Furniture Stockholm: At The Forefront Of Interior 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 (inredning) 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.
The Länna Möbler company has come up with a new line since it participated in the furnishings fair recently where it collected views and requests from its clients. The Bromma Furniture firm sells sturdy furnishings crafted in nations throughout the globe, while Carlssons Möbler company brings you well made merchandise from a family enterprise which has three generations worth of experience. GAD, which is headquartered on Gotland, also maintains offices and studios in Stockholm and builds furniture to order.
If you really love home furnishings you should be sure to get to the SoFo quarter of Stockholm. You will discover a thrilling assortment of thrift shops, sample outlets, items crafted with Feng-Shui in mind, and lots of traditional pieces from the middle of the 20th Century, which are extremely popular these days. Naturally, you'll also come across such famous names as IKEA, Mio and EM.
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.
Similar to clothing fashion, Stockholm furniture (möbler stockholm) is at the leading edge of furniture and interior design (heminredning). With a uniquely wide variety of secondhand shops, a vast number of galleries selling sample pieces, furniture (möbler) constructed in light of Feng Shui principles, and the timeless pieces from the 50's and 60's which are high in demand right now, Stockholm has so much to offer the furniture world. One last thing to mention is the Stockholm Furniture Fair, or the largest gathering of Scandinavian furniture lovers.
Published April 8th, 2008
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