Roger Persson creates furniture "smörgåsbord" with Konnekt system for Swedese
Stockholm 2016: Swedish design brand Swedese has launched a set of square seating modules that can be mixed with backrests, tables and planters (+ slideshow). More
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Wire cage supports disc-shaped diffuser in Front's Plane lamp for Zero
Stockholm 2016: thin metal strands support the circular diffuser and strip of LEDs in these lamps by Stockholm studio Front (+ movie). More
Aalto University students experiment with stained-black wood to create chairs
Stockholm 2016: a group of students from Helsinki's Aalto University have designed and built a collection of chairs using a single material: black-stained solid ash wood. More
Residence Magazine highlights importance of styling with Note Design Studio exhibition
Stockholm 2016: Lotta Agaton of Swedish interiors magazine Residence has curated a selection of products by Note Design Studio for an exhibition of styled scenes at Stockholm's ArkDes architecture museum. More
"People want designers to be starving artists" say Barber & Osgerby
Stockholm 2016: design duo Barber & Osgerby have said they "never accept" standard royalties from the brands they work for and always push for a better deal. More
Form Us With Love celebrates 10 years with I—X exhibition in Stockholm
Stockholm 2016: to mark its first decade as a design studio, Stockholm-based Form Us With Love installed a retrospective exhibition at Konstakademien in its home city (+ movie). More
Yuue Design's Balancer lamp pivots using a sliding mechanism
Stockholm 2016: this steel and marble floor lamp by Berlin studio Yuue Design is adjusted by sliding a handle up and down its stem. More
Note Design Studio launches Arch modular shelving system for Fogia
Stockholm 2016: Sweden-based Note Design Studio has created a collection of shelves for furniture brand Fogia that feature half-moon shapes created by bent wooden supports. More
Färg & Blanche stitches fabric and wood together to form Julius seating collection
Stockholm 2016: Stockholm studio Färg & Blanche has used its signature "wood tailoring" technique to produce a collection of sofas and chairs for furniture brand Gärsnäs (+ slideshow). More
Noise reduction has become a "major preoccupation" in Scandinavian interiors
Stockholm 2016: acoustics are the hot topic at this week's Stockholm Furniture Fair, with designers and brands launching products aimed at making interiors quieter. More
Jin Kuramoto designs petal-shaped Wind room dividers for "acoustically chaotic" spaces
Stockholm 2016: Japanese designer Jin Kuramoto's collection of screens for Swedish furniture brand Offecct can be arranged as "a forest of organic shapes" to help dampen noise in open-plan interiors (+ slideshow). More
Doshi Levien creates abstract material compositions for Bolon creative campaign
Stockholm 2016: London design studio Doshi Levien has developed a visual campaign for Swedish flooring brand Bolon that places the company's new products within abstract sets alongside an array of architectural materials (+ slideshow). More
Inga Sempé unveils updated lighting collection for Wästberg
Stockholm 2016: Inga Sempé's lighting collection for Swedish brand Wastberg now includes a translucent glass table lamp, as well as a taller version of the previously launched w103 light. More
Design brands need creative directors to avoid "terrible" photography says Jasper Morrison
Stockholm 2016: too many furniture brands don't understand the importance of good photographic styling and would benefit from hiring designers as art directors, says Jasper Morrison. More
Iittala x Issey Miyake Collection unites "minimal design languages" of Japan and Finland
Stockholm 2016: Japanese fashion house Issey Miyake has created a range of homeware with Finnish brand Iittala, which includes pleated place mats, tote bags and cushion covers (+ slideshow). More
Nendo and Luca Nichetto join Claesson Koivisto Rune's Smaller Objects brand
Stockholm 2016: a range of international names have created products for a label created by Swedish architecture and design studio Claesson Koivisto Rune, which offers designers an alternative to the traditional royalty model (+ slideshow). More
Konstantin Grcic presents first tile collections for Mutina in Stockholm
Stockholm 2016: German designer Konstantin Grcic's debut range of tiles for ceramics brand Mutina feature embossed patterns, and contrasting matte and gloss surfaces (+ slideshow). More
Markus Johansson's Mopsy furniture features double tabletops
Stockholm 2016: Swedish designer Markus Johansson has created a collection of coffee tables that combine circular and rectangular tops placed at different heights. More
Thom Fougere creates furniture collection to reflect Canada's "eclectic sensibility"
Stockholm 2016: Canadian designer Thom Fougere has created a collection of furniture and homeware based on his home country, including a set of fireplace accessories based on historic tools and tables made from limestone (+ slideshow). More
Claesson Koivisto Rune unveils new business concept for entrepreneurial designers
Business news: Swedish architecture and design studio Claesson Koivisto Rune has developed a new business model that allows designers to earn 75 per cent of the proceeds of their products, rather than the standard royalty of five per cent or less. More