timber. The construction helps redistributing loads and enhances structural stability from the high rise. The high rise has 13 floors and consists of stacked 3D volumes of timber between two cores at each end.

The characteristic trusses above the grand foyers are composed of a GLT and steel hybrid that enables a flexible, open-plan space that can host a range of activities and functions within. Flexibility of use guarantees the building’s long-term sustainability by allowing it to adapt to future demands.

The glass façade wrapping the building reflects the sky while revealing the spectacular exposed timber-framed ceiling inside. This ceiling is a recurring motif that guides visitors through the venue. The wood construction is designed to endure Skellefteå’s harsh weather conditions, while also remaining energy efficient. The green roof contributes to thermal insulation, as well as absorbing noise pollution, enhancing biodiversity and delaying rain water run-off.

A celebration of making

Sara Cultural Centre uniquely celebrates the craft behind the creative process. Open layouts combined with generous glazing reveal the ingenuity and skill involved in set-building and exhibition installation to visitors inside the building, as well as passers-by outdoors. At the heart of the centre lies a stage, its productions visible to the outside world. Similarly, exhibitions can be programmed at the entrances, inviting non-traditional gallery goers into the centre.

Year: 2021

Client: Skellefteå Municipality

Location: Skellefteå, Sweden

Area: Approx. 30,000 sqm

Awards: Architectural Review/MIPIM Future Project Awards, 2018

Images: Åke Eson Lindman, Patrick Degerman, Sven Burman, David Valldeby

About White Arkitekter

White Arkitekter is one of Scandinavia’s leading architectural practices. We work with sustainable architecture, urban design, landscape architecture and interior design for current and future generations. Our mission is to enable sustainable life through the art of architecture.

Sustainability Statement

We work with sustainable architecture, design and urban development in an international context. As our work affects the lives of many both present and future generations we need to act responsibly by operating within the sustainable limits of our planet. We create spaces for people to thrive and grow in harmony within the ecosystem. We design healthy living environments that inspire and engage.

Stefan Ytterborn has developed moto-cross for several years and decided to build the worlds most lightweight electrical vehicle.

The movies are made by the Swedish Institute and Svensk Form (the Swedish Society of Crafts and Design). Producer Note Design Studio and Director of Photography Carl Engberg.

How do we dress humanity wihthout ruining the planet? Meet Jimmy Hedberg from Atacac who has set out to digitize fashion.

The movies are made by the Swedish Institute and Svensk Form (the Swedish Society of Crafts and Design). Producer Note Design Studio and Director of Photography Carl Engberg.

Housing venues for arts, performance and literature as well as a hotel, Sara Cultural Centre in Skellefteå is one of the world’s tallest timber buildings to date.

The movies are made by the Swedish Institute and Svensk Form (the Swedish Society of Crafts and Design). Producer Note Design Studio and Director of Photography Carl Engberg.

Hear Magnus Wästberg talk about sustainable lighting that makes people get emotionally attached.

The movies are made by the Swedish Institute and Svensk Form (the Swedish Society of Crafts and Design). Producer Note Design Studio and Director of Photography Carl Engberg.

Lina Schleenvoigt from Baux elaborates on designing not only a sustainale product, but also the process from sourcing to production.

The movies are made by the Swedish Institute and Svensk Form (the Swedish Society of Crafts and Design). Producer Note Design Studio and Director of Photography Carl Engberg.

Anna & Dag Clockby takes us behind the scenes of the 128 years old furniture company from the village with the same name - Gärsnäs.

The movies are made by the Swedish Institute and Svensk Form (the Swedish Society of Crafts and Design). Producer Note Design Studio and Director of Photography Carl Engberg.

By linking the production chain in a new order, Renewcell is transforming the textile industry. Old cotton is collected, mixed and twisted into a white fluff - pure cellulose. The most common question from customers is "what's the catch?" And the honest answer is - there is no one. It is an industrial revolution.

The movies are made by the Swedish Institute and Svensk Form (the Swedish Society of Crafts and Design). Producer Note Design Studio and Director of Photography Carl Engberg.

Wingårdhs
Filborna Watertower

Filborna Watertower in Helsingborg turns the classic form inside out. Instead of a compact tower, we open it up by making the outer shape create a space on the inside, surrounded by a broad, elevated ring ninety meters in diameter.

From a great distance it appears monolithic, a solid disk hovering over the landscape and the treetops. As one approaches, the inside starts to dominate.

Upon stepping into the middle of this ring, the building transforms entirely. It encircles us in an embrace so grand it could hold a football field. What was first an object is transformed to become a place. What can happen inside this ring is limited only by the imagination. The austere idiom, the pure geometry, and the incomprehensible dimensions create a monument that is hard to locate precisely in time.

Seven thousand tons of water. Pumps straining, lifting every drop to the top of the basin. Water molecules tumbling around, passing through plates with holes where the pressure builds. They swirl around one another, getting pulled into the dance. The water cannot be allowed to stand still and become stagnant. Continuous movement.

Form, height, and gravity working together, joined to create an elemental force that can provide society with the one thing that can keep it alive: water.

Year: 2018 - 2020

Location: Helsingborg, Sweden

Team: Gert Wingårdh, Joakim Lyth, Mikael Stemell, Axel Bohlemark, Kimberly McCleary, Hanna Olsson, Gustaf Wennerberg, Alex Svärd

Client: NSVA

Images: Wingårdhs

About Wingårdhs

Wingårdhs is an innovative architecture practice that has presented benchmark buildings for sustainable, sensual, and efficient design for over forty years. A staff of circa 200 professionals all operate under the company’s founder Gert Wingårdh. The office has pioneered through a wide range of design, from master plans, housing schemes, civic buildings and transport facilities to private homes, interiors and product design. In a process of dialogue, the architects work intimately together not only with clients, but also with superior specialists in every stage of the design process.

The internationally operating office is based in Gothenburg, Stockholm and Malmö. Its approach combines sensitivity for place and culture with an ambition to apply achievements in technology. The knowledge-driven firm is also actively involved in enhancing the common concern for the built environment through numerous publications and lectures.

Sustainability Statement

A water tower reflects on sustainability through its embodied function providing water to a community in an efficient way. In the Filborna project the technical functions are translated into iconic architecture that seeks to last over time. The project takes departure from existing knowledge designing an elevated structure supporting a water tank constructed at a height sufficient to pressurize a distribution system. The structure supports this purpose while achieving a timeless design trough the honest use of materials(concrete) and by integrating nature. The result is a strong visual image, an architectural experience from up close and afar.

Timeless architecture is often considered to be something which has been designed in such an intentionally reduced manner to endure time; architecture that deals as much with the future as with the past. This is what the Filborna Water tower aimes to achieve, sustainability over time; functionally and visually.

Kjellander Sjöberg
Gjuteriet

Reuse and revitalisation of the built environment is a fundamental sustainable strategy. Gjuteriet, a former foundry in an industrial wharf in central Malmö is a prominent heritage landmark, an important part of the city's identity.

Built in 1910, currently in a state of a ruin, the transformation process aims at integrating various past states of the building, many ad hoc adaptations and layers added over time for new functions, as well as providing an architectural solution to decay and exposure to weather.

