Pétanque is played inside Boulebar restaurants by Bornstein Lyckefors
Architecture studio Bornstein Lyckefors has designed a series of restaurants in Sweden and Denmark that centre around a terrain for playing pétanque. More
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IKEA and Queen of Sweden adapt modular BoKlok housing for the elderly
IKEA and Skanska are collaborating with the Queen of Sweden on an offshoot of their modular BoKlok housing that will meet the needs of the elderly and people with dementia. More
Emma Olbers Design adds new furnishings to The Old Library in Stockholm
Woven hemp chairs and pine reading tables are among the pieces that Emma Olbers Design has added in its renovation of the library in Stockholm's Nationalmuseum. More
Red wooden curtain surrounds nature reserve entrance pavilion by Sandellsandberg
A curtain of red timber panels drape around the entrance pavilion to the Eriksberg Hotel & Nature Reserve in Blekinge, Sweden, designed by Sandellsandberg. More
Johan Sundberg adds concrete spa to 16th century Swedish estate
Johan Sundberg Arkitekter and Blasberg Andreasson have built Andrum, a concrete spa overlooking the grounds of a centuries-old estate in Höör, Sweden. More
Andreas Martin-Löf Arkitekter creates Lyceum apartments within former university labs
Andreas Martin-Löf Arkitekter has transformed the former Pharmaceutical Institute at the Old Technical College in Stockholm into light-filled apartments that feature historic decor details.
Johan Sundberg builds Swedish holiday home that takes cues from Japanese architecture
Architect Johan Sundberg has borrowed elements from traditional Japanese houses to create Sommarhus T, a holiday home on Sweden's south coast. More
IKEA launches homeware made from rice straw to help reduce India's smog problem
IKEA will launch a collection of home accessories made from rice straw that would otherwise be burnt by India's farmers and pollute the air. More
Wanås hotel and restaurant opens in converted 18th-century cow barn and horse stable
A pair of stone barns on a castle estate in southwest Sweden have been turned into a boutique hotel and restaurant with interiors designed by Kristina Wachtmeister. More
Butler Lindgård creates Tits N Ass textiles as "a bit of feminist fun"
Swedish design duo Butler Lindgård has created textiles based on the female body, including carpets adorned with breasts and fabrics that look blood-stained. More
Afropicks by Simon Skinner challenges perception of Swedish design
Swedish product designer Simon Skinner has created a collection of afro hair combs that explore the effect of migration on Swedish identity. More
Note Design Studio applies warm tones throughout Stockholm's Grow Hotel
Note Design Studio has combined deep orange marble fixtures with peachy-hued furnishings inside this Stockholm hotel to foster a comforting atmosphere for tired travellers on business trips. More
Malou Palmqvist's sculptures defy the "fundamental laws of nature"
Geometric shapes balance precariously atop misshapen forms in this abstract sculpture series by Swedish designer Malou Palmqvist. More
Digital billboards in Stockholm project positive artworks to cheer up anxious commuters
Clear Channel and design studio Affairs have created The Emotional Art Gallery which uses the real-time emotions of commuters to replace adverts with artworks. More
Storage walls define space within bright yellow apartment in Stockholm
Swedish studio Lookofsky Architecture has used bright yellow storage walls to maximise space in a renovated Stockholm apartment. More
Fogia's showroom sits inside a 19th-century steam engine workshop
Code Concept subtly overhauled this old steam engine shop just outside Stockholm to create a showroom for Swedish furniture brand Fogia, adding a series of deconstructable display fixtures to its interiors. More
Dehlin Brattgård Arkitekter creates "robust machine for experimental exhibitions" at ArkDes
The Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design in Stockholm has a new exhibition space within one of its lofty galleries, featuring wire mesh surfaces, a huge round window and a ramp winding round its exterior. More
Portal bar in Stockholm designed to "exist outside of time"
Swedish architecture practice Claesson Koivisto Rune used midnight-blue surfaces and "dreamlike" wall illustrations to create a timeless aesthetic inside this Stockholm bar. More
Färg & Blanche creates The Baker's House installation in ornate family home in Stockholm
A residence that has belonged to the family of designer Emma Marga Blanche, co-founder of Färg & Blanche, for four generations provides a striking backdrop for the studio's Stockholm Design Week exhibition. More
Stockholm travel guide for architects and designers
With Stockholm Design Week just around the corner, here's a travel guide featuring our pick of the city's top places to eat, drink, sleep and explore, including a pared-back bistro and a revamped brutalist hotel. More