Nordic Living 17-01: Trendspotting

NORDIC g in Liv TREND ISSUE NO.1 | JANUARY 2017

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Ready for the new year

January. A time for a fresh start, new beginnings and filled with you inspiration. And the best start of the season is to go to the design trade shows. They are not open to the public, so tag along for a peak behind the scenes.

With a world filled with uncertainty, the biggest trend of all is about going back to the roots and feeling grounded. We’re seeing warmer and darker colours, and sustainability and craftmanship is still the talk of the town.

Another inspiring thing about visiting the trade shows is that we get to meet many of our designers! It is always so much fun to meet with them in person, hear their stories and see their new products.

Join us for a trendspotting tour to Stockholm and Formex.

I hope you will find it as inspiring as I do.

Maria Richardsson Founder and CEO of Nordic Design Collective Ps. As always, we love to hear your what you think about our work! Tell us through social media or send us an e-mail. We want to hear it all - the good, the bad and the ugly.

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CONTENT Formex, Stockholm

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Trend: Fiber Folding Lab Meet our designers

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TRENDSPOTTING

AT FORMEX IN STOCKHOLM Twice a year, the design- and trend trade show Formex takes place in Stockholm, and it is the perfect place to kickstart the new season. The theme for this show was Nordic Space, inspired by endlessness and freethinking.

Text & photo: Maria Richardsson

Formex describes this years theme like this: “This spring’s trend theme features an open mind free of anxiety.

It includes rather than excludes and presents a stage for expressionism. Artistic influences are moving into our homes and craftsmanship is the new designer item”.

The entrance hall usually includes a trend exhibition interpreting the main trends (this year they were Monolith, Milk & Flowers and

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Astronautica), and filled with products from the exhibitors.

But the show management did something different, an installation inspired by Nordic nature and a relaxing area to unwind and catch your breath.

It was really beautiful, with a great sense of serenity, with water and smoke – but I couldn’t help to feel a bit disappointed.

We’re used to be greeted with great inspiration, and now it was just… empty…

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The Trend restaurant however, was everything but empty!

It was created by designstudio Coco Form, and they did a great job. They took their inspiration from amusement parks from around the world and words like freethinking, outer space and permissive inspired them to create a restaurant with mainly warm and friendly colours in the pink/purple/ blue spectrum, filled with beautiful products. We saw a lot of fun and quirky details, inspired by amusement parks, and materials and textures continues to be important.

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FOLDING LAB During the last couple of years, Handarbetets Vänner (Friends of Handicraft) has arranged workshops in different crafting techniques.

This year they opened a Fiber Folding Lab which we tried out. As always, trying to do something like this yourself really make you understand the skills of the designers and appreciate their work so much more!

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MEET OUR

DESIGNERS This Formex, as many as 23 of our designer exhibited their products. This is the perfect spot to show off their season news and full collections to press and retailers. Tag along for a tour of their exhibitions!

Many of the products are already available for order on Nordic Design Collective. Visit our online Popup Store with Formex news by clicking below.

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The design duo Butler/Lindgård are mostly working with textiles, and with patterns that wants to explore our bodies in different ways. They are also all handprinted in Malmö where they have their studio.

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Top left: E.Leijon creates the most magical ceramics, all inspired by the fragile beauty in nature.

Top right: The jewellery from Langaeble Stockholm is, as usual, smashing in it’s simplicity.

Right: Matilda Svensson uses watercolours to create her beautiful art. The new collection includes cushion covers and cutting boards – love the colours for spring!

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Opposite side, top: Designer Lykalia K made a great impact during last Formex, when she showed her diamond shaped jewellery boxes and vases in wood and gold plating for the first time.

Opposite side, left: Talented photographer Details by M showed her print collection, which is now also includes cushion covers.

Opposite side, right: Form – a nomad design studio is collaborating with local craftsmen in Vietnam to create her collection. We just love these bike baskets, both beautiful and smart!

Right: Graphical designers nouchii showed their collection with stylish patterns, prints, cards and the 2017 calendar.

Below: Textile designer Anette Jakobsson has a very stylish collection, perfect to mix and match!

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Above: Plurr – from skärgården with love is inspired by the Stockholm archipelago, and in her collection we find fish prints, archipelago maps and more.

Left: Patternplan had a few new prints and trays, that fitted right in with her previous collection. Lovely!

Opposite side, top left: MOSH Jewelry was visiting from Finland, and showed her stylish silver jewellery.

Opposite side, top right: Created by Malin showed a number of different things, and she told us that her laser cut jewellery was the items that most people loved at the show.

Right: By Malevik is adding a more exotic touch to your home with her colourful patterns.

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Top: Design duo By May has a great sense of patterns and colours, and introduced a few new cuttingboards, trays and trivets in their collection.

Left: Textile designer Simon Key Bertman is adding new products to his collection on a regular basis, but they all mix beautifully together.

Right: Ceramist Camilla Engdahl had a lot of news to show us, and in new materials as well! We really loved the rugs and the mirrors, and can’t wait to get them in stock in our store.

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Top: Kids designers Ejvor always have a lot of fun and quirky things in their exhibition. This year, I fell a bit in love with these gift tags.

Left: Nadja Wedin Design had a few new patterns on display, and we really liked this blueish one.

Right: Paula Hagerskans is a very talented jewellery designer, as you can see – these rings are amazing! She also presented watches as a new product this year, and they are really gorgeous. Stay tuned for an update when they are available online.

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I love when our designers, like Jenny Wallmark Designstudio, bring some of their studio materials with them to the show, it really gives you a sense of the craftsmanship behind their work.

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Pattern designer Sabina Wroblewski Gustrin has a lovely collection of patterns, all to be found on trays as well as posters, cards and more.

Ă…terbrukshyttan is creating her products from old glass, cleaning them and reshaping them into new things. A bottle turns into a glass, a jar turns into a vase, etc. Beautiful and sustainable, all in one!

Did you like any of the products from our designers? You can be one of the first to get you hands on them! Check out our online Formex Popup Shop!

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