The intended new use is an open, informal, social workspace and a meeting place with inherent flexibility; retaining some of the gritty character intact. The untouched, tectonic, load-bearing steel structure wrapped in a classical brick façade envelope is preserved and overlaid with a new rich spatial sequence. The design approach keeps the original impressive spatial experience. The scale of the large volume remains present whilst introducing new complementary timber elements; either suspended, replacing the old overhead cranes, or placed directly on the concrete floor.

The approach to the transformation of Gjuteriet can be defined as a reinterpretation of an architectural heritage where various time periods coexist with how we experience the architecture today.

Year: 2019 - 2023

Area: 6030 sqm

Location: Varvsstaden, Malmö, Sweden

Team: Stefan Sjöberg, Johan Pitura, Hannes Haak, Sylvia Neiglick, Simon Estié, Sebastian Mardi, Per Hedefält, Michael Westerlund, Susanna Bremberg, Stefan Rydin, Karin Lindström

Collaborators: Sted Landskap, BK Konsult, Matter by Brix

Client: Varvsstaden

Contractor: PEAB

Images: Petra Bindel, Engram

About Kjellander Sjöberg

Kjellander Sjöberg is a creative team of energetic, curious, and highly skilled professionals maintaining a diverse international practice with workshops and studios in Stockholm, Malmö, and London. We take a responsive and collaborative approach based on co-creation and open dialogue, dedicated to making the physical world around us a better place which is sustainable in the long-term for everyone.

We are driven by developing projects that meet the challenges of climate change and make meaningful use of resources; telling a story of life, interaction, neighbourhoods and society to create urban areas, buildings and landscapes actively contributing to a better future.

Sustainability Statement

The main goal of the sustainability strategy, in line with Varvsstaden’s Sustainability Compass, is to create a long-term, healthy work environment with three focus areas to maximize the potential of the building: Material, Social and Energetic qualities. The main social objective is to create an environment stimulating knowledge exchange and creating a community both within the building and in the entire neighbourhood, with low thresholds and a variety of connections.

The material objective aims to minimize use of resources and climate impact by making smart choices. Besides preserving building elements, new construction is mainly made of timber to minimize CO2 emissions and the overall ecological footprint. Complementary materials make use of recycled and upcycled materials recovered from demolitions in the area.

Claesson Koivisto Rune
Novi Sanzhary, Municipal Building, Ukraine

The Administrative Service Centre building in Novi Sanzhary (Poltava), Ukraine, is a prototype for a small town ‘city hall’ that could be easily constructed and rolled out in up to 400 Ukrainian villages. The idea being to facilitate the building-up of transparent democracy by increasing the physical accessibility and efficiency of citizen service delivery at the local level.

The building had to meet certain (sometimes contradictory) criteria: It should be a building with some degree of a solid authoritarian stance, yet be non-imposing (and literally transparent).

It should be in humble and humane proportions, yet be the most prominent structure in its village. It should tie to Ukrainian traditional architecture, yet express a new and contemporary era. And it should be of a lasting and trustworthy construction quality, yet be rational and economical to build.

Architecture by Claesson Koivisto Rune for SIDA, through SKL International and U-LEAD.

Inaugurated 2021.

Year: 2021

Area: 166 sqm

Location: Novi Sanzhary (Poltava), Ukraine

Team: Mårten Claesson, Eero Koivisto and Ola Rune

Client: SIDA through SKR

Images: CKR

About Claesson Koivisto Rune

Claesson Koivisto Rune is a Swedish architectural partnership, founded in Stockholm, in 1995, by Mårten Claesson, Eero Koivisto and Ola Rune. Begun as an architectural firm, it is now an internationally-acclaimed, multi-disciplinary office with an equal emphasis on both architecture and design.

Claesson Koivisto Rune is the first Swedish office to have exhibited in the international section at the Venice Architecture Biennale, in 2004. The office has received an array of awards and recognitions, amongst them the prestigious Red Dot in five different categories. In 2020 awarded the royal Prince Eugen Medal for outstanding artistic achievement in architecture.

Sustainability Statement

In creating the architectural solution for this municipal building, we followed the constraints set out in the commission, one of them being, importantly, that the design should be site non-specific.

As there is a need for a building offering local government services in many different sites, the erecting of the building is straightforward and achievable using basic, readily-available, locally-sourced materials and techniques.

Atacac
Fashion Digitized

By digitising our clothes, we make it possible for users to wear garments in both virtual and real environments. By moving fast fashion into virtual reality, people can explore their vanity and consume without ruining the planet. When you’re falling in love with a garment, you can decide to buy a physical version to wear and use for a long time.

By selling the garment before you produce it, you avoid overproduction, stock holding, and loans. By digitising your body, you can virtually try before you buy and be sure to order the right size, which minimises returns. By offering the patterns for free through an open source model, people can continue to develop the designs and improve the products.

Altogether, a digitalised fashion model is beneficial for everyone — the consumer, the company and the planet.

Partners:
Kokokaka / kokokaka.com
Koami / koami.art

Images: Atacac

About Atacac

Atacac is a digital fashion studio reinventing the way of making clothes by combining new technology with art and traditional craftsmanship. By inventing new ways of designing, presenting, selling and wearing clothes we want to inspire other brands to transition to a more creative, sustainable, and profitable way of making clothes.

Atacac is part of the Art Lab, koami.art.

Sustainability Statement

The aim of our project is to prove that it is possible to make clothes in a responsible and sustainable way through digitalisation.

By digitising our clothes we make it possible for users to wear garments in both virtual and real environments. By moving fast fashion into virtual reality, people can explore their vanity and consume without ruining the planet. When you’re falling in love with a garment you can decide to buy a physical version to wear and use for a long time.

By selling the garment before you produce it you avoid overproduction, stock holding and loans. By digitising your body you can virtually try before you buy and be sure to order the right size, which minimises returns. By offering the patterns for free through an open-source model, people can continue to develop the designs and improve the products.

Altogether, a digitalised fashion model is beneficial for everyone — the consumer, the company and the planet. There are no longer any excuses for clothing companies to stick to outdated practices and business ideas!"

Tham & Videgård
House B

This vacation home sits at the edge of an open landscape, slightly elevated on a lime stone plateau with pine trees, facing wide fields and meadows with grazing sheep to the south. The site is part of a former military area with two bunkers hidden below ground, only revealed by two steel doors integrated in the slope at the level of the fields.

The new house is planned as three separate room units placed under a large pitched roof, cantilevered generously to provide an outdoor space sheltered from rain and sun and a covered passage between the different rooms. The structure is built with solid clt timber throughout and the roof is finished with a sawn wooden panel. Each room has large glass sliding doors with exterior wooden shutters so that the house can be left completely closed and weather protected during the winter.

Year: 2018 - Ongoing

Location: Island of Gotland, Baltic Sea, Sweden

Team: Bolle Tham and Martin Videgård (chief architects) Mårten Nettelbladt (project architect), Simon Nilsson

Area: 135 m2 + terrace

Images: Tham & Videgård

About Tham & Videgård

Tham & Videgård is based in Stockholm, Sweden, and directed by co-founders and lead architects Bolle Tham and Martin Videgård. Since the start in 1999 the practice has attracted attention for its innovative approach and many completed works in all scales ranging from objects, interiors and private houses to public buildings, museums, university buildings, offices and housing.

