A selection of the latest lifestyle and design news, plus the creatives who are championing boundary-breaking materials
Photography courtesy of Carina Seth Andersson and Fogia featuring Cube
1. Cube by Carina Seth Andersson for Fogia
Swedish glass artist Carina Seth Andersson has long been a master of material, and at this year’s Stockholm Design Week, her sought-after Cube vase for Fogia made a welcome return – this time updated just in time for spring in a fresh palette of Mocha, Ochre, Linen and Pink.
Originally designed in 2018, Cube is mouth-blown at Skruf Glassworks in Småland – an area home to some of Sweden’s most famous glassworks – each piece is handmade and unique. Both contemporary and timeless, Andersson has reinvented an icon of Swedish design for the next generation.
Photography by Pol Rebaque, courtesy of MycoWorks Creative Studio featuring Studio Tooj’s DUK
2. DUK by Studio Tooj
At Andrea Tsang Studio, Stockholm-based Studio Tooj exhibited DUK, an installation that played with materiality and perception. While the piece appeared as a draped cloth or a sculpture carved out of stone, the designers showed the capabilities of Reishi, an innovative biomaterial grown from mycelium.
Partnering with biotech pioneers MycoWorks, the intentional visual ambiguity of DUK stands at the heart of Studio Tooj’s approach. Each piece features nature’s unique imprint, with Reishi’s supple texture enhancing the design’s illusive qualities, showing that the future of design lies in the unexpected.
Photography courtesy of NJRD
3. NJRD
With its newly unveiled collection, VIOR, Swedish brand NJRD puts a modern twist on Scandinavian design classics. Designed by Bernadotte & Kylberg, the pieces draw inspiration from architecture, nature and the everyday moments that define home.
VIOR marks the brand’s first foray into furniture. Finding its inspiration in the Old Norse word for ‘wood’, the collection features beautifully crafted dining tables, chairs and a reimagined kitchen sofa. Grounded in craftsmanship and a recognisable Nordic aesthetic, VIOR reflects NJRD’s appreciation of simplicity – one detail at a time.
Photography courtesy of Anna Maria Øfstedal Eng
4. Anna Maria Øfstedal Eng
At Stockholm Furniture Fair, Oslo-dwelling designer Anna Maria Øfstedal Eng continued her exploration of form, material and process with striking new pieces at Älvsjö Gård. Known for her intuitive approach to design, Øfstedal Eng blurs the boundary between function and sculpture, allowing the wood itself to dictate the final shape of each piece.
Carved by hand in her Fjellhamar studio, the collection draws inspiration from nature – twisting branches, sprawling roots and lifting stones changing the landscape over time. Using surplus wood from past projects, the young designer laminates offcuts to create unexpected compositions and layered, fluid forms.
Photography courtesy of Baux
5. X-Felt by Baux
Swedish acoustics brand Baux unveiled its latest innovation at Stockholm Design Week – the X-Felt collection, a collaboration with design studio Form Us With Love. Offering large-format acoustic panels and tiles made from ultra-fine polyester fibres sourced from GRS-certified PET, X-Felt eliminates the need for harmful fire-retardant treatments.
Finding its design cues in meditative Japanese Zen gardens, the collection introduces what Baux calls ‘zenseful acoustics’, transforming sound into an element of spatial harmony to create spaces that promote focus and wellbeing. With precision-cut patterns and a palette of solid and duo-tone colours, the panels allow for fluid compositions that integrate across walls and ceilings.
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