Furniture Stockholm - The Home of Furniture Design
Sweden in recent years has seen an enormous amount of growth in terms of interest in furniture (möbler) and home design. People are beginning to recognize that your individual furnishing or home style is just as personal and individualistic as the style of clothes you wear. Stockholm is at the front of the new wave of interior design trends, and it holds something for everybody. It doesn't matter what your tastes or budget are.
The web-based company Furniturebox.se sells expensive pieces of furniture (möbler) at a reduced cost. They have a 500 sq meter store in Stockholm, and offers a realistic shopping experience with high quality furniture. Their New Scandinavian Design concept, Bolia, and hand crafted furniture is a must-see for those interested in design and handicraft. Bolia gives young designers the opportunity to join it's renowned design team through the Bolia Design Award.
POM or Piece of Mind is a furniture company that starts to conceptualize by asking why products that should exist do not. They then manufacture to bring such products to life. Some of the big players in the Stockholm furniture (möbler Stockholm) business are: Stalands Möbler which features timeless designs, DUX beds, and Ekero Furniture.
Lanna Furniture came back from the recent furniture fair with a list of their customers' wishes and opinions, and they have developed their new line around them. Bromma Furniture offers sturdy, good-quality furniture from all over the world. Quality furniture is also available from Carlssons Möbler, which has been the family business for three generations. G.A.D., a Gotland-based company that also has a strong presence in Stockholm, crafts custom furniture.
With a uniquely wide variety of secondhand shops, coupled vast number of galleries selling sample pieces, furniture constructed in light of Feng Shui principles and concepts, with timeless pieces from the decades of the 50's and the 60's which are high in demand right now, combined with furniture giants the likes of IKEA, Mio and EM, the SoFo region is one exciting place in Stockholm that any furniture lover would not dare to miss.
One of the biggest gatherings for Scandinavian furniture lovers is the Stockholm Furniture Fair. Stockholm Furniture (möbler Stockholm) displays many of their pieces during this fair, one particular section being the Greenhouse. The Greenhouse section is where many international design schools and new designers have great opportunity to show off their work. This Furniture Fair runs in parallel to the Northern Light Fair, which is Scandinavia's lighting exhibition.
Stockholm is at the leading edge of furniture and interior design (heminredning). Stalands Furniture with their timeless designs and DUX beds are one of the big players in the Stockholm furniture (möbler stockholm) business. Bromma furniture offers sturdy, good-quality furniture from all over the world. Quality furniture is also available from Carlsson Furniture, which has been the family business for three generations. GAD who also has a strong presence in Stockholm, crafts custom furniture. Another thing to mention in any discussion of stockholm furniture (möbler) is the Stockholm Furniture Fair, or the largest gathering for Scandinavian furniture lovers.
Published April 8th, 2008
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