Sustainability Statement

“History shows that buildings of high architectonic quality tend to be well cared for and well preserved which over the years have turned the initial investment into a success, both from an economic and cultural point of view. What these buildings have in common is that they have all provided, both functional and aesthetical values that have lasted for many generations, independent of the changeability of prevailing tendencies and specific uses. This supports the idea to create an efficient and sustainable architecture, an architecture that lasts over time, both as physical construction and as usable architecture by force of its generic spatial qualities.”

Tarkett
iQ Eminent - DUSTY GREEN

iQ Eminent is part of Tarkett’s iconic iQ collections produced in Ronneby, Sweden. The iQ materials were once developed to meet the high durability demands in public areas, and are now also frequently used in interior projects where circularity and design are key.

With its beautiful honed and polished natural stone design, iQ Eminent has a sophisticated and rich touch. Both muted and bold, this collection supports biophilic design and allows for spaces to be created with well-being in mind. As part of the iQ range, this high-performance vinyl floor provides extreme durability as well as superior wear, stain and abrasion resistance for all heavy-traffic areas.

About Tarkett

With a history of 140 years, Tarkett is a worldwide leader in innovative flooring with net sales of €2.8 billion in 2021 serving customers in more than 100 countries across the globe. With 34 industrial sites and 12,000 employees, we have a wide range of products including wood, vinyl, linoleum, carpet and laminate sold for hospitals, schools, housing, hotels, offices and stores.

As a leading flooring manufacturer, Tarkett has a significant opportunity and responsibility to create change in our industry. We are committed to changing the game with circular economy and to reducing our carbon footprint and we have therefore implemented an eco-innovation strategy based on Cradle to Cradle® principles and our Tarkett Human-Conscious Design® philosophy.

Sustainability Statement

This collection is part of Tarkett Circular Selection which means it is fully recyclable after use in our ReStart program. The new iQ Eminent is available with bio-attributed vinyl as an alternative to fossil-based raw material, which reduces climate impact by 36%.

It does not contain biocides nor phthalates and has extremely low VOC emissions. The production site in Ronneby takes 100% of the energy consumption from renewable energies, works with 99,5% closed-loop water and generates 0% to landfill.

Claesson Koivisto Rune
Geometry

“Geometry” for Orrefors builds on a basic concept about the primary forms: sphere, cylinder, and cone. Developed into a glassware collection that is both elegant and varied without compromising the initial idea.

In creating the design for our GEOMETRY glassware collection we developed an overarching concept that balances the variety of functional needs embodied within each individual glass with an essential, long-lasting, result.

The GEOMETRY glassware collection eschews fashionable forms and decoration, focusing instead on utilizing pure, elemental volumes, strikingly proportioned, to achieve a timeless expression. This, in our view, is the most important aspect of sustainability; creating designs with a clear appeal that have the potential to be used and cherished over generations.

The series will be launched in 2023.

Partners: Orrefors

Images: CKR

About Claesson Koivisto Rune

Claesson Koivisto Rune is a Swedish architectural partnership, founded in Stockholm, in 1995, by Mårten Claesson, Eero Koivisto and Ola Rune. Begun as an architectural firm, it is now an internationally-acclaimed, multi-disciplinary office with an equal emphasis on both architecture and design.

Claesson Koivisto Rune is the first Swedish office to have exhibited in the international section at the Venice Architecture Biennale, in 2004. The office has received an array of awards and recognitions, amongst them the prestigious Red Dot in five different categories. In 2020 awarded the royal Prince Eugen Medal for outstanding artistic achievement in architecture.

Sustainability Statement

Working together with a long-established brand with a renowned pedigree such as Orrefors, that is synonymous with high quality design, with European-sourced production, also creates a stable foundation for longevity of this project.

VERK / Carl Axel Acking
Armchair Trienna 2.0

Trienna is an armchair that has been demonstrating the concept of sustainability for over half a century. The specimens of Trienna that circulate on the second-hand market, with their well thought-out components and choice of materials, have clearly shown how the patina gives the armchairs beautiful individual properties.

Previous producers, Nordiska Kompaniet (1957) and Källemo (1989), gave Trienna a chance to age according to her unique circumstances. In 2022, it is Verk’s turn to take the baton and help maintain the quality and continuity of this Swedish furniture classic, and just like 65 years ago, no shortcuts have been taken.

The leather, which is the supporting element of the armchair, comes then as now from the Tärnsjö tannery, the wood comes from Sweden and the tenons are visible. By also listening to those who know Trienna best, previous owners and upholsterers, Verk, in consultation with the Acking family, has made two modifications that will ensure an even longer lifespan. The seat is now tensionable so it can be adjusted when stretched, and the stitching in the back has been reinforced to resist wear.

About VERK

VERK is a Swedish furniture company with a clear focus on sustainability without compromising on comfort or design. We work exclusively with Swedish raw materials and produce all our furniture in Sweden. Through our stance, we want to help strengthen and support the manufacturing industry that still exists in Sweden. Sweden has the raw materials needed for furniture production – wood, steel, leather, wool, stone – but most are exported rather than used locally. Our goal is to inspire and inform about the importance of home-grown expertise and production through transparent communication, and to contribute to change.

Images: Jonas Ingerstedt

Sustainability Statement

Not only are we interested in creating furniture made from natural, sustainable materials, but we also demand that they be locally produced. Everything is traceable. The raw materials are Swedish. Every component of every piece comes from Sweden, and the factories are located within the country’s borders. When we market the collection as “Made in Sweden”, we want it to mean something.

Through our stance, we want to help strengthen and support the manufacturing industry that still exists in Sweden. We have the raw materials needed for furniture production – wood, steel, leather, wool, stone – but most are exported rather than used locally. Our goal is to inspire and inform about the importance of home-grown expertise and production through transparent communication, and to contribute to change.

Verk doesn’t just sell furniture but awareness too. A piece of furniture from Verk is always a sustainable product of top-notch design and minimal climate impact.

VERK / Mia Cullin
Sofa V.MC.01

SOFA V.MC.01, designed by Mia Cullin, is made exclusively of solid Swedish pine or oak. Seat and back cushions have been created in ecologically tanned Swedish leather or traceable, ecological split leather in natural colour. The cushion pads consist of a needle felt inner cushion made of Swedish wool stuffed with Swedish texel wool. The sofa can be purchased untreated or treated with natural linseed oil.

A comfortable wooden sofa, slightly traditional in shape from the front, but a breath of fresh air from the back. A standalone piece that makes an impact in the room and yet is flexible with its calm, natural materials and colour tones. A simple, clear construction: solid cylindrical legs, a wooden bar that forms the sofa’s frame and six cushions in split suede or leather make up the piece.

Mia Cullin’s love of elaborate, elegant design solutions is clearly apparent here. Truly a solid piece of furniture with zero superfluity. As an added bonus, the cushions are stuffed with Swedish wool. Quality through and through.

About VERK

VERK is a Swedish furniture company with a clear focus on sustainability without compromising on comfort or design. We work exclusively with Swedish raw materials and produce all our furniture in Sweden. Through our stance, we want to help strengthen and support the manufacturing industry that still exists in Sweden. Sweden has the raw materials needed for furniture production – wood, steel, leather, wool, stone – but most are exported rather than used locally. Our goal is to inspire and inform about the importance of home-grown expertise and production through transparent communication, and to contribute to change.

Images: Jonas Ingerstedt

Sustainability Statement

Not only are we interested in creating furniture made from natural, sustainable materials, but we also demand that they be locally produced. Everything is traceable. The raw materials are Swedish. Every component of every piece comes from Sweden, and the factories are located within the country’s borders. When we market the collection as “Made in Sweden”, we want it to mean something.

Through our stance, we want to help strengthen and support the manufacturing industry that still exists in Sweden. We have the raw materials needed for furniture production – wood, steel, leather, wool, stone – but most are exported rather than used locally. Our goal is to inspire and inform about the importance of home-grown expertise and production through transparent communication, and to contribute to change.

Verk doesn’t just sell furniture but awareness too. A piece of furniture from Verk is always a sustainable product of top-notch design and minimal climate impact.

VERK / Linn Fredlund
Coffee Table V.LF.02

COFFEE TABLE V.LF.02, designed by Linn Fredlund, has been created with a base made of solid Swedish oak and a top made of limestone (Gotland limestone). An added detail adorns the tabletop in the form of a wooden wedge penetrating the top to connect it to the base. Available in two sizes and can be purchased untreated or treated with natural linseed oil.

“Something timeless that lets the materials speak” was the brief from VERK - and Linn Fredlund’s design more than meets that brief.

The Swedish oak and the limestone tabletop from Gotland are juxtaposed with the greatest finesse. The solid materials of the coffee table are both sturdy and elegant. The construction of the base is complex, and the contrast between the chunkiness of the legs and the neat joint that supports the stone slab creates dynamism in the design. The visible end grain and the water jet-cut holes in the stone slab are the finishing touch.

About VERK

VERK is a Swedish furniture company with a clear focus on sustainability without compromising on comfort or design. We work exclusively with Swedish raw materials and produce all our furniture in Sweden. Through our stance, we want to help strengthen and support the manufacturing industry that still exists in Sweden. Sweden has the raw materials needed for furniture production – wood, steel, leather, wool, stone – but most are exported rather than used locally. Our goal is to inspire and inform about the importance of home-grown expertise and production through transparent communication, and to contribute to change.

Images: Jonas Ingerstedt

Sustainability Statement

Not only are we interested in creating furniture made from natural, sustainable materials, but we also demand that they be locally produced. Everything is traceable. The raw materials are Swedish. Every component of every piece comes from Sweden, and the factories are located within the country’s borders. When we market the collection as “Made in Sweden”, we want it to mean something.

Through our stance, we want to help strengthen and support the manufacturing industry that still exists in Sweden. We have the raw materials needed for furniture production – wood, steel, leather, wool, stone – but most are exported rather than used locally. Our goal is to inspire and inform about the importance of home-grown expertise and production through transparent communication, and to contribute to change.

Verk doesn’t just sell furniture but awareness too. A piece of furniture from Verk is always a sustainable product of top-notch design and minimal climate impact.

Form us with love
Picnic by +Halle

Problem
How do we regain collective trust in public places? As we saw the might of isolation soaring throughout 2020-21, we find ourselves awkwardly reconnecting in the workplace, in third spaces, and at planned gatherings. How can furniture act as a nudge, a subtle facilitator for comradery as we return to work and public places? Together with +Halle, we explored these questions throughout a year-long briefing.

Process
+Halle brings together designers and experts in academia to kick off each year’s Annual Briefing. For Annual Briefing #2, we centered around the theme of “Sharing.” Together with +Halle, the design and architecture studio Snohetta, and experts in communal spaces, we investigated many ways for furniture to encourage moments of sharing. Throughout the process, we at Form Us With Love harkened back to familiar moments like sitting around a campfire or naturally gathering in a circle at a team huddle to inform our design exploration.

Solution
The result is Picnic, a new communal seating range that dresses up and transforms the familiar outdoor inspiration into a warm and simple gathering point indoors. With small means, Picnic offers people the opportunity to sit up high, lean on, and gather from 2 to 6, shoulder to shoulder, around a campfire of sorts. Its design affords people the opportunity to manoeuvre in and around it, much like its wooden counterpart.

The decision to make the range exclusively round and with fixed seating allows for Picnic-tables to be easily placed in high traffic areas as well as avoid clutter. It’s a collection for the workspaces we are coming back to where sharing and collaborating are key.

About Form Us With Love

Form Us With Love is an international design studio founded in 2005. At the studio’s core lies a process that blends traditional creative practices with a lean, strategic application. The central intention is to evolve with the needs of each project, its place in the market, and the ever-changing needs of real people. Design is the studio’s method for improving life. They strive to create solutions to complex problems while keeping our designs at a human scale. We believe our approach to design advances industries. Design is our way of forging real change.

+Halle, a Danish furniture brand, believes that today’s public environments need to be agile and able to match the physical and mental metabolism of the day, in order to stay relevant. +Halle is convinced that the future of furniture lies in spaces that adapt to the behavior of the people who use them, meaning that the design needs to achieve a synthesis of context, function, and performance.

Images: Christian Torp & Shestakovych Studio

Sustainability Statement

All +Halle products are made according to the highest Danish environmental standards. The wood is grown with respect for the land, and the metal parts are manufactured from 99% recyclable steel. All foam and fabric are developed and tested with compliance to Scandinavian standards. Our factories also take great pride in following the Danish working environment act, reassuring all artisans are being happy and safe at all times.

Wästberg
w202 Halo

w202 Halo - A timeless unity of light and form.

Once an everyday object synonymous with light, the classic light bulb’s universally symbolic status is fading. With w202 Halo, its archetypal form is not only revived, but given new light and life. Its design serves as an homage to the light bulb, recreating its timeless unity of light and form.

Comfortable light

w202 Halo provides a pleasant, warm white, flicker-free and dimmable light that is ideal for both public and private spaces. The bulb and shade work together to create a gentle downward-directed light as well as a beautiful luminous glow of atmospheric light.

COB LED

A built-in COB LED provides a modern, energy-efficient light solution with a long life expectancy.

Three different glass shades

The w202 Halo family includes three types of conical shades, each with its own distinct characteristic light. Both bulb and shade are made of mouth-blown, opal glass, by skilled craftsmen.

w202 Halo is developed in collaboration with David Chipperfield

About Wästberg

Our aim is to create well-being through good light.

In close collaboration with leading architects and designers, Wästberg creates long-lasting, technologically driven, economically viable and environmentally conscious lighting. Lighting that answers to fundamental human needs, both physical and emotional, and adapts to these needs as they evolve and shift.

Technology and innovation are at the heart of what we do and are crucial to providing good light. However, we understand that what’s technically possible is not always humanly preferable. To us, true innovation means making the effort to find the best solutions, putting equal effort into both the measurable and the immeasurable.

Light should shine for us, not on us.

Sustainability Statement

Wästberg creates long-lasting, technologically driven, economically viable and environmentally conscious lighting.

Design: David Chipperfield

Images: Johan Kalén, Simon Menges

Wästberg
w181 Linier

w181 - A linear spotlight

At first glance, w181 Linier resembles a linear pendant lamp. However, a closer look at its geometrically strict body reveals that there’s more than meets the eye.

Precisely defined light

A series of 256 deep-recessed individual optical systems, packed ultra-tight, provides a crisp directed light.

Glare-free light

Separate anti-glare compartments allow for a precisely defined field of warm, well-balanced and glare-free light.

Versatile, integrated dimming

For a smoother user experience, the w181 Linier is available with integrated dimming wheels at both ends; each can be turned independently to set the desired light level, allowing for optimal adaptability.

A choice of three colour temperatures

Depending on your particular needs, w181 Linier is available in three different colour temperatures – 2700 K, 3000 K and 4000 K.

Precise engineering

w181 Linier’s sleek black aluminum body is suspended at its Bessel points to create perfect balance and stability in relation to its long, slender proportions.

Video by Stockholm Design Lab

Music/Sound design: Yourhighness

w181 Linier is developed in collaboration with Dirk Winkel

About Wästberg

Our aim is to create well-being through good light.

In close collaboration with leading architects and designers, Wästberg creates long-lasting, technologically driven, economically viable and environmentally conscious lighting. Lighting that answers to fundamental human needs, both physical and emotional, and adapts to these needs as they evolve and shift.

Technology and innovation are at the heart of what we do and are crucial to providing good light. However, we understand that what’s technically possible is not always humanly preferable. To us, true innovation means making the effort to find the best solutions, putting equal effort into both the measurable and the immeasurable.

Light should shine for us, not on us.

Sustainability Statement

Wästberg creates long-lasting, technologically driven, economically viable and environmentally conscious lighting.

Design: Dirk Winkel

Images: Johan Kalén, Erik Undéhn

In Praise of Shadows
Tree House

TreeHouse is part of the urbanisation and densification of Hallonbergen centrum in Sundbyberg. The volumes are placed in between 1970s housing and a new development and are designed as a link between the two - the gables being in dialogue with the neighbouring new tower blocks and the rhythm of the long facades with the existing lamella housing.

The project includes 140 apartments, a commercial space along the street, a common outdoor area, and a garage, and has a total area of approx 14100 sqm in 10 stories. The facade material follows the logic of the construction and, as the lower two floors that are partly underground are built in concrete, they have a concrete facade, while the eight upper stories with a structure of CLT wood have a wooden facade.

The two volumes have a slight difference in colour – one being brown and one being black. As a contrast to the facade, the windows, eaves, and facade partitions around the entrances are in a contrasting ochre colour. The window placement is kept repetitive and simple while the grouping of balconies and variation in balcony fronts creates an over-layered rhythm that breaks down the scale of the volumes.

Year: 2023

Client: Folkhem

Entrepreneur: ByggPartner

Team: Fredric Benesch, Katarina Lundeberg, Tobias Thiel, Björk Tryggvadottir, Sanna Mattsson

About In Praise of Shadows

In Praise of Shadows, founded by Katarina Lundeberg and Fredric Benesch, is a practice based in Stockholm with a wide range of commissions. Working closely with the Swedish wood industry, the practice has engaged in a number of international exposition projects exploring the possibilities of wooden architecture. Since the start they have been internationally acknowledged for the quality of their projects as the Aesop stores in Stockholm, the Kayak-house and a number of private houses. At the moment the office is working on a number of larger wooden housing projects due for construction in the coming years.

Images: In Praise of Shadows

Sustainability Statement

Sustainability is reflected in the choice of CLT for the structure of the upper eight stories as well as in the choice of wood for the facade. In relation to the life of the building heating will provided with district heating and the window area has been balanced regarding energy-use, views and daylight qualities.

In a social perspective sustainability is supported by the mix of apartment sizes being offered as owner apartments in an area where rental apartments are dominating as well as the common outdoor area and generous bike areas that support a life without cars. Important to us is also the cultural sustainability and the ambition is to provide an architecture with a calm strict overall character where materiality and details provide qualities to the everyday life of it´s inhabitants - and that will stand over time.

Zilenzio
Focus Pod by Note Design Studio

For both a growing community of digital nomads and those still inhabiting more traditional workspaces, finding a moment of personal privacy in an otherwise public place – whether an open-plan office, cafe, hotel lobby or school – is an essential means to aid concentration and support wellbeing.

Focus Pod is an adaptable and functional textile screen, complete with a comfortable seat and handy table. Offering a private nook in which to rest within an open-plan environment, it creates a calm and snug feeling for its occupant.

This product is part of the Focus Family - a range of products designed for privacy, ease and endless flexibility. Created to provide users with the ability to create their own personal space within open-plan offices or other busy public environments.

About Zilenzio

Zilenzio develops and delivers high-quality sound absorption using thought-out and well-designed solutions. Our products are the result of our long experience in sound design, analysis of office spaces, and tests carried out following international standards.

We have created healthy acoustic surroundings in many workplaces, and our employees have high expertise in sound absorption and the acoustic properties of different materials.

We are experts in improving the sound environment.

Sustainability Statement

At Zilenzio, sustainability informs everything we do. We always strive to realize ambitious designs and champion smart processes – offering products that create a bold impression without leaving a heavy footprint on our planet.

The Focus family is no exception, the entire product range is developed with a sustainable mindset. Needle-punched felt fillings of the Focus Pod are made of 100% recycled textile fibre (industrial fabric waste from the furniture and clothing industry). Its design is adapted to minimize fabric waste, all waste from the production will be collected and recycled into new for the next products. As well as the solid wooden slats are being produced by FSC certified wood.

Images: Zilenzio

Fogia
Embrace Armchair by Norm Architects

Embrace is a modern take on the classic wingback armchair and it has a curved design inspired by natural forms like shells, flowers and leaves. Named for its swaddling curves, it embraces the sitter in absolute comfort. Embrace's wing-shaped sides create a sense of privacy for the sitter. Embrace has a compact design for smaller homes and multi-use spaces.

Legs: Lacquered oak / Black

Upholstry: Vintage cognac / Elmosoft black 99999 / BARNUM PINE 9

About Fogia

Fogia is an award-winning Swedish design brand known for utmost quality, impeccable beauty and a drive for innovation. The brand collaborates with some of the most progressive contemporary designers to create furniture that push the boundaries of the Scandinavian design aesthetic.

About Norm

Founded in 2008 by Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen and Kasper Rønn, Copenhagen-based Norm Architects is a firm that covers all its creative bases with effortless style. Guided by a humanistic inspiration rather than governed by trends or the latest tech advances, the firm's craft is that of striking balance between rich and soft.

Sustainability Statement

For us at Fogia, sustainability is as important as variability and flexibility. We constantly challenge ourselves to find ways and approaches that enable a fun-filled and surprising existence with minimal environmental impact.

Our products are developed with a smartness – together with designers who build much more into the object than just a shape that fits here and now. A product that is sustainable - in its quality, use, construction, and design – have a function in many situations and rooms. When neither the designers nor the customers feel stress for the product to have a best before date; then it becomes sustainable.

Fogia as a brand is all about creating objects that transcends style, time and boundaries. It is not about a specific style, way of designing or predetermined contexts. It's about creating a feeling. We create pieces that feels perfect right now, but also perfectly right tomorrow.

Images: Fogia

Fogia
Koku Lamp Table by Norm Architects

Inspired by the works of revered American-Japanese craftsman, architect and designer George Nakashima, the Koku Lamp Table is made of a sculptural combination of solid oak and thin metal tubes. It plays with balance, with intriguing proportions that set the scene for surface arrangements at home or in the workplace.

About Fogia

Fogia is an award-winning Swedish design brand known for utmost quality, impeccable beauty and a drive for innovation. The brand collaborates with some of the most progressive contemporary designers to create furniture that push the boundaries of the Scandinavian design aesthetic.

About Norm

Founded in 2008 by Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen and Kasper Rønn, Copenhagen-based Norm Architects is a firm that covers all its creative bases with effortless style. Guided by a humanistic inspiration rather than governed by trends or the latest tech advances, the firm's craft is that of striking balance between rich and soft.

Sustainability Statement

For us at Fogia, sustainability is as important as variability and flexibility. We constantly challenge ourselves to find ways and approaches that enable a fun-filled and surprising existence with minimal environmental impact.

Our products are developed with a smartness – together with designers who build much more into the object than just a shape that fits here and now. A product that is sustainable - in its quality, use, construction, and design – have a function in many situations and rooms. When neither the designers nor the customers feel stress for the product to have a best before date; then it becomes sustainable.

Fogia as a brand is all about creating objects that transcends style, time and boundaries. It is not about a specific style, way of designing or predetermined contexts. It's about creating a feeling. We create pieces that feels perfect right now, but also perfectly right tomorrow.

Images: Fogia

Fogia
Bollo Armchair by Andreas Engesvik

The iconic Bollo combines deep comfort with clean lines. Inspired by the distinct tubular frames of mid-century lounge chairs, its generous cushioning wraps and softens the metal frame.

Bollo is a result of cleverly blending of comfort and economic use of material. Its spacious proportions mean it is a seat you can get properly comfortable in; prefer to tuck your feet under yourself for cosy positioning? There is plenty of space for that.

Legs: Matte black ral 9005

Upholstry: Vintage cognac

About Fogia

Fogia is an award-winning Swedish design brand known for utmost quality, impeccable beauty and a drive for innovation. The brand collaborates with some of the most progressive contemporary designers to create furniture that push the boundaries of the Scandinavian design aesthetic.

About Andreas Engesvik

Andreas Engesvik is one of Norways most prominent designers, having played a major role in pushing contemporary Scandinavian design to the international market. Many of the furniture from the studio have become contemporary classics.

Sustainability Statement

For us at Fogia, sustainability is as important as variability and flexibility. We constantly challenge ourselves to find ways and approaches that enable a fun-filled and surprising existence with minimal environmental impact.

Our products are developed with a smartness – together with designers who build much more into the object than just a shape that fits here and now. A product that is sustainable - in its quality, use, construction, and design – have a function in many situations and rooms. When neither the designers nor the customers feel stress for the product to have a best before date; then it becomes sustainable.

Fogia as a brand is all about creating objects that transcends style, time and boundaries. It is not about a specific style, way of designing or predetermined contexts. It's about creating a feeling. We create pieces that feels perfect right now, but also perfectly right tomorrow.

Images: Fogia

Fogia
Persimon Pendant by Note Design Studio

The Persimon pendant is striking in its simplicity. Taking inspiration from the contours of a persimmon fruit, it is made from white milk glass with a contrasting black chord.

Persimon’s proportions and monochromatic style lend character to a space without taking centre stage – though you could layer multiple pendants for a dramatic look, too. It gives off a soft diffused glow, with dimmable bulbs for adjustable brightness.

Material: White milk glass

About Fogia

Fogia is an award-winning Swedish design brand known for utmost quality, impeccable beauty and a drive for innovation. The brand collaborates with some of the most progressive contemporary designers to create furniture that push the boundaries of the Scandinavian design aesthetic.

About Note

Based in Stockholm since 2008 and today working all over the world, Note is a forward-thinking design studio with a potent collective spirit and an aim to engage the senses, evoke genuine emotion, and stimulate meaningful dialogue.

Sustainability Statement

For us at Fogia, sustainability is as important as variability and flexibility. We constantly challenge ourselves to find ways and approaches that enable a fun-filled and surprising existence with minimal environmental impact.

Our products are developed with a smartness – together with designers who build much more into the object than just a shape that fits here and now. A product that is sustainable - in its quality, use, construction, and design – have a function in many situations and rooms. When neither the designers nor the customers feel stress for the product to have a best before date; then it becomes sustainable.

Fogia as a brand is all about creating objects that transcends style, time and boundaries. It is not about a specific style, way of designing or predetermined contexts. It's about creating a feeling. We create pieces that feels perfect right now, but also perfectly right tomorrow.

Images: Fogia

David design
Winwood by Thau & Kallio

Winwood is an interpretation of Scandinavian design, minimalism, and balance between past and present. It is a light weight chair, but, at the same time, strong because of the angled part which gives characteristic design and durability. Proudly produced in Sweden.

“Winwood” uses less wood than an ordinary wooden chair because of its thinner legs and construction with a diagonal stabiliser. We use no moulded wood, it is massive in all details, so no plywood with glue - just pure, genuine wood. The lightness also affects the transport and, as a crown, it is stackable, so you will use minor energy and space when shipping.

Seat in cinch: Black/Natural

Base and backrest in wood:
Ash/Oak/Black stained ash

Stackable

About David Design

After more than 30 years with our vision of the contemporary styled interior David design is one of the pioneers in the new Nordic style. As from the start we believe in a fair production in Sweden. A production that take care of environment, sustainability, people with response for economy. For us isn´t sustainability just characters on a paper, it is David design lifestyle.

Today David design is an international brand with customers who want iconic, functional and sustainable furniture and design accessories. Some of the world’s leading designers as Claesson Koivisto Rune, Lars Hofsjö, Luca Nichetto, Florent Coirier, Pearson & Lloyd, Kallio/Thau and many more are cooperating with David design and the best shops are representing the Swedish brand.

About Thau & Kallio

Thau & Kallio is a Scandinavian mix of Finnish, Danish, Swedish blood that specializes in developing high quality design furniture with industrial production in mind. The duo consists of Jakob Thau and Sami Kallio. They both have a background as educated and very experienced cabinet makers and both educated designers from respectively the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts School of Design, Copenhagen and the Master of Fine Arts in Design, HDK Gothenburg School of Design and Crafts, GothenburgThey have a design office with a furniture workshop in both Copenhagen and Gothenburg. Where the prototypes are created hands on and tested by the designers themselves behind the machines before moving on to cooperation with the right furniture manufacturer.Thau & Kallio burns to create furniture that enhances professional, creative and production standards in the industry. The inspiration they often find in the flow of society and the people around them.Driving power is the love of good craftsmanship and curiosity after challenging new and well-known materials. In this way they find the ideas to create both visionary, different – but also traditionally – furniture design.

Sustainability Statement

Sustainability is in the DNA for David design and all products reflect that. For us, it means three things: 1) Quality for long term use, 2) sustainable design so that you love the item for generations, and 3) sustainable and careful production.

Images: David Design

Reform Design Lab
Reform Lounge Chair by Jurij Rahimkulov

The iconic Reform Lounge Chair is our first ever piece. It carries an innovative yet organic expression, with its sculptural and bold design, bringing the beauty of nature to mind. Entirely made from premium biocomposite, crafted with 3D printing technology, the chair is durable, comfortable and completely circular. Suitable for use indoors as well as outdoors, throughout seasons and for years and years to come.

The technique used is additive manufacturing, also called 3D printing. It is a computer-controlled process that creates three dimensional objects by depositing the material in layers. The software and blueprints are cloud based and the chair can be manufactured on demand, in whichever print lab that carries a big enough printer.

We only work with certified and environmentally aware material suppliers. This chair is made from UPM Formi 3D: a sustainable and versatile material. It consists of wood-based cellulose fibres from PEFC-certified, sustainably managed forest.

Material: UPM Formi 3D

About Reform Design Lab

The vision of Reform Design Lab is nothing short of a revolution. They merge art and technology into sustainable high-end furniture. Using large scale 3D printers along with premium recyclable materials, Reform Design Lab has created a third disruptive way between traditional handwork and mass production. Reform Design Lab reshape the future.

Sustainability Statement

Sustainability: Made from biocomposite and with zero material waste. Completely recyclable with an estimated lifespan of 30+ years.

Technology: Crafted in one piece in our RDL Print Lab by the Robot Print hub. The production is enabled by a large scale 3D printer along with cloud based software.

Design: Durable, comfortable and eye-catching. A statement piece designed to impress as well as express.

Images: RDL

Reform Design Lab
Gestalt Coffee Table by Jurij Rahimkulov

Yet another 3D printed marvel from the ingenious mind of Jurij Rahimkulov – The Gestalt Coffee Table. Paired with a 8 mm thick smoked glass top this piece can hold its own but alongside our Reform Chair it really shines. The base is made from premium biocomposites and is of course fully circular.

The technique used is additive manufacturing, also called 3D printing. It is a computer-controlled process that creates three dimensional objects by depositing the material in layers. The software and blueprints are cloud based and the chair can be manufactured on demand, in whichever print lab that carries a big enough printer.

We only work with certified and environmentally aware material suppliers. This chair is made from UPM Formi 3D: a sustainable and versatile material. It consists of wood-based cellulose fibres from PEFC-certified, sustainably managed forest.

Material: UPM Formi 3D

About Reform Design Lab

The vision of Reform Design Lab is nothing short of a revolution. They merge art and technology into sustainable high-end furniture. Using large scale 3D printers along with premium recyclable materials, Reform Design Lab has created a third disruptive way between traditional handwork and mass production. Reform Design Lab reshape the future.

Sustainability Statement

Sustainability: Made from biocomposite and with zero material waste. Completely recyclable with an estimated lifespan of 30+ years.

Technology: Crafted in one piece in our RDL Print Lab by the Robot Print hub. The production is enabled by a large scale 3D printer along with cloud based software.

Design: Durable, comfortable and eye-catching. A statement piece designed to impress as well as express.

Images: RDL

Maxjenny! x Alexandre Bonnet Champagne

This dress, “Marie Antoinette”, and little jacket called “Little Puff Jacket” have been specially designed with lyrics about champagne on the print, and made in collaboration with the French champagne house Alexandre Bonnet. maxjenny!, the brand, aka I, is this year's special designer for their packaging sold exclusively in limited edition. Garments are made in 100% hard woven viscose and printed upon so it looks like thick silk fabric.

I only buy white fabric that I print on demand so the whole of maxjenny as a brand is highly sustainable. The textile print has drawn inspiration from the Scandinavian light, the astonishing Aurora Borealis.

All garments that leave maxjenny! has a story to tell. It can be about the print, which is often based on her own photographs, collaborations with other artists or samples from art history. It can also be about the long relationship with the small family business in Jutland and Lithuania, where maxjenny! produce most of her styles. Or about producing short series on-demand in order to never have to dispose of any unsold garments. Or to cut the fabrics smartly and radically for least possible cut offs. And if there should be any leftovers, God forbid, maxjenny! makes childrenswear out of it, smart ha? But first and foremost, it's really about you and the choices you make. If you love the garments you get, you will use them again and again and again. And in new and unexpected combinations. Because it makes you happy, because you feel good and strong and because you get so many happy, kind compliments. Such garments do not die lonely in your wardrobe - they become heritage.

Loved by you. And you. And you. And you.

Designer: Maxjenny Forslund

Client: LOVE Champagne

About maxjenny!

Swedish fashion designer Maxjenny is one of Scandinavia's most innovative fashion and print designers. All prints are designed and executed by Maxjenny herself, like a piece of art. Maxjenny works in the borderland between art and design. Maxjenny´s garment has been worn by international superstars as well as royals. With a digital camera, pencil and computer she develops the prints carefully. Together with high-end craftsmanship and an international sculptural silhouette, her namesake clothingline is designed for an international and contemporary demanding audience.

Each garment demands handmade production with traditional techniques to retain a timeless expression of modern couture. The atypical yet luxurious and over-the-top stylish identity makes a maxjenny! creation is hard to miss. Every design is like a piece of art.

”Working with prints allows me to be very playful. I love how colours can leave an imprint. A print gets you amazed. Colours are very fascinating and tell so many stories. For me, colours are an inexhaustible source of inspiration, and can be mixed in infinite ways, infinite! - I love that” - Maxjenny Forslund

Since her debut at Copenhagen Fashion Week in 2017, maxjenny! is named as one of the most talked about brands to breathe new life into the emerging Scandinavian fashion scene.

Sustainability Statement

This is maxjenny! main goals for a sustainable fashion future:

maxjenny! aims for 100% recycled or other sustainably sourced materials
maxjenny! garments and textile quality are chosen to have a long life cycle span
maxjenny! design are long lasting slow fashion and aims to not be dependent on fast fashion trends
maxjenny! aims to only produce the market need and make collections in small quantities and provide on-demand service
maxjenny! aims to only work with partners that has fair and good working conditions

maxjenny!s strategy is to come with smaller collections, long-lasting timeless design, instead of new large collections every season that encourage overproduction and constant sale.

Images: Maxjenny

A New Sweden
Findor All-weather Jacket

The Findor All-weather Jacket was inspired by vintage military jackets like the Swedish M-39, which were also made from 100% wool.

We took the classic four-pocket design and adapted it to be as versatile as it is functional.

The wool for the jacket was sourced from three independent farms from around Sweden. We worked with experts to create a combination of weave and felt that would yield the maximum wind and water resistance. Finished with buttons handcrafted from reindeer antler.

Made with the planet in mind, the Findor Jacket is chemical, plastic and mulesing free.

In keeping with circular design principles, every thread used in this jacket will naturally biodegrade at end of life.

A NEW SWEDEN was founded in 2017 by Lisa Bergstrand and Anthony Lui.

FABRIC: 100% Swedish wool from Findor sheep breed. Yarn spun in Biella, Italy. Woven by Vaveriet i Bollnäs, dyed at Sjuhäradbygdens Färgeri

FARMS: Ekeby Farm, Eskilstuna; Rödje Farm, Rödje; Hälla Farm, Sundsvall

MANUFACTURE: Malmö Industries, Malmö.

EMBROIDERY: Bamatex, Borås

Images: Louise Whitehouse

About A New Sweden

A NEW SWEDEN is a clothing company founded on circular principles.

We work solely with Swedish wool, ethically sourced from rare breed sheep that are part of a regenerative ecosystem.Each one of our garments is hand-made in Sweden with workers paid as per Swedish labour laws.

We take responsibility for everything we put into the world, with a lifetime repair warranty on everything. And, at the end of our products many, many lives, they will regenerate the earth as nourishment.

Sustainability Statement

A NEW SWEDEN is a response to the slow movement of the clothing industry towards genuine sustainability. We design and make each of our garments without compromise to the planet, people, animals, or the finished product.

Being a startup and building our own supply chain, we can make clothes without the legacy that mass manufacturers have. This empowers us to build a sustainable clothing company from fundamentals, instead of trying to make a fundamentally unsustainable business model a tiny bit better.

A New Sweden
Jämtland Sweatshirt

The Jämtland Sweatshirt is a modern take on the classic athletic staple, made in Sweden with 100% Swedish wool.

A naturally better sweatshirt, the Jämtland sweatshirt resists stains, odours and wrinkles. Undyed and naturally grey from mixing black and white wool. Free from synthetic chemicals and plastic fibres.

Wool is a durable material that will last a lifetime if properly cared for. The sweatshirt has been stitched with an overlock machine to ensure seam strength. The piece is covered by our lifetime repair warranty.

Winner of the 2020 Swedish Design Award.

In keeping with circular design principles, every thread used in this sweater will naturally biodegrade at end of life.

A NEW SWEDEN was founded in 2017 by Lisa Bergstrand and Anthony Lui.

FABRIC: 310g/m² Jämtland Woollen Fleece. Made from 100% Swedish wool from Jämtland sheep breed. Yarn spun in Biella, Italy. Knitted by Sontex, Ikast, Denmark. Exclusive to A NEW SWEDEN

COLOUR: Natural grey mélange from a blend of black and white wool. Undyed

FARMS: Norrbro Fårgård; Winterlia Gård; Rudsby Jord & Skog

MANUFACTURE: Ljungskile Tricot

EMBROIDERY: Bamatex, Borås

Images: Niklas Bergstrand

About A New Sweden

A NEW SWEDEN is a clothing company founded on circular principles.

We work solely with Swedish wool, ethically sourced from rare breed sheep that are part of a regenerative ecosystem.Each one of our garments is hand-made in Sweden with workers paid as per Swedish labour laws.

We take responsibility for everything we put into the world, with a lifetime repair warranty on everything. And, at the end of our products many, many lives, they will regenerate the earth as nourishment.

Sustainability Statement

A NEW SWEDEN is a response to the slow movement of the clothing industry towards genuine sustainability. We design and make each of our garments without compromise to the planet, people, animals, or the finished product.

Being a startup and building our own supply chain, we can make clothes without the legacy that mass manufacturers have. This empowers us to build a sustainable clothing company from fundamentals, instead of trying to make a fundamentally unsustainable business model a tiny bit better.

Swedish Stockings
Can a pair of tights help to save our oceans?

Nemo, an important collaboration with the main purpose of highlighting the problems our oceans are facing due to rising temperatures and human behavior.

I started Swedish Stockings with the mission to change and influence the industry towards being more sustainable. With the launch of Nemo we are using our community to spread information that can make a real impact on the environment.
- Linn Frisinger, Founder and CEO of Swedish Stockings

The Nemo tights are designed in collaboration with Cecilia Carlstedt, a well esteemed fashion illustrator. Having spent several years working in London and New York, she now resides in her hometown Stockholm. Cecilia uses various techniques in her work, such as ink, screen printing and collage. For Swedish Stockings, she has created a fantasy underwater universe, offering us a glimpse of a colourful world full of hope for the future of our oceans.

“Scientists estimate the amount of plastic in our oceans to be 150 million metric tonnes, a number that is increasing as we speak. Our Nemo tights combine Cecilia’s beautiful illustrations with the important message of ocean pollution. It corresponds really well with our ethos – Look good, feel good, do good.”

- 40 denier

- Semi sheer

- Soft waistband

- Toe reinforcements

- 100% emission free production

- Knitted from recycled yarn

Composition: 93% recycled polyamide, 7% elastane.

About Swedish Stockings

Traditional hosiery is a petroleum based product, harmful to the environment. Swedish Stockings is the world’s first sustainable hosiery brand with a mission to drive change and influence the whole hosiery industry to become more sustainable. Designed with Scandinavian aesthetics and the future in mind, we create leg wear from both pre- and post-consumer nylon waste. We constantly strive for finding innovative new ways on our quest to be the most sustainable hosiery brand in the world. All with the same objective – less impact on our planet.

Sustainability Statement

Scientists estimate that the amount of plastic waste in the ocean will quadruple by 2050. The Nemo tights aim to shine a light on the importance of preserving our oceans due to rising temperatures and human behaviour.

Combining Cecilia Carlstedt’s beautiful illustrations with the important message of ocean pollution, it corresponds really well with Swedish Stockings’ ethos – Look good, feel good, do good.”

Swedish Design Movement
Leading the way
- A Virtual Exhibition

Stockings of discarded fishing nets, digital fashion, and architecture using bricks and metal from demolished buildings. In this virtual exhibition, you will meet design-driven Swedish companies leading the way towards a sustainable future.

In the transformation to a fossil fuel free society, designers, architects, and fashion brands play an increasingly vital role. The exhibitors, both companies and designers, are driven by a genuine commitment to promote sustainability through good design.

We warmly welcome you to discover the power of the Swedish Design Movement.

Swedish Design Movement is part of Sweden’s export and investment strategy. The strategy commits Sweden to take an international lead in implementing the climate goals of the Paris Agreement.

Exhibitors

Design selection:
Claesson Koivisto Rune Architects, David Design, Fogia, Form us with Love, Reform Design Lab, Tarkett, VERK, Wästberg, Zilenzio

Architecture selection:
Claesson Koivisto Rune Architects, In Praise of Shadows, Kjellander Sjöberg, Tham/Videgård, White Arkitekter, Wingårdhs

Fashion selection:
A NEW SWEDEN, Atacac, maxjenny!, Swedish Stockings

Virtual Cinema

Atacac, Baux, CAKE, Gärsnäs, White Arkitekter, Wästberg, Renewcell

The movies are made by the Swedish Institute and Svensk Form (the Swedish Society of Crafts and Design). Producer Note Design Studio and Director of Photography Carl Engberg.

Project Management:
Svensk Form, The Swedish Society of Crafts and Design

Exhibition Design and production:
ADORNO

Exhibition venue:
Sara kulturhus by White Arkitekter

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